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Download – Donington Park – 16 June 2019

Download – Donington Park – 16 June 2019

Posted by | Jun 30, 2019 | ,

Considering how much of a washout the week leading up to it had been, the weather had been remarkably cooperative for Download 2019. Sure, it’s muddy, but then you’re standing in a field in England – what else do you expect? So, when Sunday rolls around and the sun actually starts shining through properly for the first time all weekend, it feels like a real triumph to close the weekend on, aided in no small part by the variety on offer for the final day of the festival. If Friday was the classic rock day and Saturday almost the exclusive territory of metal, then Sunday is the day for oddballs and outcasts, a mixture of metal, rock, alt rock and extremity that shows the full span of diversity in our world.  

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Download – Donington Park – 15 June 2019

Download – Donington Park – 15 June 2019

Posted by | Jun 29, 2019 | ,

If the Friday of Download 2019 was all about celebrating the grand old names of rock, Saturday is an infusion of fresh blood that could yet completely change the game. Don’t believe us? Well, take the fact that first up on main stage Saturday morning were heavy metal Maori maestros Alien Weaponry, all the way from New Zealand, who played to a massive crowd – particularly for a Saturday morning that will likely hold more than a few hangovers… Rich Hobson kicked his into touch to bring us his highlights of the second day’s action in the mud of Donington…

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Kapala – ‘Termination Apex’ (Dunkelheit Produktionen)

Kapala – ‘Termination Apex’ (Dunkelheit Produktionen)

Posted by | Jun 28, 2019 | ,

Despite all the criticisms levelled at it, one thing that Download recently demonstrated is the truly global appeal of metal, with acts from the likes of Nepal, Mongolia and even Iran taking front and centre stage ad turning in captivating performances (well, according to our man who was there). One region which has been at the forefront of promulgating the darker end of the extreme metal sound has been the Indian sub-continent, from where bands have been slowly emerging into the light of global recognition, and now seem to be doing so at an increasing pace. The latest to grab the attention, in the most ball-gripping of manners, is Kapala.

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The Lords Of The New Church – ‘Los Diablos’ (Easy Action)

The Lords Of The New Church – ‘Los Diablos’ (Easy Action)

Posted by | Jun 28, 2019 | ,

Last month, after a protracted period of closure, we temporarily re-opened the Dead-End Drive-In for a special screening of the new documentary about the life, and still mysterious death, of Stiv Bators. Now, hot on the heels of that release comes this long-lost recording session from The Lords Of The New Church, being issued for the first time on vinyl by those lovely folks at Easy Action Records.

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Download – Donington Park – 14 June 2019

Download – Donington Park – 14 June 2019

Posted by | Jun 28, 2019 | ,

It couldn’t last, could it? A couple years’ worth of glorious weather might have been just enough to dry out the memories of the disastrous weather at Download 2016 (and, further back, 2012), but this year the weather bill came due and the heavens opened up a good week before fans had even descended upon Donington. “Absolute anarchy!” cried LadBible, “so bad fans were leaving!” went the BBC. Yet, as opening day loomed and Friday trudged in, a very simple reality was setting in – this is British summer and fans are going to descend upon Castle Donington come rain or shine, because fuck the weather.  

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