News 0 So Many People Got the Sh*ts at Download That There’s Now an Investigation June 20th, 2024 at 1:39pm Hesher Keenan Talk about a shitty experience.
News 0 Barclays Suspends Sponsorship of U.K. Festivals Following Backlash June 14th, 2024 at 11:56am Hesher Keenan Don’t say activism doesn’t work.
News 0 Dying Wish Threaten Dropping Off Download Festival Unless Controversial Sponsor Removed June 13th, 2024 at 4:49pm Hesher Keenan Time’s ticking, Download.
News 0 Ithaca the Latest Band to Back Out of Download Festival in Protest of Sponsor’s Israeli Ties June 11th, 2024 at 4:48pm Hesher Keenan And another one drops off the bill.
...And F*ck You Too 0 Scowl, Speed, and More Drop Out of Download Festival in Boycott of Sponsor with Ties to Israel June 11th, 2024 at 9:25am Haela Huntress If all the bands drop out, I’m sure Disturbed would be down to drop whatever they’re doing and fill in.
Tour de Force 0 Metallica, Ghost, Lorna Shore, and More Announced for Next Year’s Download Festival November 7th, 2022 at 5:30pm Hesher Keenan Looks like another crazy lineup across the pond.
Coronavirus 0 Video: 10,000 Fans Attend ‘Download Pilot’ Festival in U.K. June 20th, 2021 at 9:50am MetalSucks The scaled-down Download Festival is taking place as part of a government Covid-19 safety study.
Events 0 Download Announces Scaled-Down 2021 Festival May 26th, 2021 at 9:10am Axl Rosenberg No word on who’s playing the three-day, 10,000-capacity mini-fest.
Coronavirus 0 Download Festival 2021 Cancelled March 1st, 2021 at 9:23am Axl Rosenberg Assuming it actually happens, Download 2022 will be headlined by Kiss, Iron Maiden, and Biffy Clyro.
Coronavirus 0 Download Organizers Are “Continuing to Work” on This Summer’s Festival for Some Reason January 22nd, 2021 at 1:12pm Axl Rosenberg They must be descended from the same guys who played music while the Titanic sunk.
But What Does Corey Taylor Think? 0 Watch Pro-Shot Video of Slipknot’s Entire Download 2019 Set April 11th, 2020 at 12:45pm MetalSucks The 97-minute set was filmed on June 15 of last year.
Coronavirus 0 UK’s Download Festival 2020 Cancelled March 26th, 2020 at 9:32am Axl Rosenberg This year’s edition of the fest would have included Iron Maiden, System of a Down, Kiss, and more.
Editorials 0 Where Are the Women in Bands at Metal Festivals? October 17th, 2019 at 12:21pm MetalSucks Why do metal festivals routinely marginalize bands that feature women while continuing to book the same old dinosaurs?
Rampant Rumors 0 What are Slipknot Teasing for 2020 in This Mysterious Ad? June 17th, 2019 at 9:56am Vince Neilstein A poster spotted at Download Fest has sparked all sorts of speculation.
This Sucks 0 Download Declared the Dirtiest Festival in the UK June 11th, 2018 at 2:39pm Axl Rosenberg 1 in 10 attendees don’t even brush their goddamn teeth.
\m/ 0 Dance the Nightwish Away June 15th, 2016 at 10:00am Axl Rosenberg Dancing fan justifies Nightwish’s entire existence.
Retrospective 0 Reminiscence: We Saw Gojira Live for the First Time Ten Years Ago Today June 9th, 2016 at 2:00pm Axl Rosenberg Memories light the corner of my mind…
Cinemetal 0 These are the Cutest Chicks You Will Ever See Play Metal April 2nd, 2015 at 3:00pm Axl Rosenberg Yum.
The Webernets 0 Slipknot! Masks! Woo! February 23rd, 2015 at 5:00pm Vince Neilstein Do Slipknot make your nethers tingle? Then get in here! Others need not apply.
Reunion Mania 0 SikTh Announce Second Live Show in 2014, Will Play Euroblast March 25th, 2014 at 3:00pm Vince Neilstein Tech-metal progenitors will headline the festival’s final night.
