Legendary grunge icons Soundgarden have been confirmed to appear at this year’s Download Festival.

It is the band’s first confirmed UK appearance since last year’s reformation. So far, no other UK dates are confirmed, but it is said a brand new album – the band’s first since 1996’s ‘Down On The Upside’ – will be released this year.

So far, confirmed acts for Download 2012 are as follows:

METALLICA (headliners)
BLACK SABBATH (headliners)
THE PRODIGY (headliners)
ANTHRAX
AUGUST BURNS RED
BIFFY CLYRO
CHASE AND STATUS
DEVILDRIVER
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT
LAMB OF GOD
LITTLE ANGELS
MACHINE HEAD
SOUNDGARDEN
TENACIOUS D
TRIVIUM
UGLY KID JOE
YOU ME AT SIX