Organizers of the UK edition of the Sonisphere festival, which will be taking place August 1st - 2nd at Knebworth Park, UK, have issued the following update:

"One could be forgiven for thinking that with two weeks to go the lineup for the debut Sonisphere festival at Knebworth was complete. However, we have still managed to confirm some great additions...

First up, it is a pleasure to confirm the first ever UK appearance of Chester Bennington’s side project DEAD BY SUNRISSE. Made up of members of Industrial Rockers JULIEN-K and led by the LINKIN PARK frontman, the band are set to release their debut album later this year. Fans at Knebworth will have the opportunity to hear songs for the first time in the UK as the band perform on the Apollo stage on Saturday night as part of Linkin Park’s encore.

Alternative rockers ALIEN ANT FARM will be flying in from Riverside, California to entertain the Sonisphere crowds with their fun filled anthems. The band came crashing into the UK in 2001 when their cover of MICHAEL JACKSON’s 'Smooth Criminal' hit #3 in the UK charts, following up with their next hit, 'Movies'. The inevitable performance of 'Smooth Criminal' will give attendees at Sonisphere a chance to pay homage to the King Of Pop while they rock out on the Apollo stage on the Saturday.

And last, but by no means least, home-grown heavy metal legends SAXON will be bringing the denim and leather out in full force. A veritable metal institution, Saxon have been causing heads to bang and horns to be raised for over 30 years, and show no sign of slowing down. Hits like 'Never Surrender', 'Wheels Of Steel' and 'Heavy Metal Thunder' were MADE for a venue like Knebworth."

Acts on the bill for the festival include: AIRBOURNE, ALICE IN CHAINS, ALIEN ANT FARM, ANTHRAX, ARCHITECTS, THE ATARIS, ATTACK! ATTACK!, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, CANCER BATS, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, COREY TAYLOR (acoustic set), DEAD BY SUNRISE, DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS, FACT, FEAR FACTORY, FEEDER, FIGHTING WITH WIRE, FUCKED UP, GLAMOUR OF THE KILL, HEAVEN AND HELL, HUNDRED REASONS, KILLING JOKE, LAMB OF GOD, LINKIN PARK, MACHINE HEAD, MASTODON, METALLICA (headliner), NINE INCH NAILS, PEPPER, ROLO TOMASSI, SAXON, SKINDRED, THE SWORD, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, THIN LIZZY, TWIN ATLANTIC, THE USED, THE WILDHEARTS, ZEBRAHEAD.

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