Barcelona Insider » Sonisphere http://www.barcelonainsider.co.uk Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:47:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Metalheads to rock out in Barcelona http://www.barcelonainsider.co.uk/2009/05/metalheads-to-rock-out-in-barcelona/ http://www.barcelonainsider.co.uk/2009/05/metalheads-to-rock-out-in-barcelona/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 10:52:15 +0000 Pete http://www.barcelonainsider.co.uk/?p=105 Heavy metal fans will be rocking out in one of Europe’s most sophisticated cities this year when the Sonisphere festival comes to Barcelona.

Metallica - One of the many bands lined up for Sonisphere

Metallica - One of the many bands lined up for Sonisphere

The event will attract some of the biggest names in modern rock music to the Catalan capital’s Parc del Forum venue on July 11th.

Due to headline the festival this year are American heavy metal gods Metallica, who stepped back into the limelight last year with the release of their first album in five years.

Death Magnetic reached the top spot of album charts around the world and led to Metallica performing at festivals and live gigs across the globe.

Metal fans in Barcelona will also be able to see Slipknot rocking out on the Parc del Forum stage at Sonisphere, as well as Machine Head, Mastodon and Lamb of God.

Sonisphere is a Europe-wide event that will also be held in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland and the UK over the summer.

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