Another year, another Download! It's almost ceremonious how important Download is to the British heavy music scene. For one weekend, Castle Donington is the proving ground of the world's best alternative music acts, ready to lay siege to an over 95,000-strong crowd. This is the make-or-break moment, a chance to see artists find their place or fall. How an artist fares at Download can catapult the trajectory of their careers in real time. It's safe to say there were a lot thi

Forming 30 years ago and becoming one of the largest bands on the planet, LINKIN PARK have cemented themselves as one of the greatest metal bands in history, even after the passing of their legendary singer Chester Bennington , they have continued on the legacy with Emily Armstrong ; This year they return to Download for the first time in 12 years so we thought it only right we have a retrospective on what led them to this point and rank all of their albums. 8 - ONE MORE LI

Born in Jacksonville and raised in North Carolina, Fred Durst is the red‑capped chaos conductor behind LIMP BIZKIT . A generational icon and one of the internet's favourite punchlines, Durst has turned his lovable skate park bravado and low key hip hop swagger into something that people just love. In between breaking stuff and accidentally becoming a meme historian’s dream subject, he has found the time to grace some of the stages of the biggest festivals in the world. Fred

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Words: Amber Brooks, Amy Watson, Dulce Mendes, Katerina Stepanikova and Vee Richardson Here it is- The monolithic 20+ festival guide to...

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It's been a sec, but we're back on it and in perfect time for June, now that Pride Month is upon us! Not only that, it’s also the...

Hot on the heels of the Church of GenXsis experience at Download Festival, the POST HUMAN: NeX Gen release was much anticipated - until...