10 bands to check out at Sonisphere

SONISPHERE FESTIVAL

When? 8 - 10 July 2011
Where? Knebworth Festival
Official Site/Tickets

For those who like their music hard, heavy and amped up to 11, the Sonisphere Festival is a Utopian fantasy of killer guitar riffs. While Metallica, Slipknot and Weezer are the main players at this year's noize-fest, we've picked out TEN lesser obvious acts for you to also soundtrack your beer-chugging...

THE DEFILED

PROTEST THE HERO

WATAIN

KILLING JOKE

THE ANSWER

VOLBEAT

JETTBLACK

GLAMOUR OF THE KILL

Me Vs HERO

JASON ROUSE (comedian)