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  • Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Mastodon, Anthrax and more are among the many artists confirmed for select stops of the upcoming European 2010 “Sonisphere Festival” shows. Different band line-ups will take part in each stop of the trek with those announced thus far running as follows:

    June 16th Warsaw, POL – Bemowo Airport

    Line-up:
    Metallica
    Slayer
    Anthrax
    Mastodon
    Behemoth

    June 19th Prague, CZE – Letiste Hradcany u Mimone

    Line-up:
    Metallica
    Heaven And Hell
    Slayer
    Anthrax
    Mastodon

    July 30th – August 01st Knebworth, UK – Knebworth Park

    Line-up:

    Iron Maiden
    Rammstein
    Alice Cooper
    Motley Crue
    Slayer
    Anthrax
    The Cult
    Iggy And The Stooges

    August 07th Stockholm, SWE – Stora Skuggan

    Line-up:
    Iron Maiden
    Heaven And Hell
    Motley Crue
    Alice Cooper
    Iggy And The Stooges
    Slayer
    Anthrax

    August 08th Pori, FIN – Kirjurinlouto

    Line-up:
    Iron Maiden
    HIM
    Heaven And Hell
    Motley Crue
    Alice Cooper
    Iggy And The Stooges
    Slayer
    The Cult
    Anthrax

    Additional dates are currently pending with more information available at www.sonispherefestivals.com.

  • The Deftones were joined on stage by members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Linkin Park, Far, Motley Crue, Cypress Hill and more during last nights show at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA.

    The show is the first of two benefit performances the band are playing in a bid to raise money for the mounting medical costs incurred by their bassist Chi Cheng’s car accident this past November. The second show will take place tonight, November 20th.

    For now, fan-filmed footage of the first benefit show has been surfacing online with some highlights available below:

    Passenger” (with Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan):

    Savory” (Jawbox cover) (with members of Far):

    Rock Superstar” (Cypress Hill with Deftones):

    Anniversary Of An Uninteresting Event” (feat. Tommy Lee):

    Rocket Skates“:

    Those interested in helping out with Chi Cheng’s ongoing recovery can find more information at www.oneloveforchi.com. Meanwhile, the Deftones will release their new album in February.

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