Friday night's Prodigy crowd. Were you there?High-kicking the shit out of festy season, BWP-styleHigh-kicking the shit out of festy season, Anti-Flag-style!Frank Turner gets his rock on the main stageBabymetal. Just... Babymetal."A wild vibe appears..."Three nameless ghouls, one pope. It could only be Ghost.Nowhere is off-limits for Iron Maiden's Brucey D Mastodon part the clouds with riffsPalm Reader's Josh Mckeown pulls quite the gurny face mid-setWas this the best Sonisphere outfit we saw all weekend?...okay, maybe this was.Chino Moreno gets intimate with Deftones' crowdGojira pull some early morning stage moves. Nice snakepit, bros!HIM's Ville Valo: flat peaks FTWThe Lounge Kittens, opening for........Wes Borland and his mates.DOGFIIIIIIIIGHT!The Bronx's Matt Caughthran does his best dead insect impressionWrestlers. So many wrestlers.And of course, the set that ended it all. Metallica 'By Request', complete with Rob Trujillo ape-walk. Sonisphere, you smashed it.
Ahh, Sonisphere 2014. You were a beautiful weekend. These were your best bits, featuring Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Babymetal, Slayer, The Bronx and many more. All photos shot by Ben Gibson and Giles Smith for Rock Sound.