The guy next to me is crying – the tears are falling thick and fast down his face as he takes in what is happening on stage. No, it’s not due to frontman Mike Shinoda sporting a red wig as a tongue-in-cheek reference to his hair from the ‘One Step …

When My Chemical Romance headlined Download in 2007, they were bottled heavily. Avenged Sevenfold gained just as much, if not more, criticism for being given the chance to top the bill this year despite the obvious facts of a sold out UK arena tour and a #1 album on both …

Back in full swing for it’s twelfth year, Download Festival once again brought people from across the world to Donington Park in Derbyshire for a weekend of brilliant live music that even the weather couldn’t spoil (more about that later!). And the bands themselves? Well, read on to see what Elliott …

Following their blistering Pepsi Max stage set, I had a chat with the boys from Lawnmower Deth which eventually involved fellow ‘Mosh colleague Ant May and was fifteen minutes of bedlam.              

My final interview of Download 2014 was with Epic and Seth from Crazy Town. I was incredibly tired from the weekend but, thanks to the guys being wicked, I was still able to have a great chat with them about reforming, their performance and what’s next for them.

I was lucky enough to speak to Thobbe and Chris from Sabaton after their set at Download about their last album, playing with fire and little furry creatures.  

I caught up with the boys from UK upstarts Monuments to discuss playing Download, the next 6-12 months and get the name of their new album horrifically wrong.  

I was lucky enough to catch up with Corey from Trivium at Download Festival to talk about THAT 2005 Donington set, working with David Draiman and Paolo’s internet-famous cat…  

I spoke to Heart in Hand at Download to chat about their mysterious new album, their upcoming tour and other random pieces of information. Please note that standing in height order was completely coincidental.

I caught up with UK metallers Malevolence at Download to discuss their new album, their upcoming tour and stump them with a fan question.

I chatted to Fozzy’s Rich Ward at Download Festival about the new album, their initial parody act and Chris Jericho’s former career.

After their delayed arrival at the site and signing, session I caught up with Phil from the Temperance Movement during Friday evening for a quick chat about everything relating to the band including their astonishing rise to fame.

I caught up with Kehn, Brad and Kyle from They Say Fall at Download this year to talk the Red Bull Studio competition and how it feels to have taken to the stage at the biggest rock festival in the UK.    

It creeps round quickly, festival season, doesn’t it? Somehow a full 12 months has passed since Download 2013 closed with Rammstein setting everything on fire and now it’s all about to go utterly batshit again. Most people going will already have a good idea of who they intend on seeing, …

Is there life for Sabaton after, well, Sabaton? Judging by their recent tour and the mania that ensued during their show at Woodstock in Poland (captured on their live release Swedish Empire Live), you’d have to say things were pretty healthy. Pun intended given their lyrical content, the band have bravely soldiered …

Six weeks until Download Festival. Yep, you read that right. Six. SIX. And with time until the gates open getting ever shorter, this year’s official DOWNLOAD 2014 APP has been released for iPhone and Android, featuring all the latest news, information and advice needed to make this year the best one …

If ever there was a word to sum up Whitechapel, ‘subtle’ really wouldn’t be it. Far more comfortable playing music that crashes into our ears like a runaway freight train on engine steroids, the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet have been active since 2006 and Our Endless War is to become their fifth studio …

With just three months to go until the return of the mighty SONISPHERE festival to KNEBWORTH, a further twleve acts have been added to the star-packed line up. After their late night trip down memory lane in 2010, million selling power trio Therapy? return to BOHEMIA, this time to perform …

One of the best things about being in 2014 is that when something happens which is truly unique, no matter where in the world it happens, everyone knows  about it. The latest musical phenomenon to go viral is Japan’s BABYMETAL, and Team Sonisphere snapped them up to join this year’s …

.@DownloadFest confirms another 9 acts. Festival season is fast approaching, but it hasn’t stopped Download revealing another nine additions to their already impressive lineup. Heading up the confirmations is none other than Richie Sambora. His CV speaks for itself – collaborators include Cher, LL Cool J and guitar god Eric …