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[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]

harrisonmuse16, on Dec 7 2009, 08:29 PM, said:

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

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

Edited by kipper64, 07 December 2009 - 07:59 PM.

[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]

kipper64, on Dec 7 2009, 07:58 PM, said:

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

hahahaha wow that was even less well kept secret than it originally was

i think i read some that the sonisphere organiser sed that theyd announce one headliner before xmas, so it will probably just be maiden, but if they announce ticket on sale dates aswell then i guess theyd reli have to announce both headliners and maybe a couple o' undercarders

[luckysalt]

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

[harrisonmuse16]

luckysalt, on Dec 7 2009, 11:23 PM, said:

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

is that early bird tickets or all of them, also with maiden headlining how fast do you think they will sell out, cus they had a pretty sweet line up last year and it didnt sell out at all

[shrimpy53]

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

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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

Not exactly factual, but out of that there is Maiden, and the only other likely ones are Slipknot and Marilyn Manson.....

[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]

kipper64, on Dec 7 2009, 07:58 PM, said:

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

rather an obvious surprise

[kipper64]

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

News from Thrash Hits

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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.

Also keep in mind that Thrash hits were first to announce alot of stuff last year, and Raz (the editor i think), also does some work for sonisphere (he did FMC related stuff last year), so their sources are usually pretty good

Edited by kipper64, 08 December 2009 - 03:36 PM.

[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]

shrimpy53, on Dec 8 2009, 03:46 PM, said:

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?

That would be fantastic! Can't see them having Heaven and Hell again though?! No one seemed to be bothered about them last year.

[5co77ie]

shrimpy53, on Dec 8 2009, 03:46 PM, said:

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?

Weird how they say they were first with breaking the news of Sonisphere when eFestivals mentioned sonisphere way before anyone after an interview with Galbraith in 2008.

It's also not impossible for Rammstein to play Download - only if they were headliners would schedules be too tight to make the journey from continental Europe - it is mighty unlikely tho..

the band that chased the face of rock - is Guns N Roses - surely?

Edited by 5co77ie, 08 December 2009 - 05:07 PM.

[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]

shrimpy53, on Dec 8 2009, 05:05 PM, said:

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.

Or b ) could be Aerosmith - they are saying heritage acts - although there is a nice Anthrax T-shirt in the Sonisphere shop of Judge Death that I used to have a long time ago.

Edited by 5co77ie, 08 December 2009 - 05:21 PM.

[shrimpy53]

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