For every Download there’s the surprise package who go into the festival on the back of a little bit of industry buzz and emerge with a new army of crazed devot... Read More...
Axl Rose’s decision to up his game could hardly have been better timed for the masses who sensibly chose to follow Slash at Download 2012.
Given the fact that ... Read More...
Mama Mia for the hair metal generation has been a long time coming but this glorious pastiche of a golden period for power ballads has feelgood hit of the summe... Read More...
Steel Panther’s ascension to the Download main stage was written in the Starrs from the moment the then relatively unknown spoof hair metallers made a lasting i... Read More...
It’s (very) easy, (increasingly) popular and (shamefully) predictable to poke fun at the Black Veil Brides. They lack originality, experience, class and guile b... Read More...
One of many must-see events at Download 2012, the reformation of Little Angels caused a genuine buzz among British rock fans of a certain vintage – festival gur... Read More...
If there is one band that encapsulates the Castle Donington spirit more than any other it’s the mighty Metallica and a headline set reflecting the venue’s rich ... Read More...
Dropkick Murphys have come a long way since their birth in Boston’s 90s hardcore punk scene. This slot, on Download’s Zippo Encore stage, was one of the band’s ... Read More...
It has been a chaotic few years for Anthrax. We’ve seen a reformation of the Among The Living line-up, Dan Nelson’s ill fated stint as vocalist, John Bush front... Read More...
Few, if any, heavy metal music events could ever hope to match the latest Black Sabbath reunion in terms of hype, drama and expectation.
First came the fanfare... Read More...
