Download Festival may have been playing catch up to other festivals in terms of the timing of their announcement this year – but they have just unleashed an almighty first announcement for the 2026 Download Festival Line Up! Headlining this years’ annual Donington Park pilgrimage are nu metal legends Limp Bizkit, classic rock icons Guns…
After an action-packed night. Mostly spent screaming ourselves hoarse at Camp Midgards bin jousting (you’re our boy, Tom and don’t you forget it!). It takes the promise of German power metal upstarts, Feuerschanwz (8) to beckon us away from the campsite and into the arena. A move that turns out to be well justified, even…
It has been six long years since Slayer hung up their instruments and called it a day. Bringing their monumental career to a close on November 30th at The Forum in L.A. With the image of guitarist Kerry King’s chains left on the stage after the gig remaining etched in the minds of metal fans…
When Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne announced the biggest of retirement parties in the shape of Back To The Beginning, the metal world knew it was going to be a momentous occasion. But truly, none of us, not even the Prince Of Darkness himself, could have fully prepared for what was to come on July…
With Bloodstock 2025 just a few weeks away. The grounds of Catton Hall in Derby will soon be filled with thousands of heavy metal fans. All dying for their fix of live music. So with the roster of artists on Bloodstocks expansive bill semmingly growing by the year. We’ve taken a look at 2025’s amazing…
For heavy metal fans around the world, there has been no hotter ticket this year than Black Sabbaths final gig. Scheduled to take place at Birminghams Villa Park stadium in little under a months time on July 5th. The bands Back To The Beginning show had hundreds of thousands of eager fans fighting for tickets…
Shocking news out of the Mastodon camp this evening. The band posted on their social media accounts at about 6pm UK time that Guitarist / vocalist Brent Hinds was no longer part of Mastodon. The full statement can be read below: Friends and Fans, After 25 monumental years together, Mastodon and Brent Hinds have mutually…
Following their billing as part of Black Sabbaths ‘Back To The Beginning’ farewell show this July. Bay Area legends, Slayer have announced their long awaited return to the UK this summer. With two massive headline shows at Blackweir Fields in Cardiff and Londons Finnsbury Park on July 3rd and July 6th respectively. For nearly fifty…
Despite having seemingly brought their epic career to a close back in February 2017. Ending with an iconic two night show at Birminghams Resorts World Arena. Black Sabbath shocked fans around the world yesterday when they announced one final show together! Set to take place on Saturday July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham. The…
“I turn the grief to medicine”. For so many artists, pain is the lynchpin of creating works that will stand the test of time.
The Download Festival 2022 team have added another twenty bands to their already huge line up for next year! What’s more, they’ve also given us plenty more info to get our heads round; They’ve announced the day splits for the bands currently booked. Lets’ take a look at the new additions and where we can…
The Download Festival team have pulled out all the stops for a mega first announcement of Download 2021! As promised by festival booker Andy Copping, the bulk of the 2020 lineup has re-joined the party for 2021, but with some interesting new additions and replacements for those who couldn’t rejoin from 2020. Headliners KISS (on…
