{"id":21445,"date":"2014-07-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/festival-preview-sonisphere-festival-2014-15\/"},"modified":"2014-07-02T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T11:00:00","slug":"festival-preview-sonisphere-festival-2014-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/festival-preview-sonisphere-festival-2014-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival Preview: Sonisphere Festival 2014 &#8211; 15 Must-See Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7qvsqSHL11qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>After being postponed for the past 2 years, <b>Sonisphere<\/b> makes it return to the UK this weekend, and it promises to be one of the best weekends of the festival calendar. <\/p>\n<p>With a line-up stacked of awesome bands, it&rsquo;s safe to say organisers have made up for lost time. From festival-playing veterans to emerging UK talent, <b>Sonisphere<\/b> has plenty to offer. Oh and there&rsquo;s also comedians, karaoke, silent disco and even late night pro wrestling. What more do you want?<\/p>\n<p>With so much on offer, you probably don&rsquo;t know where to start and who to see. Well thankfully <b>Already Heard<\/b> is here to the rescue, as we have picked out 15 acts you definitely need to see this weekend.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><a href=\"#preview\">Preview<\/a> | <a href=\"#stagetimes\">Stage Times<\/a> | <a href=\"#spotify\">Spotify Playlist<\/a> | <a href=\"#info\">Info<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"preview\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7qya63Plg1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Metallica<\/b><br \/>\nMETALLLLLLICCCAAAAAAA!!! Fresh off appearing at Glastonbury where they turned everyone into a metalhead for the day, the metal legends return to <b>Sonisphere<\/b> for the third time.  This time round they&rsquo;re bringing their <i>&lsquo;By Request&rsquo;<\/i> show where, as you might as guessed, sees the band playing songs voted by fans online. <\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metallicabyrequest.com\/results.php?s=61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it looks like<\/a> James, Lars, Kirk and Robert are set to play a set full of fan favourites and more. Expect epic, soaring guitar solos from Kirk, cocky drum fills from Lars, and James to say &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/jameshetfieldsoundboard.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yeah<\/a>&rdquo; a 1000 times. YEEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!! (SR)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Apollo Stage &#8211; Sunday &#8211; 20:15<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7zyc8JZSf1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Deftones<\/b><br \/>\nWe bloody love <b>Deftones<\/b> at <b>Already Heard<\/b>, so anytime we get the chance to see Chino and company we&rsquo;ll take it. They&rsquo;re taking a break from recording album no. 8 to pop over to the UK for their slot on the Apollo stage. <\/p>\n<p>We predict a set that stretches back to the bands 1995 debut <i>&#8216;Adrenaline&rsquo;<\/i> all the way to incredible <i>&#8216;Koi No Yokan&rsquo;<\/i> from 2012. There is a reason why <b>Deftones<\/b> are so revered and influential, and at <b>Sonisphere<\/b> they will show just that. (SR)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Apollo Stage &#8211; Saturday &#8211; 18:15 &#8211; 19:15<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7zye2XLVb1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Limp Bizkit<\/b><br \/><i>&ldquo;If only we could fly! Limp Bizkit style!&rdquo;<\/i> The Bizkit are back in the UK, and once again they promise to be one of the funnest sets of the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Expect them to roll out the classics; <i>&#8216;My Generation&rsquo;<\/i>, <i>&#8216;Break Stuff&rsquo;<\/i>, <i>&#8216;Nookie&rsquo;<\/i> and of course, <i>&#8216;Rollin&rsquo;&rsquo;<\/i>. And if recent European shows are anything to go by, we can expect a few odd covers in there, for example <i>&#8216;Stayin&rsquo; Alive&rsquo;<\/i> by the Bee Gees. <\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless anything can happen, and probably will but you&rsquo;ll definitely walk away smiling. (SR)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Apollo Stage &#8211; Friday &#8211; 19:40 &#8211; 20:40<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7xn3027gY1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Babymetal<\/b><br \/>\nLet&rsquo;s admit it, musically <b>Babymetal<\/b> aren&rsquo;t fantastic but with a shitload of YouTube views and a cult-like following in their native Japan, they must be doing something right.<\/p>\n<p>Combining metal riffs with J-pop sensibilities (if there&rsquo;s such a thing), <b>Babymetal<\/b> make their UK festival debut on the Apollo stage on the Saturday, and it&rsquo;s certainly going to be an interesting show. The trio, Su-metal, Moametal and Yuimetal, will sing, scream and synchronise dance their way through songs like <i>&#8216;Gimme Chocolate&rsquo;<\/i> and <i>&#8216;Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!&rsquo;<\/i>. Interesting stuff. (SR)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Apollo Stage &#8211; 12:10 &#8211; 12:40<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7zyhoYNkC1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Hundred Reasons<\/b><br \/>\nAnd there we were thinking we had said goodbye to <b>Hundred Reasons<\/b>. Yet after a chance meeting between guitarist Larry Hibbitt and <b>Sonisphere<\/b>\u2019s Alan Day, they&rsquo;re back once more as we bid them farewell for once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>This one-off appearance will see the Hampshire rockers give one last play through of their classic debut LP &#8211; <i>&#8216;Ideas Above Our Station&rsquo;<\/i>. If you&rsquo;ve never heard the album, get on Spotify or YouTube, learn it word for word and don&rsquo;t get left out as <b>Hundred Reasons<\/b> take us back to 2002. (SR)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Saturn Stage &#8211; 17:15 &#8211; 18:00<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7zyj6q51U1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Reckless Love<\/b><br \/>\nYes, we know they are not a standard Already Heard band, but everyone needs their guilty pleasures from a different genre and <b>Reckless Love <\/b>provide that perfectly. With their cheerful, happy-go-lucky glam rock, they cannot fail to put some sunshine into what might be a rainy day. Think Steel Panther, but these guys are serious. From the eye liner, dyed hair, waxed chests and lycra, it\u2019s all there and a bit of a wet dream for some. With songs like <i>\u2018I Love Heavy Metal\u2019<\/i>, <i>\u2018So Happy I Could Die\u2019<\/i>, <i>\u2018Back To Paradise\u2019<\/i> and <i>\u2018Born To Break Your Heart\u2019<\/i>, you will find yourselves singing along to the catchy choruses, doing some David Le Roth inspired high kicks and splitting your jeans, before going arse over tit in the mud and then running to the J\u00e4germeister van to get a bandanna. Their influences are worn on their sleeve, but who cares, why can we who were not in our teenage years in the 1980\u2019s have a glam rock moment. Be sure to keep a tight hold on your girlfriend\/boyfriend who you might find disappearing down to the front of the Bohemia Stage on Saturday, sod it you just cannot help the attraction to the music or the band go and join them! (HF)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Bohemia Stage &#8211; Saturday &#8211; 14:25 &#8211; 14:55<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7zykxuaEG1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Sweet Savage<\/b><br \/>\nSunday\u2019s headliner Metallica have invited <b>Sweet Savage<\/b> to play Sonisphere this year, for they are widely reported as an influence on the young Metallica lads back in the day. Metallica even covered Sweet Savage\u2019s song <i>\u2018Killing Time\u2019<\/i> on their <i>\u2018Garage Inc.\u2019<\/i> album. Head on down to the J\u00e4germeister stage on Sunday and you will note that guitarist Phil Edgar is too young to have been an influence on Metallica, he took on the role following the sad loss of founding member Trev Flemming who passed away in 2010, just two months after <b>Sweet Savages<\/b>\u2019 Sonisphere debut.<\/p>\n<p>You can hope that these NWOBHM pioneers will include classics like <i>\u2018Do Ya\u2019 <\/i>on the set list. With an intermittent career that has catalogued just three albums in 16 years, pickings are more sparse than for other acts on the Sonisphere bill, but do not doubt the quality of what you will see and hear. This four piece are full of life and put on an absolutely great show. They sadly never received the acclaim they deserved in their heyday, but many argue that the current line-up is the strongest <b>Sweet Savage<\/b> has had. As a fundamental influence not only on Sunday\u2019s headline band, but also on the metal genre itself you would be mad to miss these guys, so take your pint on down to see one of the great bands to have come out of Northern Ireland. (HF)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b>Jagermeister Stage &#8211; Sunday &#8211; 16:00 &#8211; 16:30<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7zyqcW64P1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Zico Chain<\/b><br \/>\nTheir debut album <i>\u2018The Devil In Your Heart\u2019<\/i> is a truly worthwhile inclusion in any record collection and is in the top ten of all time in our photographer\/writer Heather\u2019s 700+ CD collection. Its high quality production was mastered by Howie Weinberg whose CV includes some legendary releases from a diverse list of artists including Nirvana, LL Cool J and Muse. The great thing about <b>Zico Chain<\/b> is that they have taken this phenomenal debut album and are able to translate it onto stage into a powerful, energy filled show that you just don\u2019t want to end. Their longstanding and loyal fan base will no doubt be taking up the front rows of the J\u00e4germeister stage on Saturday, but we urge you to get on down there with them and join in. Songs like<i> \u2018Our Evil\u2019<\/i> have everyone moshing and head banging like an orang-utan on speed, but it is tracks like<i> \u2018Mercury Gift\u2019<\/i> written for singer\/bassist Chris Glithero\u2019s wife and <i>\u2018Case #44PQ_110807\u2019<\/i> about the tragic death of Sophie Lancaster, that spend the first 30 to 60 seconds building the scene before erupting musically and vocally, these songs are absolutely killer live. Each song shows the power of Chris\u2019 voice either in clean or scream form. Along with Ollie Middleton on drums and Tommy Gentry on guitar <b>Zico Chain<\/b> are a formidable musical force to be reckoned with and not to be missed. (HF)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b>Jagermeister Stage &#8211; Saturday &#8211; 18:00 &#8211; 18:30<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n7zyz32VZJ1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Bleed From Within<\/b><br \/><b>Bleed From Within<\/b> have been putting in some serious tour miles lately, opening for Devil Driver, Heaven Shall Burn and Metal Hammer\u2019s Defenders of the Faith tour, as well as 2014 festival appearances across the length and breadth of the UK and Europe. Their Sonisphere slot on the J\u00e4germeister stage on Saturday has certainly been well earned. During this time they have provided the fans with new material in the form of a fan funded exclusive EP via IndiGoGo, hopefully one of those tracks might make it onto the set list at Sonisphere.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst not disputing the atmosphere at gigs by other bands, there is a particular energy at a <b>Bleed From Within<\/b> show, it is something that is hard to put into words, you can only understand it by being there, right down the front, even if just for a few songs. The thunderous drum and bass lines of songs like <i>\u2018The Novelist\u2019<\/i> just have to be heard live, they reach down into your musical core and then a bit lower.<\/p>\n<p>There is something addictively ferocious about a <b>Bleed From Within<\/b> gig, which is epitomised in part by the song <i>\u2018Colony\u2019<\/i> whose lyrics \u201cSo throw your fists in the air if we\u2019re on the same page, hey hey hey, scream as loud as you can if you can\u2019t feel a thing\u201d capture the essence of a Bleed From Within show. It is a brotherhood and in that moment you lose yourself from the outside world. So go on down and lose yourself in the music of <b>Bleed From Within<\/b>, before the alcohol kicks in! (HF)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Jagermeister Stage &#8211; Saturday &#8211; 19:00<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n81odzpPBm1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Karnivool<\/b><br \/><b>Karnivool<\/b> are one of the most important bands in the sphere of modern progressive rock. Whilst their debut album was largely a hit or miss concoction of nu metal era grooves, songs like <i>&#8216;Shutterspeed&rsquo;<\/i> and title track <i>&#8216;Themata&rsquo;<\/i> hinted at greater things for the Perth based five piece. And thus, it was sophomore effort <i>&#8216;Sound Awake&rsquo;<\/i> where the band really found their footing. A faultless album and a true milestone of the genre, it was followed up by the equally astonishing <i>&#8216;Asymmetry&rsquo;<\/i> last July. <b>Karnivool<\/b> adequately proved themselves as a writing force to be reckoned with.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having caught them on both UK tours in support of these releases, I can say with conviction how deserved their fearsome reputation as a live band is. Ian Kenny&rsquo;s presence as a frontman is ubiquitous and eccentric, whilst the precision displayed by the rest of the band (particularly drummer Steve Judd) sees their material translate effortlessly from record to the live environment. Expect tracks like the brooding <i>&#8216;Goliath&rsquo;<\/i>, the frenetic <i>&#8216;A.M. War&rsquo;<\/i> or more poignant offerings such as <i>&#8216;Aeons&rsquo;<\/i> and <i>&#8216;New Day&rsquo;<\/i>. (JD)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Saturn Stage &#8211; Sunday &#8211; 13:25 &#8211; 14:05<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n81ooedSfM1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Shrine<\/b><br \/>\nAnyone with a keen ear to the ground for prog-rock new bloods will already know about Mountains Of Records most promising signing <b>Shrine<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Recent single <i>&#8216;Say You Will&rsquo;<\/i> garnered repeat Radio One plays from Daniel P Carter and Zane Lowe in the past few weeks, both of whom were feverish in their praise for the Brighton four piece. For a tune weighing in at a typically indulgent 5 minutes plus in length, that&rsquo;s no easy feat. There&rsquo;s the ethereality of Karnivool, the dissonance of Converge and a vocal prowess akin to Fair Midland&rsquo;s Darroh Sudderth. It&rsquo;s an offering of maturity way beyond their years.<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly running the gamut of April&rsquo;s three track EP <i>&#8216;Closer To The Sun&rsquo;<\/i>, <b>Shrine<\/b> are also bound to be lashing out a wealth of material which, for the most part, I imagine will be unfamiliar to their newly acquired and rapidly expanding fanbase. Sonisphere is one hell of a festival debut to boast about. Go and make them feel welcome. (JD)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Jagermeister Stage &#8211; Friday &#8211; 12:00 &#8211; 12:30<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n81pp5b3qJ1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Dream Theater<\/b><br \/>\nIn their first UK festival appearance since topping the bill at the last ever High Voltage Festival alongside Judas Priest, prog-metal veterans <b>Dream Theater<\/b> find themselves positioned as the Saturn stage\u2019s closing headliner in Sonisphere\u2019s comeback year. Two UK tours have passed in that time and in those tours have come two sensational Wembley Arena shows. At Knebworth, however, the quintet will look to prove that they can still bring a five-star open air show to the British Isles. Most recently their self-titled album has gone down with the typical strong reception, though with &rsquo;<i>Metropolis Pt II: Scenes From a Memory&rsquo;<\/i> and <i>&#8216;Awake&rsquo;<\/i> celebrating their fifteenth and twentieth anniversaries this year, you can expect a proper greatest hits set a band capable of shaking Knebworth to its very core. (AL)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b>Saturn Stage &#8211; Sunday &#8211; 18:50 &#8211; 19:55<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n81pwgrgWZ1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Hounds <\/b><br \/>\nWhile Dream Theater come in during the festival\u2019s closing stages, electro rockers <b>Hounds<\/b> will be at the entirely opposite end of the bill, as one of the first three bands to take to a stage at this year\u2019s festival. Having torn into Camden Rocks and shone on a superb tour with Turbowolf in the last couple of months, the four-piece open the Bohemia stage\u2019s weekend offering and are likely to set the bar incredibly high for the acts that follow. The third of the band\u2019s <i>&#8216;Begin Transmission&rsquo;<\/i> EPs have certainly caught them their fair share of attention, and from here it\u2019s hard to imagine where the limit is. With good friends in Friday night headliners the Prodigy, the quartet will be bound to make a whole heap more within a Bohemia tent that may not even be standing come 1:15pm this Friday. (AL)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Bohemia Stage &#8211; Friday &#8211; 12:35 &#8211; 13:05<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n81q20TEPU1qztcot.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The Devin Townsend Project<\/b><br \/>\nThe Dev has racked up no shortage of much-lauded slots at various festivals, both during his tenure with Strapping Young Lad, and in his solo ventures that have followed. 2014 brings <b>The Devin Townsend Project<\/b> back to Knebworth house, taking to the main stage on Sunday as part of one of the strongest single days that any festival has put together this year. After releasing <i>&#8216;Epicloud&rsquo;<\/i> in 2012, Townsend tore into the Camden Roundhouse with one of the gigs of the decade so far, and Devin Townsend\u2019s <i>&#8216;Retinal Circus&rsquo; was immortalised in DVD form late last year. Now, the genre-defying Townsend is working on a second <i>&#8216;Ziltoid&rsquo;<\/i> record and with blues-rock effort <b>Causalities of Cool<\/b> adding to his depth even further, you can bet on the short half hour set being one of the most diverse showcases this festival will see. (AL)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Apollo Stage &#8211; Sunday &#8211; 12:35 &#8211; 13:20<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_inline_n81qxn95bG1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Progress Wrestling<\/b><br \/>\nAs you might know Sonisphere offers more than just the best in rock and metal, and amongst the late night entertainment this year the organisers have roped in London&rsquo;s <b>Progress Wrestling<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 2012, <b>Progress<\/b> aims to provide the very best in independent Pro Wrestling. They will be 2 hours of wrestling each night at Sonisphere, and will see names such as Jimmy Havoc, Rhia O\u2019Reilly and Rampage Brown and Dave Mastiff making appearances. Expect a fun-filled show late into the night, and if wrestling isn&rsquo;t your thing there&rsquo;s always karaoke, silent disco and much more. <b>Sonisphere<\/b> is more than your usual music festival. (SR)<\/p>\n<p><b>Where &amp; When:<\/b> Satellite Stage &#8211; Friday, Saturday and Sunday &#8211; 00:00 &#8211; 02:00<\/p>\n<p>Words by Sean Reid (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/seanreid86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SR<\/a>), Heather Fitsell (HF), Joe Danher (JD), Antony Lusmore (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Metacosmica%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AL<\/a>) <\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><a name=\"stagetimes\"><\/a><b>STAGE TIMES<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"#friday\">Friday<\/a>|<a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday<\/a>|<a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"friday\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday July 4th<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Apollo Stage<\/b><br \/>\nThe Prodgy 21:20<br \/>\nLimp Bizkit 19:40 &#8211; 20:40<br \/>\nHIM 18:35 &#8211; 19:20<br \/>\nGary Numan 16:25 &#8211; 17:10<br \/>\nAnti-Flag 15:35 &#8211; 16:05<br \/>\nThe Defiled 14:45 &#8211; 15:15<\/p>\n<p><b>Bohemia Stage<\/b><br \/>\nInfamy 01:30<br \/>\nMixhell 00:45 &#8211; 01:30<br \/>\n65Daysofstatic 23:15 &#8211; 00:15<br \/>\nElectric Wizard 21:30 &#8211; 22:45<br \/>\nAnthrax (playing <i>&#8216;Among The Living&rsquo;<\/i>) 20:00 &#8211; 21:00<br \/>\nAtari Teenage Riot 18:45 &#8211; 19:30<br \/>\nBam Margera&rsquo;s Fuckface Unstoppable 17:40 &#8211; 18:25<br \/>\nDevil You Know 16:45 &#8211; 17:15<br \/>\n    Comeback Kid 15:55 &#8211; 16:25<br \/>\nYashin 15:05 &#8211; 15:35<br \/>\nCanterbury 14:15 &#8211; 14:45<br \/>\nLostAlone 13:25 &#8211; 13:55<br \/>\n    Hounds 12:35 &#8211; 13:05<\/p>\n<p><b>Jagermeister Stage<\/b><br \/>\nSilent Disco by Silent Arena 23:00 &#8211; 02:00<br \/>\nCarnifex 200:00 &#8211; 20:45<br \/>\nBrutality Will Prevail 19:00 &#8211; 19:30<br \/>\nProtafield 18:00 &#8211; 18:30<br \/>\nOctober File 17:00 &#8211; 17:30<br \/>\nTRC 16:00 &#8211; 16:30<br \/>\nMalefice 15:00 &#8211; 15:30<br \/>\nCentiment 14:00 &#8211; 14:30<br \/>\nBlack Dogs 13:00 &#8211; 13:30<br \/>\nShrine 12:00 &#8211; 12:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Satellite Stage<\/b><br \/>\nProgress Wrestling 00:00 &#8211; 02:00<br \/>\nDemonic Resurrection 21:30 &#8211; 22:00<br \/>\nScholars 20:30 &#8211; 21:00<br \/>\nLittle Matador 19:30 &#8211; 20:00<br \/>\nMessenger 18:30 &#8211; 19:00<br \/>\nMax Raptor 17:30 &#8211; 18:00<br \/>\nFort Hope 16:30 &#8211; 17:00<br \/>\nLove Zombies 15:30 &#8211; 16:00<br \/>\nEmp!re 14:30 &#8211; 15:00<br \/>\nStraight Lines 13:30 &#8211; 14:00<br \/>\nGlass City Vice 12:30 &#8211; 13:00<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"saturday\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday July 5th<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Apollo Stage<\/b><br \/>\nIron Maiden 20:45<br \/>\nDeftones 18:15 &#8211; 19:15<br \/>\nFrank Turner and The Sleeping Souls 16:20 &#8211; 17:05<br \/>\nAnthrax 14:45 &#8211; 15:30<br \/>\nGhost 13:25 &#8211; 14:00<br \/>\nBabymetal 12:10 &#8211; 12:40<br \/>\nTesseract 11:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturn Stage<\/b><br \/>\nSlayer 19:25 &#8211; 20:25<br \/>\nHundred Reasons (playing <i>&#8216;Ideas Above Our Station&rsquo;<\/i>) 17:15 &#8211; 18:00<br \/>\nThe Winery Dogs 14:05 &#8211; 14:40<br \/>\nChas &amp; Dave 12:45 &#8211; 13:20<br \/>\nAlestorm 11:35 &#8211; 12:05<\/p>\n<p><b>Bohemia Stage<\/b><br \/>\nKerrang! Party 01:00 &#8211; 03:00<br \/>\nThe Sisters of Mercy 23:15<br \/>\nNew Model Army 19:40 &#8211; 20:30<br \/>\nDog Eat Dog (playing <i>&#8216;All Boro Kings&rsquo;<\/i>) 18:20 &#8211; 19:10<br \/>\nSebastian Bach 17:10 &#8211; 17:55<br \/>\nBlack Spiders 16:05 &#8211; 16:45<br \/>\nThe Virginmarys 15:15 &#8211; 15:45<br \/>\nReckless Love 14:25 &#8211; 14:55<br \/>\nBlitz Kids 13:45 &#8211; 14:15<br \/>\nVoodoo Six 12:55 &#8211; 13:25<br \/>\nCalling All Cars 12:05 &#8211; 12:35<br \/>\nHang The Bastard 11:15 &#8211; 11:45<\/p>\n<p><b>Jagermeister Stage<\/b><br \/>\nSilent Disco by Silent Arena 23:00 &#8211; 02:00<br \/>\nBleed From Within 19:00<br \/>\nZico Chain 18:00 &#8211; 18:30<br \/>\nStampin&rsquo; Ground 17:00 &#8211; 17:30<br \/>\nGlamour of the Kill 16:00 &#8211; 16:30<br \/>\nStormzone 15:00 &#8211; 15:30<br \/>\nThe Hell 14:00 &#8211; 14:30<br \/>\nEmpire Kill 13:00 &#8211; 13:30<br \/>\nThe Wild Lies 12:00 &#8211; 12:30<br \/>\nCollibus 11:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Satellite Stage<\/b><br \/>\nProgress Wrestling 00:00 &#8211; 02:00<br \/> <br \/>\nThe Yo-Yo&rsquo;s 19:30 &#8211; 20:15<br \/>\nEureka Machines 18:30 &#8211; 19:00<br \/>\nThe Lounge Kittens 17:30 &#8211; 18:00<br \/><i>Comedy with MC Matt Reed:<br \/>\nAndrew O&#8217;Neill 16:55 &#8211; 17:15<br \/>\nThe Noise Next Door 16:35 &#8211; 16:55<br \/>\nJohn Robertson 16:15 &#8211; 16:35<br \/>\nAlfie Brown 15:55 &#8211; 16:15<br \/>\nJohn Hastings 15:35 &#8211; 15:55<br \/>\nFin Taylor 15:15 &#8211; 15:35<\/i><br \/>\nThe Safety Fire 14:30 &#8211; 15:00<br \/>\nBroken Hands 13:30 &#8211; 14:00<br \/>\nRival State 12:30 &#8211; 13:00<br \/>\nThe Raven Age 11:30 &#8211; 12:00<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"sunday\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday July 6th<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Apollo Stage<\/b><br \/>\nMetallica 20:15<br \/>\nAlice In Chains 17:45 &#8211; 18:45<br \/>\nMastodon 15:55 &#8211; 16:40<br \/>\nAirbourne 14:10 &#8211; 14:55<br \/>\nDevin Townsend Project 12:35 &#8211; 13:20<br \/>\nGojira 11:15 &#8211; 11:55<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturn Stage<\/b><br \/>\nDream Theater 18:50 &#8211; 19:55<br \/>\nDropkick Murphys 16:50 &#8211; 17:35<br \/>\nReel Big Fish 15:00 &#8211; 15:45<br \/>\nKarnivool 13:25 &#8211; 14:05<br \/>\nProtest The Hero 12:00 &#8211; 12:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Bohemia Stage<\/b><br \/>\n    Ultimate Power 00:00 &#8211; 02:00<br \/>\nNirvana Defiled 23:15 &#8211; 23:45<br \/>\n    Therapy? (playing <i>&#8216;Infernal Love&rsquo;<\/i>) 19:00 &#8211; 20:00<br \/>\n    The Bronx 17:50 &#8211; 18:30<br \/>\n    Kerbdog 16:40 &#8211; 17:20<br \/>\n    Chiodos 15:40 &#8211; 16:20<br \/>\n    Gallows 14:40 &#8211; 15:20<br \/>\n    Bo Ningen 13:50 &#8211; 14:20<br \/>\n    Truckfighters 13:00 &#8211; 13:30<br \/>\n    The Cadillac Three 12:10 &#8211; 12:40<br \/>\n    The Struts 11:20 &#8211; 11:50<\/p>\n<p><b>Jagermeister Stage<\/b><br \/>\nSilent Disco by Silent Arena 23:00 &#8211; 02:00<br \/>\nRaging Speedhorn 19:00 &#8211; 19:45<br \/>\nAnti-Nowhere League 18:00 &#8211; 18:30<br \/>\n    Dregen 17:00 &#8211; 17:30<br \/>\n    Sweet Savage 16:00 &#8211; 16:30<br \/>\n    Beastmilk 15:00 &#8211; 15:30<br \/>\n    Krokodil 14:00 &#8211; 14:30<br \/>\n    Palm Reader 13:00 &#8211; 13:30<br \/>\n    Dripback 12:00 &#8211; 12:30<br \/>\n    Boy Jumps Ship 11:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Satellite Stage<\/b><br \/>\nProgress Wrestling 00:00 &#8211; 02:00<br \/> <br \/>\nTrash Talk 19:25 &#8211; 20:05<br \/>\n    Only Crime 18:30 &#8211; 19:00<br \/>\n    Silverstein 17:40 &#8211; 18:10<br \/><i>Comedy with MC Andrew O&#8217;Neil<br \/>\n    Jim Smallman 16:55 &#8211; 17:15<br \/>\n    Mat Ewins 16:35 &#8211; 16:55<br \/>\n    Pat Cahill 16:15 &#8211; 16:35<br \/>\n    Alfie Brown 15:55 &#8211; 16:15<br \/>\n    Matt Rees 15:35 &#8211; 15:55<br \/>\n    Rob Deering 15:15 &#8211; 15:35<\/i><br \/>\nItch 14:30 &#8211; 15:00<br \/>\n    The Bots 13:30 &#8211; 14:00<br \/>\n    The Hype Theory 12:30 &#8211; 13:00<br \/>\nThe One Hundred   11:30 &#8211; 12:00<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a name=\"spotify\"><\/a><b>Spotify Playlist<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<a name=\"info\"><\/a><b>Info<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Sonisphere<\/b> 2014 takes place from 4th \u2013 6th July at Knebworth Park.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sonisphere.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sonispherefestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sonisphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/sonispherefestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/sonisphere.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being postponed for the past 2 years, Sonisphere makes it return to the UK this weekend, and it promises to be one of the best weekends of the festival calendar. 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