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Who's gonna rock the hardest at Download?

The annual Kerrang! sponsored Download festival is only a few months away and we wanna know who you think is gonna rock the hardest? You lot have already been hard at work voting in your MILLIONS! In fact, nearly six million of you think Limp Bizkit are going to be THE band to watch at Download. But what about newly announced headliners Faith No More? We know we only added them to the vote last night, but surely they warrant a few more of your all important clicks? And what about rock 'n' roll icons Buckcherry? At the time of writing they only have a measley 11 votes. C'mon, show Josh Todd and Co. some love! The final votes will be tallied up and announced on K! Dot Com and in Kerrang! magazine just before the festival in June. Click here and vote! Download 2009 takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14. The festival will be headlined by Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard. Other bands on the bill include Anvil, Billy Talent, Buckcherry, DevilDriver, DragonForce, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Motley Crue, Pendulum, The Blackout, The Prodigy, Trivium, Whitesnake and ZZ Top. Tickets for Download are on sale now from www.aloud.com. Prices are as follows: a full weekend ticket: £135, camping: £25, family camping: £25, car parking: £10 advance, £20 on the day, camper vans: £40, lockers: £11.

Published: 2009-03-03 Provider: Kerrang!

And the third Download headliner is...

K! Dot Com can exclusively reveal that the third headliner for this year's Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival is... Faith No More! The highly-influential Californian quintet originally split in 1998, following their world tour for 1997's Album Of The Year. But last November Kerrang! exclusively revealed that the band were set to re-group this year, and the five-piece confirmed the news in a statement issued on February 25. The band, featuring vocalist Mike Patton, bassist Bill Gould, drummer Mike Bordin, keyboardist Roddy Bottum and guitarist Jon Hudson, will regroup for a headline slot at Download and additional European shows. "Faith No More has always stood out as some sort of unique beast; part dog, part cat - its music almost as schizophrenic as the personalities of its members," reads Faith No More's official statement. "When it all worked, it worked really well, even if the chemistry was always volatile. Throughout our 17 years of existence, the mental and physical energy required to sustain this creature was considerable and relentless. Though amicable enough, when we finally split, we all followed paths seemingly destined to opposite ends of the universe. What's changed is that this year, for the first time, we've all decided to sit down together and talk about it. And what we've discovered is that time has afforded us enough distance to look back on our years together through a clearer lens and made us realise that through all the hard work, the music still sounds good, and we are beginning to appreciate the fact that we might have actually done something right." The band will be joining fellow headliners Slipknot and Def Leppard plus Anvil, Billy Talent, Buckcherry, DevilDriver, DragonForce, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Motley Crue, Pendulum, The Blackout, The Prodigy, Trivium, Whitesnake and ZZ Top. Download 2009 takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14. Tickets for Download are on sale now from www.al

Published: 2009-03-02 Provider: Kerrang!

Dir en grey, You Me At Six join Download 20009 bill!

You Me At Six, Dir en grey, Five Finger Death Punch and Meshuggah are among the latest wave of artists to be added to this year's ever-growing Download Festival line-up. "It's amazing that we've been asked to play Download 2009!" You Me At Six vocalist Josh Franceschi tells Kerrang!. "We love playing festivals and though none of us been to Download before, we know that it's pretty metal! I think if bands like Madina Lake can play Download in the past and not get murdered, then we should be okay! I am sure we'll all walk away with a bottle imprinted on our foreheads, but we're all for the weekend's festivities! We really wanna see Architects, Limp Bizkit and Slipknot." Kerrang! Tour 2009 stars Dir en grey are excited to return to the UK for the festival. "I think everyone in the UK is great and really friendly," says guitarist Kaoru. "We have always wanted to play this festival so we are really honored to have been given this opportunity. We hope to leave a big impression on the crowd!" The metal-as-all-hell Five Finger Death Punch will also be playing - following the success of their recent UK tour dates with Lamb Of God and Unearth. "Our UK brothers and sisters know how to conjure up some devastating mosh pits," says the band's guitarist Zoltan Bathory. "It's an honour to be part of such a huge event!" Other bands revealed this week include prog-metallers Opeth, Velvet Revolver bassist Duff Mckagan's other band Loaded, Steadlur and Lawnmower Deth. Download 2009 takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14. The festival will be headlined by Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard. Other bands on the bill include: Anvil, Architects, Billy Talent, Black Stone Cherry, Buckcherry, Chris Cornell, Clutch, DevilDriver, Down, DragonForce, Dream Theater, Journey, Killswitch Engage, Korn, Lacuna Coil, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Motley Crue, Papa Roach, Parkway Drive, Pendulum, reunited stoner rockers Karma To Burn, Skin, Tesla, The Blackout, The Prodigy, Trivium, Whi

Published: 2009-03-23 Provider: Kerrang!

12 new bands for Download!

Down, Lacuna Coil and Papa Roach have been added to the bill of this year's K!-sponsored Download festival. Lacuna Coil are set to release their new album Shallow Life on April 20 and vocalist Cristina Scabbia tells K! that the band are itching to showcase their new material at this year's festival. "We are absolutely thrilled to be coming back to Download this year," says Scabbia. "I've played there twice, once with Lacuna Coil and last year with my friends from Apocalyptica. There's always such an amazing atmosphere there and we have a total blast when we're in the UK. We are really excited to be able to play some of our new songs live for the first time for you guys at Download. The line-up this year is awesome already and I'm looking forward to catching up with some friends! I'll see you down the front!" Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix reveals that the Californian quartet have never had anything less than a "fucking awesome time" at Donington. "We're psyched to be coming back once again," Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix tells Kerrang!. "I think this is going to be our third time playing there and so far we've never had anything less than a fucking awesome time. The bands are always great, the vibe is really cool, and best of all the entire crowd always stinks after the first day!" Other bands set to appear at the three-day festival, which takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14, are Chris Cornell, Black Stone Cherry, Architects, Parkway Drive, reunited stoner rockers Karma To Burn, Clutch, Skin, Journey and Tesla. Download 2009 takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14. The festival will be headlined by Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard. Other bands on the bill include Anvil, Billy Talent, Buckcherry, DevilDriver, DragonForce, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Motley Crue, Pendulum, The Blackout, The Prodigy, Trivium, Whitesnake and ZZ Top. Tickets for Download are on sale now from www.aloud.co

Published: 2009-03-16 Provider: Kerrang!