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Sabbath and Metallica confirmed as headliners. Not exactly a bad way to start proceedings, even if you don't think the world of the latter. |
Download Festival 2012
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Syrette 51,181 posts
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ILoveThrashMetal 1,066 posts
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Registered 10 years agoGet rid of Lar's and Metallica might be worth seeing again! Just can't cut it anymore.last 4or5 times IV seen he's been the weakest link. -
Jacksie66 588 posts
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Registered 11 years agoSabbath, original Sabbath!!!
I think I just creamed myself... -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoSurprisingly this now has possibly the best line-up of any Download.
To go with the above, they've added:
Soundgarden, Megadeth, Machine Head, Anthrax, Fear Factory, Kyuss (minus Josh Homme), Devin Townsend's solo thing, Tenacious D, Periphery, BLS, DevilDriver (great live band), The Prodigy, Terrorvision (!), Ugly Kid Joe, Trivium, Lamb of God, Rise Against, Steel Panther, As I Lay Dying and more both announced and unannounced.
The only thing wrong about it is that You Me At Six and Slash's new band that no-one's probably heard of are higher on the bill than Anthrax.
And Chase and Status are somehow second to last on the main stage on the Friday, alongside the likes of Soundgarden and higher than Machine Head. Which is just offensive - but I guess makes a bit of sense as they're followed by the only similar act at the festival, The Prodigy.
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disusedgenius 10,677 posts
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Registered 14 years agoAre Anthrax still touring with Belladonna, or did that come to an end again?
Still somewhat annoyed I missed the Big 4 headliner at... that festival a year or two back. You know the one... -
ILoveThrashMetal 1,066 posts
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Registered 10 years agoNo Bill Ward for Sabbath now SSSHHARROOOOONN! -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoBelladonna is still with Anthrax.
Isn't Bill Ward well past it anyway? Thought the Heaven & Hell guy was meant to be better. -
ILoveThrashMetal 1,066 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI wouldn't say he's past it just all the whohaa over the full Sabbath reunion and now you only have 3 of the original 4,and unfortunately I can see it being 2 out of 4 soon. -
chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSyrette wrote:
Yay etc.
Terrorvision (!)
There was a point in the 90s where Terrorvision were stalking me. They were at *every* festival I went to. I once saw them twice in same weekend at different events by accident. -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoFuck me, this just gets better and better.
http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/six-new-bands-added-to-download/
Killswitch Engage – recently reunited with original singer Jesse Leach – will be joined by Shinedown, Opeth, Nightwish, Black Veil Brides and NOFX!
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roz123 7,104 posts
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Registered 13 years agoAnd, amazingly, this year’s Download will also see the debut of the RIP METAL HOTEL, the first of its kind indoor ‘pop up’ hotel located on the festival site, a mere hop skip and a jump to the main arena. Get this: each room will have two beds, thermostatic climate control, an en-suite wet room with toilet, basin and shower, storage space, a flat screen TV, and secure card entry. Not only that, all rooms will be serviced with with quality linen, towels and toiletries by dedicated Metal Hotel personnel, as well as offering continental breakfast,
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figgis 7,721 posts
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Registered 16 years agodisusedgenius wrote:
The new album is very good and I am only an occasional metal listener nowadays.
Are Anthrax still touring with Belladonna, or did that come to an end again?
This line up might tempt me to my first pure metal festival since 1992 -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoIt's as if Sonisphere aren't going to bother this year.
The only band they (Soni) could attract who could go some way to tempting me is Refused, but I'd much rather see Refused in a small club setting (they're not really a festival band) if possible. -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Mekanik 4,729 posts
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Registered 17 years agoJacksie66 wrote:
OMG!!!
Sabbath, original Sabbath!!!
I think I just creamed myself... -
Metalfish 9,191 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI saw them in 05. They were bloody good. -
dissapointed with sonisphere not announcing anything yet - had such a good time last year. And would def like to go again, the atmosphere and people there were amazing.
Download, i think is pretty much on the cards for me and a few of us. Mainy for soundgarden (For me anyway), but having opeth, tallica, sabbath, and kyuss, and various others pretty much is awesome.
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Mekanik 4,729 posts
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Registered 17 years agoMetallica performing the Black album, in its entirety.
Thats about when i stopped listening to metallica, i can give that a miss. Saw them on the Justice tour, that`ll do for me.
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Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoYet another quality announcement:
- Corey Taylor
- Dropkick Murphys
- Cancer Bats
- Rise To Remain
- Saxon
- Gun
- Heaven’s Basement
- James Cleaver Quintet
- Kopek
- The Quireboys
- Sylosis
- Butcher Babies
- The Defiled
- Fozzy
- Sebastian Bach
- Soil
- Red, White & Blues
- Upon A Burning Body
- While She Sleeps
- We Are The Ocean
- The Treatment
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motti82 3,324 posts
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Registered 15 years agoVery tempted to go to this, much more to see than Sonisphere, more metal. Just need to find a driver! -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoEurope (and others) added...
Swedish rockers Europe will be bringing 'The Final Countdown' as they make their debut this summer at the 10th Anniversary of Download.
Also confirmed are the Pennsylvanian quartet led by Lizzy Hale, Halestorm, and Greek metallers Firewind.
Other new line-up additions are Turbonegro, Theory Of A Deadman, Stellar Revival, Anti-Nowhere League, Turbowolf, Mallory Knox, The Safety Fire, Emmure, and Broken. -
damagedinc 3,105 posts
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Registered 10 years agoMate of mine is the guitarist in the league...gutted i cant make it this year.
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Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoJust had a look at the line-up poster and I'm now pretty worried about the amount of potential clashes betweens bands i want to see. Hopefully they'll time them so you can catch (bits of) both. -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoWeather for this looks a bit hit and miss.
Long as it's not torrential rain though I don't think it'll matter too much. Constant sun would be nice but a little shower here and there never hurt anyone. Plus everyone will be too drunk to really care.
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Lukey__b 3,716 posts
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Registered 12 years agoIt's raining in Leicester now, So I think it's safe to assume the grass in Donnington is getting a sprinkling.
I don't care if it's overcast the entire 4 days or if there's the odd light shower, just as long as I'm not soaked through for the entire time.
Well up for it now. Roll on Thursday. -
chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoFrom memory, the bugger with Download is the fact the main arena is so far from the campsite, so popping back to the tent for a bit if it chucks it down is not really an option. -
RobTheBuilder 6,976 posts
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Registered 17 years agoDoes anyone know if there is any TV coverage this year? -
StixxUK 8,755 posts
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Registered 19 years agoAnyone else heading off tomorrow. Weather ain't looking too promising, but there will be beer mates and metal so to be perfectly honest, fuck the heavens! -
I'm getting there tomorrow, about 6pm.
I should really start packing. I should really start washing some clothes. I should really start my all night of cramming for my exam tomorrow.
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