The almighty Download Festival have just announced a further 25 bands to the already amazing line up that features headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Rammstein. The festival which takes place on June 14th/16th will be the highlight of the metal calender this year with a staggering collection of some of the worlds most popular live acts. Among the latest addition to the bill include Thunder, Kvelertak, Devin Townsend and We Are The Ocean.
As well as the jaw dropping headliners you can also expect to see, Alice in Chains, Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Fang, Ghost, Limp Bizkit, Volbeat, Stone Sour, P.O.D, Korn, Down, Cancer Bats, Converge, Airbourne, Motorhead, Parkway Drive, Motionless In White, Satyricon, Buck Cherry plus tones more.
Having last played Download as one of festival promoter Andy Copping’s ‘secret acts’ in 2009, classic rock favourites Thunder will be returning to Donington soil on the Saturday – hopefully guitarist/singer Luke Morley will have recovered from riding 161 miles on a pedal bike from London to Donington as part of the “Heavy Metal Truants” charity bike ride organized by Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood! Overdrive will be hosting their very own Heavy Metal Truants Fundraiser on May 15th in The Grand Social see link below. For more information about Heavy Metal Truants go to www.heavymetaltruants.com.
Following their Download debut in 2011, hardcore Norwegian punkers Kvelertak will be back with a vengeance to perform tracks from their new album Meir. The inimitable Devin Townsend will also be back at Download, this time taking it down a notch to perform on the acoustic Jagermeister stage. Also confirmed for this year’s Download with a wealth of new material to please the crowds at the Jagermeister stage will be Essex four-piece We Are The Ocean.
No stranger to Download, London’s Zico Chain are confirmed for the Friday, fresh of the back of their support slot on Steve Harris’ solo tour. Hot new metal act Blood Command – another Norwegian export – will be looking forward to showcasing their live act this year. Blending stoner metal and garage rock, Black Moth are confirmed for the Saturday, as are hard riffers The Wild Lies.
New London punk band The Howling are confirmed, alongside local Birmingham pop-punkers Page 44 and the fierce Wounds.
The acoustic Jagermeister Stage at Download is a great chance to catch up and coming rock acts as well as stripped down performances from acts from the other stages over the weekend. In addition to Devin Townsend and We Are The Ocean, the Jagermeister stage will see the following acts: Hear Kitty Kitty, Toseland, Rob Lynch, Acoustic TV, Straight Lines, Fahran, The Killing Floor, The Afterparty, Pig Iron, Night x Night, Crash Mansion, The Graveltones, Arthemis and Avosetta, alongside acoustic performances from Walking Papers, Buffalo Summer, Crowns, Heaven’s Basement, Skin and Red White & Blues.
Overdrive’s Heavy Metal Truants gig will be taking place on May 15th 2013 in The Grand Social. For more information contact +353 1 6853550 or send email to oran@overdrive.ie.
For tickets to Download Festival 2013 hit this link – Download Festival Tickets 2013.
