Major Announcement wednesday at 6pm!

[harrisonmuse16]

i just got an email from sonisphere stating there will be a major announcement this wednesday at 6

cant wait!!!!

my guess is a headliner, probably Maiden

[kipper64]

i just got an email from sonisphere stating there will be a major announcement this wednesday at 6

cant wait!!!!

my guess is a headliner, probably Maiden

Edited December 7, 2009 by kipper64

[shrimpy53]

umm. Maiden are pretty much confirmed

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

best kept secret ever!!!

[luckysalt]

Wonder if it will just be Iron Maiden confimred or they will announce both headliners or maybe some other acts below?

[thegremlin_1999]

it could be maiden + early bird tickets?

compete with download for xmas market?

or more free shit for Founder Members Club types again (loving my shirt )

[harrisonmuse16]

That would be a smart guess.

Especially since if you go onto ironmaiden.com (the bands official site), it just so happens to have this:

What a coincidence that both Iron Maiden and sonisphere have major announcements incoming at the same exact time

[luckysalt]

Its going on sale this week, see tickets had it listed at £157.50 but have taken it down again

[harrisonmuse16]

Its going on sale this week, see tickets had it listed at £157.50 but have taken it down again

[shrimpy53]

by the sound of it Slipknot may be the other headliner. to quote a post from the soni forum...

Dan P. Carter said he would "probably, maybe, perhaps" play a track from each of the soni headliners on his rock show. (tis ten minutes in if you want to listen)

he then played:

Young Guns — Winter Kiss

White

Lower Than Atlantis — Taping Songs Off The Radio

Wolf At Your Door

Slipknot — Psychosocial

Roadrunner

Iron Maiden — The Trooper

EMI

MAULER

HIM — Heartkiller

Sire

Armed — Kingbreaker

White

MARILYN MANSON ON THE PHONE

Marilyn Manson — Fight Song

Polydor

Auf der Maur — Out Of Our Minds

White

Kellermensch — All Time Low

Target

CLUTCH INTERVIEW PART 1

Clutch — Big Fat Pig

Megaforce

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 JAMS

Russian Circles — Geneva

Suicide Squeeze

Between the Buried and Me — Alaska

Victory

Machine Head — Aesthetics Of Hate

Roadrunner

CLUTCH INTERVIEW PART 2

Clutch — Sleestak Lightning

Weathermaker Music

Pantera — I’m Broken

East West

Down — Mourn

Roadrunner

Ihsahn — Frozen Lakes Of Mars

Candlelight

Fugazi — Blueprint

Dischord

[jonnyx]

Fugazi! Fugazi! Fugazi!

Hooooooooolly shit!.

[luckysalt]

Id be very happy with slipknot. Can see marliyn manson and him also playing

[King101]

Hasn't Corey Taylor said that they're starting to record the new Stone Sour album in january? I can't see Slipknot playing any shows next year if thats true.

[5co77ie]

That would be a smart guess.

Especially since if you go onto ironmaiden.com (the bands official site), it just so happens to have this:

What a coincidence that both Iron Maiden and sonisphere have major announcements incoming at the same exact time

[kipper64]

ye Slipknot rumours are heating up again:but I dont think they'll be the other headliner.

News from Thrash Hits

So, following Iron Maiden’s all-but-announced confirmation that they’re headlining at Sonisphere 2010, we thought we’d just let slip we’ve heard from a Very Reliable Source that Rammstein will be the other headliner at Knebworth next summer. Considering both names have been touted for months, it’s hardly a big scoop, but what is interesting are some of the other names and nuggets of gossip our sources have given us.

Rammstein’s atten. New album, arena tour, big stage show…and due to their already-announced touring schedule, its impossible for them to play Download.

Considering they’re touring on a Sonisphere presents banner, it’ll surprise nobody that Slayer are on the ticket. We’d have thought that Alice In Chains also touring under a Sonisphere presents promotion would make a second consecutive appearance, but our sources currently say “no”.

Speaking of returning acts though, we’ve heard that not one but two of last years Apollo Stage acts are in the final stages of negotiations to return to Sonisphere in 2010 - and that they’re both “heritage acts” (i.e, old acts) as opposed to any of the young whippersnappers. I guess it all depends if a) a certain frontman conquers his illness, and B ) another bunch of guys get over their own frontman issues. While were on the subject of heritage acts, we’ve heard whisperings of a couple of extremely influential American bands signing up were talking bands that changed the face of rock’n’roll here. We’re talking bands-that-currently-have-movie-biopics-currently-in-production-here.

Skirting round the fringes of the rumours are Marilyn Manson and Fear Factory – the latter of course were due to play this year, until legal issues stopped them from making the trip. both names have been approached (or did the approaching themelves – our source was very vague about this) but since Kilimanjaro are promoting both bands’ tours early next year, it’s not a difficult leap of faith to make.

We’ve also got it on good authority that the number of Sonisphere festivals taking place in Europe is going to nearly double in 2010, with Sonisphere stretching out towards Eastern Europe. Considering putting on the six festivals this year was a mammoth task in itself, we cant help but admire Stuart Galbraith’s ambition in this regard. Another non-band bit of gossip that’s particularly exciting are the rumoured perks we’ve heard are being planned for those who buy their tickets early. To be honest, they’re so extravagant we don’t think they can possibly be true.

One thing that we won’t forget is that if the ups and downs of 2009’s line-up is anything to go by, there’s no guarantee that any band that is confirmed to play will make it to the festival come next August - just ask Robb Flynn. But we would ask you to keep this in mindL we were bang on the money with every line-up story we ran about Sonisphere 2009. Hell, we were the people that broke the news of Sonisphere’s existence in the first place. You wanna bet we’re wrong about the above?

As always, Thrash Hits will be around to say ”I told you so”, once the official announcements start being made.

Edited December 8, 2009 by kipper64

[shrimpy53]

This pleases me =) to cut a long story short though, they think...

Maiden, Rammstein, Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Fear Factory, Anthrax, Heaven+Hell/Dio. No idea on the film one!

It's not jsut me that's taking this as gospel then?

[the_mars_volta]

This pleases me =) to cut a long story short though, they think...

Maiden, Rammstein, Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Fear Factory, Anthrax, Heaven+Hell/Dio. No idea on the film one!

It's not jsut me that's taking this as gospel then?

[5co77ie]

This pleases me =) to cut a long story short though, they think...

Maiden, Rammstein, Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Fear Factory, Anthrax, Heaven+Hell/Dio. No idea on the film one!

It's not jsut me that's taking this as gospel then?

Edited December 8, 2009 by 5co77ie

[shrimpy53]

it does seem odd I agree, but the line " I guess it all depends if a) a certain frontman conquers his illness, and B ) another bunch of guys get over their own frontman issues" implies Dio with his stomach cancer and Anthrax with the lack of a certain singer.

[5co77ie]

it does seem odd I agree, but the line " I guess it all depends if a) a certain frontman conquers his illness, and B ) another bunch of guys get over their own frontman issues" implies Dio with his stomach cancer and Anthrax with the lack of a certain singer.

Edited December 8, 2009 by 5co77ie

[shrimpy53]

oo good point, hadn't thought of that one. Does say people returning though... plus would Aerosmith do anything other than headline?

[5co77ie]

oo good point, hadn't thought of that one. Does say people returning though... plus would Aerosmith do anything other than headline?

[rangerhoops]

The film one could be Motley Crue, there has been talk of making "the dirt" into a film

[5co77ie]

Surely it'll be whoever they make a Guitar Hero about in 2010?

[Rancidpunk_76]

Surely it'll be whoever they make a Guitar Hero about in 2010?

[luckysalt]

Why don't they just say who the acts are instead of writing all that cryptic bollocks, so they can just apply it to whoever gets announced like some shit psyhic.

Looks like Marilyn Manson is definatly playing though. He played under Iron Maiden at Reading 2005.

I can see him at the same spot at Soni 2010, but with someone playing in between the two acts on the other stage