showcase the diversity and wide range of music on offer at Sonisphere this summer. If one day dictionaries have audio examples of definitions replacing the current standard text format, one wouldn’t be surprised to hear CROWBAR’s “Broken Glass” under the “Heavy” entry. Led by Kirk Windstein – now also one of the leading forces in Down – these sludge metal pioneers were one of the first bands to show the world that being heavy is not just about playing fast, and in fact that the opposite is true. With heavy hitters like “”All I Had (I Gave)”, “Nothing” and “Planets Collide”, their exclusive festival appearance will test Bohemia’s structural integrity to its limits.
A bunch of men travelling around the world selling their wares, plundering booty and devouring rum – the natural merger of touring band and buccaneering pirates has long been inevitable, and leading that charge are Scotsmen ALESTORM. Having just completed a sell out tour of the UK, Describing themselves as “True Scottish Pirate Metal”, these
swashbuckling scallywags combine elements of folk and
power metal with nautical nastiness and are
announced hot off the back of a sold out
UK tour. Ideal festival fun, Alestorm will shiver your timbers and blow you down when they open the Saturn stage on Saturday.
Norwegian black’n’rollers KVELERTAK return to Sonisphere for a second time after their 2010 appearance in the wake of a massive buzz. That a six piece from Stavanger, Norway who sing about Norse mythology and Viking folklore solely in their native tongue, could become one of the hottest and most talked about acts of late is testament to just how
The first band to be announced for the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage is Kerrang! Introducing stars THE GETAWAY PLAN. "To be able to say that we are a part of the Sonisphere festival this year is an absolute honour.” Says frontman Matthew Wright. “This is going to be our first time to the UK and our first ever show outside of Australia!" The Aussie rockers make their UK debut at Sonisphere on the Saturday, giving UK fans the first chance to see why Australian rock fans have ensured chart topping success for the alt-rock four piece.
awesome their music is, and their only UK show of 2012 on Sunday in Bohemia will be a triumphant return.
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Alternative rock heroes
SEETHER play their only UK festival on Sonisphere’s Saturn stage on the Sunday. The South African post-grunge trio have enjoyed massive success in the States, making them one of SA’s biggest musical exports, with four out of six records earning gold status. Currently touring with multi- platinum rockers 3 Doors Down, Seether are slowly but surely winning over fans on this side of the pond, and their exclusive festival appearance at Sonisphere will show us why.
ALESTORM ANDREW W.K, * THE BLACKOUT
BLACK STONE CHERRY * CROWBAR CYPRESS HILL
ELECTRIC WIZARD * EVANESCENCE ** FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM FLOGGING MOLLY * THE GETAWAY PLAN GHOST *
GLASSJAW (Performing “Worship & Tribute In Full) * GOJIRA *
HUNDRED REASONS (Performing “Ideas Above Our Station” In Full) I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN INCUBUS** KATATONIA * KVELERTAK ** LACUNA COIL * MARILYN MANSON* MASTODON (performing The Hunter in full) * NEW MODEL ARMY REFUSED * SEETHER * SKINDRED
SWITCHFOOT * THE DARKNESS TIM MINCHIN
WITHIN TEMPTATION ** WOLFMOTHER **
**Only UK show of 2012 * Exclusive festival appearance
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