Reviews The big review: Download Festival 2022Download Festival is back at full-scale for the first time since 2019! Here’s all the action from Donington Park…
Reviews What happened when KISS headlined Download 2022KISS bring blood, fire and volume to their triumphant final UK show…
Reviews What happened when Iron Maiden headlined Download 2022Iron Maiden triumph as ’Arry’s ’Ammers come home to Castle Donington in career-best style…
News Here’s the weather forecast for Download Festival 2022Umbrella or sunglasses? Wellies or flip-flops? It’s finally time to find out what we’re going to need to pack for this weekend’s Download Festival at Castle Donington…
Features Bimini: “To walk out onstage in a 40-inch wig, a high-rise thong, and f*cking perform Prodigy feels great”Ahead of making her Download Festival debut this weekend, Bimini Bon Boulash talks recruiting an all-queer band, why Princess Diana is punk, and how Green Day inspired her old email address…
Features “It’s my annual retreat away from the nonsense of the world”: Meet the Download superfansFrom meeting future soulmates to creating unforgettable memories, Download is a genuinely special place for its devoted festival-goers. We meet the fans whose lives have been forever changed by Donington…
Features 20 bands you absolutely can’t miss at Download Festival 2022From As Everything Unfolds and Bimini to Sleep Token and WARGASM, we tip the hottest new acts to track down over the next few days at Donington Park…
Features Holding Absence preview their Download Festival set: “You should never underestimate how profound performing at Donington can be”The release of The Greatest Mistake Of My Life cemented Holding Absence’s status as one of the UK’s finest young rock bands. As they prepare for the biggest show of their career at Download, Lucas Woodland talks about the magical qualities of Castle Donington, and recalls the life-changing impact of last year’s Pilot…
Features Bleed From Within unlock the secrets of Shrine: “This is us baring all... It’s about connecting with people on that human level”It’s been a long road to the top of the UK metal mountain for Glaswegian heavyweights Bleed From Within. And, having soldiered to new heights during lockdown, scintillating sixth album Shrine sees them harness a lifetime of lessons learned to deliver their most spectacular statement yet…
Features Static Dress preview their Download Festival set: “It’s definitely something that you’re gonna come away from happy…”Following the release of their highly-anticipated debut album Rouge Carpet Disaster, Static Dress are keeping momentum going and looking ahead to a massive weekend at Download Festival. And, as vocalist Olli Appleyard promises, big things await…
Features In the studio with Meet Me @ The AltarMeet Me @ The Altar give Kerrang! a sneak peek at the recording of their highly-anticipated debut album – with its “heavily influenced early-’00s sound”…
Features WARGASM: “We like chaos and blood and nudity and violence”We joined Milkie Way and Sam Matlock on the road with Neck Deep to feel their intense carnage first-hand, and watch WARGASM continue to stake their claim as one of Britain’s hottest bands…
News Bury Tomorrow drop crushing new single LIFE (Paradise Denied)Bury Tomorrow’s second single of the year marks their new creative era and a “taste of what’s to come next”.
Features Heavy Metal Truants: Meet the wholesome metalhead bicycle gang raising money for charityAs the Heavy Metal Truants prepare to set off on their annual cycle up to Download Festival, co-founder Alexander Milas explains how fundraising and metal goes hand-in-hand…
News Cassyette announces Sad Girl Summer UK headline tourFresh from supporting My Chemical Romance and releasing new music, Cassyette has announced a UK headline tour.
Features Spiritbox: “No matter how quickly you ascend to something, you still have to earn it”Last year, we tipped Spiritbox for greatness. Now, with a debut Download set and the band’s London headline shows selling out in minutes, we caught up with them on the road in America as their dreams start to come true…