Metallica and Linkin Park are set to headline a brand new festival at Knebworth House this summer.
Sonisphere is a seven-date travelling festival which takes in shows in Holland, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Finland before closing with a weekend event in the UK on August 1 and 2.
Support bands will include Mastodon, Lamb Of God and we understand that Alice In Chains and a reunited Faith No More have also been approached.
"We're very honoured to be given the chance to headline at a place that has such a rich history," Metallica frontman James Hetfield told Kerrang!. "The beauty of coming back this time is that we've got a new record on the shelves to slam into peoples faces, so it feels less like an excuse to play a 'best of' set!"
For the full interview, be sure to pick upa copy of this Wednesday's Kerrang! magazine.
To purchase tickets online, visit www.aloud.com or call their credit card hotline on 0870 998 8888..
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