Download Festival review – Donington Park, Day 3, Sunday 12th June
Sunday 12th Photo: Matt Eachus / Download Press Images Opening up the Opus stage with a performance guaranteed to blow away any hangovers it’s Control The Storm and their mixture of power metal with...
View ArticleThe Faim: The Download Interview
Formed in Perth, Australia, in 2014 the world soon warmed to the sun kissed sounds of The Faim. With a new album (Talk Talk) set to drop along with a summer full of live dates it’s promising to be an...
View ArticleThe Velveteers: The Download Interview
Having just released their critically acclaimed album, Nightmare Daydream, now is proving to be an exciting time for Colorado’s three-piece band The Velveteers. Fresh from their storming set on The...
View ArticleJamie Lenman: The Download Interview
Jamie Lenman is something of a Download veteran, having played the festival of numerous occasions (including last year’s Pilot event), and he’s back this year to liven things up with his quirky sound....
View ArticleThe Download Interview: Haken bassist Connor Green
Having just released their critically-acclaimed seventh studio album Fauna, things are definitely on the upswing for progressive metal band Haken. In the middle of a whirlwind tour, the band played at...
View ArticleDownload Festival, Donington Park – Day 1 – Thursday 8th June 2023
Twenty years in any business is a long time, but in the topsy-turvy world of music festivals, it’s an eternity. Over the past two-deacdes Download has become the UK’s premier rock festival, and a...
View ArticleDownload Festival, Donington Park – Day 2 – Friday 9th June 2023
With drummer Jonno Panichi providing a thunderous drum roll by way of an introduction, Stand Atlantic get the second day of Download off to an earth-quaking start. They’ve come all the way from Sydney,...
View ArticleDownload Festival, Donington Park – Day 3 – Saturday 10th June 2023
As the crowd slowly materialises from their tents, lobster red from the sun that appeared yesterday, they are welcomed to the arena by Polaris. They get the day off to an explosive start with the...
View ArticleDownload Festival, Donington Park – Day 4 – Sunday 11th June 2023
The 100,000 or so metal maniacs attending this year’s Download are bearing up well under the blazing sun and good natured debauchery, and their stamina is rewarded by Bloodywood who kick things off on...
View ArticleThe Download Interview: Hawxx
With their four-part harmonies, crushing riffs, progressive drumming and confrontational lyricism, London-based band Hawxx make for a pretty intense live experience (check this out) and they brought...
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