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Slipknot Confirmed to Headline First Day of 2013 Download Festival

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:04:40 +0000

Lucky, lucky England! Two headliners were recently unveiled to close out the Saturday and Sunday night dates of the three-day 2013 Download Festival. The legendary Iron Maiden will finish up the Saturday show (June 15) and German metal phenomenon Rammstein will be headlining the Sunday lineup (June 16). After a bit of a wait, Slipknot have now been confirmed as the headlining act for Friday, June 14.

Corey Taylor Joins Steel Panther To Perform 'Death to All But Metal' at Download Festival

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:48:37 +0000

This year’s Download Festival hosted a ton of great moments, including one of only three performances Black Sabbath are playing this year. One of the other highlights of the fest proved to be when Slipknot / Stone Sour frontman joined Steel Panther onstage for a performance of ‘Death to All But Metal.’

Black Sabbath European Shows Rebooked as 'Ozzy + Friends' Featuring Zakk Wylde and Slash

Spencer Kaufman — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:49:17 +0000

With Tony Iommi battling lymphoma and Bill Ward in a contract dispute with the band, Black Sabbath will now only play one gig on their previously scheduled European tour. Other than the U.K.’s Download Festival on June 10, the rest of the shows will be billed as ‘Ozzy & Friends,’ in which singer Ozzy Osbourne [...]

Twisted Sister Interview At Download Fest [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:06:48 +0000

Legendary glam metal band Twisted Sister was one of the many bands at this years Download Festival and they sat down for a little chat about what’s going on with them right now. Dee Snider has been a very busy guy as of late. Not only is he starring in the hit Broadway Musical “Rock [...]