Download 2019 blog: Drownload year 2? – Wednesday and Thursday
Downloaders don't do things by halves, and this year just proves it as a huge number of campers are already settled into the mud...
Review: Brand New – Science Fiction
Eight years ago Brand New released Daisy into a world that – compared to now – seemed like a pretty calm place. Since then...
Review: Dead Existence – Endless Misery
Genre: Sludge / Doom / Stoner / Hard Core / Crust / Metal
It seems the doom and gloom has been spreading over London since...
Review: Wolfmother – Victorious
The Grammy Award-winning Australian hard rock band Wolfmother first captured the attention of the record-buying public when they moved from their New South Wales...
CB6 ‘Succession’
CB6 started in primary school at the tender age of 11, at this time nu metal was very popular and they were listening to...
Men on a Mission: Oh Rococo, Deadlines
It's a dull and slightly chilly evening; only two bands on tonight Oh Rococo & Deadlines, but the price is the same, £5.50; is...
Architects vs Guns N’ Roses – Download Festival Saturday 2026
Melbourne outfit Thornhill are the epitome of being cool without trying, blending alternative metal with a nu-metalcore edge. Frontman Jacob Charlton's entrance alone summed...
Lamb of God’s self-titled release: ‘Lamb of God’
What you see is what you get really with Lamb of God, They’ve become a staple band that hasn’t really developed their sound much,...
Newsted ‘Heavy Metal Music’
Anyone who’s been into Metallica for 10 years or more, or knows a fair bit about their history will know of Jason Newsted. He...
Review: Chris Norman – Crossover
The manner in which country rock filtered towards more mainstream musical credibility is an odd one and curiously still remains ill-defined. At its outset...
