.@planetmosh discusses the impact of BST's clash with Sonisphere and the impact on UK festivals it could have. Black Sabbath on the Friday, Iron Maiden on the Saturday, Metallica on the Sunday. To many fans of rock and metal music, this is a dream festival headliner set up. You begin with the band who spawned the genre,.@planetmosh discusses the impact of BST's clash with Sonisphere and the impact on UK festivals it could have. Black Sabbath on the Friday, Iron Maiden on the Saturday, Metallica on the Sunday. To many fans of rock and metal music, this is a dream festival headliner set up. You begin with the band who spawned the genre, move onto the group that spearheaded the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the early 80's and finish with the biggest metal band on the planet right now. But to the British public who have such a passion for this particular style of music, this is a headache of colossal proportions – because there are two festivals involved. When two tribes go to war… On Monday it was announced that, on Friday 4th July, Black Sabbath will headline the BST (British Summer Time) festival in London's Hyde Park with a stellar support bill including Soundgarden, Faith No More, Motorhead, Soulfly and many more. Thirty miles away, Iron Maiden and Metallica top the Saturday and Sunday bills at the UK leg of Sonisphere at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. Whilst it is staggering to think that England will be housing three of the [...]
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