Download Festival

News

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer hit the cover of the new Kerrang! magazine

It’s a Hella Mega Tour special in the brand-new issue of Kerrang! – out now! – with Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer gearing up to finally bring their shows to the UK…

News

Cassyette releases empowering pop-punk single Sad Girl Summer

Breakout artist Cassyette has returned with three brand new songs to get stuck into.

News

Spiritbox bassist Bill Crook is no longer in the band: “This decision was mutual and with no hard feelings”

Spiritbox have announced that bassist Bill Crook has parted ways with the band, with Josh Gilbert set to fill in at their upcoming shows.

News

Deftones’ Stef Carpenter to sit out of UK / European tour: “I’m just not ready to leave home and leave the country yet”

Stef Carpenter has announced that he’ll be replaced on guitar for Deftones’ upcoming UK and European dates by the band’s friend Lance, as he has “decided to remain playing domestically for now”.

News

WARGASM drop new electronic-meets-metal banger, D.R.I.L.D.O

Watch the video for WARGASM’s huge new single D.R.I.L.D.O, taken from their debut full-length project Explicit: The Mixxxtape.

News

Watch Korn perform Worst Is On Its Way at the Hollywood United Methodist Church

Korn have shared a new live single, Worst Is On Its Way, from their global Requiem Mass event in February.

Reviews

The big review: Malevolence – Malicious Intent

Steel City supremos Malevolence smash through to Brit-metal’s upper echelons with ferocious third album, Malicious Intent.

Features

Malevolence’s Alex Taylor: The 10 songs that changed my life

From Hatebreed and Killswitch Engage to the Fugees and T2, Malevolence’s Alex Taylor likes to spin all sorts…

News

Deftones announce gig at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town next month

Deftones have announced an intimate London show with special guest grandson on June 13.

News

Bury Tomorrow and Modern Error collide on DEATH (By Modern Error)

Listen to Modern Error’s reimagining of Bury Tomorrow’s latest single, DEATH (Ever Colder).

The K! Pit

Watch Malevolence’s brutal performance in The K! Pit

Sheffield heavies Malevolence brought the fists and the fury to The K! Pit with Download Festival.

News

A Day To Remember add London and Glasgow dates to summer tour

As they head over to Europe for the summer festivals, A Day To Remember have just added two UK headline shows…

News

Boston Manor unleash first new single of 2022, Foxglove

New Boston Manor music is here! “This one is kinda woozy with a weird groove that you can dance to,” says Henry Cox of Foxglove…

News

Kerrang! to cycle to Download with Heavy Metal Truants to raise money for teen charities

Kerrang!’s own Nick Ruskell will be donning the Lycra and pedalling his wheels of steel to Download, alongside Enter Shikari, metal-loving scientist Matt Taylor and more...

Features

Why Download Festival 2022 will be the most accessible ever

Ahead of the first full-capacity Download in three years, organisers have announced a host of site improvements to ensure that festival-goers with disabilities will get the most from rock’s biggest weekend. We sit down with accessibility representative Katie Hester to get the inside track…

News

Come to the Malevolence K! Pit

Malevolence will hit The K! Pit on April 5 in association with Download Festival – get involved!

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Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer hit the cover of the new Kerrang! magazine

Cassyette releases empowering pop-punk single Sad Girl Summer

Spiritbox bassist Bill Crook is no longer in the band: “This decision was mutual and with no hard feelings”

Deftones’ Stef Carpenter to sit out of UK / European tour: “I’m just not ready to leave home and leave the country yet”

WARGASM drop new electronic-meets-metal banger, D.R.I.L.D.O

Watch Korn perform Worst Is On Its Way at the Hollywood United Methodist Church

The big review: Malevolence – Malicious Intent

Malevolence’s Alex Taylor: The 10 songs that changed my life

Deftones announce gig at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town next month

Bury Tomorrow and Modern Error collide on DEATH (By Modern Error)

Watch Malevolence’s brutal performance in The K! Pit

A Day To Remember add London and Glasgow dates to summer tour

Boston Manor unleash first new single of 2022, Foxglove

Kerrang! to cycle to Download with Heavy Metal Truants to raise money for teen charities

Why Download Festival 2022 will be the most accessible ever

Come to the Malevolence K! Pit

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