The Beartooth set was unfairly early given just how damn good they are. Make sure you seize your chance to see this unique show when it tours in September.Ĭlick HERE for your Gutterdammerung tickets.
In the similar vein of silent movies of old, this bizarre mashup of movie and all out rock gig sees a live band shred in accompaniment to the screen showing a mythological film featuring the likes of Joshua Homme, Mark Lanegan, Grace Jones, Henry Rollins, Nina Hagen, Justice, Jess Hughes, Volbeat, Tom Araya, Iggy Pop and the late great menace to silence and decency Lemmy. The rock and roll spectacle Gutterdämmerung was shown at Download again this year.
Critics are calling this their most revealing record yet with tracks that show a massive development in their song writing talents.Ĭlick HERE for you Amity Affliction tickets. Their new album This Could Be Heartbreak is released later this year and will be promoted with a tour in December. We were hoping amazing Australian act The Amity Affliction really would bring the weather with them but they still managed to thrill spectators with a good hard set. You can see them without any risk of mud when they tour in November. Their death metal guitars and guttering vocals drew large audiences who dared to brave the deep seas of mud to catch a glimpse of the bearded guitar warriors. Swedish Viking-core band Amon Amarth were perhaps one band that benefitted from the dramatic weather. Make sure you get your tickets for The End tour as this is your last chance to see Ozzy and company in action.Ĭlick HERE for your Black Sabbath tickets. The crowd wasn’t disappointed when they returned to the stage to finish with an encore of Paranoid. Despite coming to the end of a 46-year career the band tore through a set that included their unmistakable hits such as War Pigs, Children Of The Grave and Iron Man.
We take a look at the best the festival had to offer and how to occupy yourself until Download 2017.īlack Sabbath made their final ever performance at Download at what is the beginning of The End tour.
The festival was also sure to make a fitting tribute to the recently departed Motörhead singer Lemmy after whom the main stage is now named. This year’s headliners included the German industrial frenzy of Rammstein, bat eating Black Sabbath and heavy metallers Iron Maiden. For those of you who didn't go this year you might have gathered that there was a spot of rain but it did nothing to dampen the spirits of the tens of thousands of rock fans that descended upon Donnington Park for the annual rampage. (If I could do that I'd be eating McDouble cheeseburgers constantly!) He and his friend Worm-Head Girl, along with the Mexican Ninjas, and a veterinarian named LeAnn must try to save Phoenix from total annihilation.Those of you who went to Download 2016 you’ve probably only just dried off and got the mud out of places you don’t care to mention. He can pull things out of the air, like burgers and Armani suits. And the main character Dave does some stuff, too. And it's all because of 2012! I KNOW! But, don't worry, there's a bunch of Mexican Ninjas with invisibility ponchos and throwing-sombreros that are going to save the day. And the bears spit wolves! Like they're fucking grenade launchers or something! It's awesome!!! And then there's these gigantic death worms that come out of the ground and kill and eat everyone. But imagine if instead of wolves they were bears. HOLY SHIT! THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!!! It's kind of like that awesome movie, Frozen, you know where there's those people stuck on a ski-lift while surrounded by wolves.