Municipal Waste and Testament for Download!

Municipal Waste, Testament, Brigade, Chiodos, Comeback Kid, Valient Thorr, Animal Alpha, August Burns Red, Exit Ten, Hostile, Trigger The Bloodshed and Rose Tattoo have confirmed their appearance at the three-day, K!-sponsored festival.

"We'll bring the crossover speed attack to the masses at Download!" says Municipal Waste guitarist Ryan. "We assure you that there will be ripped faces of unsuspecting headbangers left in our dust as we exit the stage. As a true fan of heavy metal myself, I will sacrifice my own face by melting it down onstage during the almighty Judas Priest!"

"Download has become the ultimate rock and metal festival," adds Brigade frontman Will Simpson. "Every band wants to play, so it's an awesome opportunity to make some new fans and destroy people's preconceptions. Plus I can't wait to check out some of my favourite bands like Biffy Clyro, Jimmy Eat World and of course, Fightstar!"

"We haven't been overseas that much but we're looking forward to play for thousands of people that have no clue who we even are!" says Chiodos keyboardist Brad Bell. "It shall rock!"


The Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival will be headlined by: Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets.

The full list of other bands on the bill so far is as follows:

36 Crazy Fists, A Day To Remember, Ace Frehley, Airbourne, Alesana, Alter Bridge, Animal Alpha, Apocalyptica, Ash, August Burns Red, Biffy Clyro, Black Stone Cherry, Bleeding Through, Brigade, Bullet For My Valentine, Cavalera Conspiracy, Children Of Bodom, Chiodos, Coheed & Cambria, Comeback Kid, Disturbed, Elliot Minor, Exit Ten, Fightstar, HIM, Hostile, In Flames, Incubus, Jimmy Eat World, Job For A Cowboy, Jonathan Davis (Korn), Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Madina Lake, Motorhead, Municipal Waste, Pendulum, Rise Against, Rose Tattoo, Seether, Simple Plan, Testament, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Devil Wears Prada, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Subways, Throwdown, Trigger The Bloodshed, Valient Thorr and Within Temptation.

The Download festival takes place the weekend of June 13 to June 15. Tickets are on sale now. Prices are as follows: a full weekend ticket: £130, standard camping: £20, camper van: £40, family zone camping: £20, lockers: £11, parking £10 in advance or £15 on the day. There will be a variety of ticket packages available to buy, including the RIP packages (a VIP package) from £315. For Club or VIP Experience packages, please call 020 7009 3484 to discuss your requirements.

Disabled customers can call 0121 767 9729 to discuss accessibility arrangements. Please note, disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required. Should additional helper tickets be required, please call the disabled access ticket line on 0121 767 9729 or email access@downloadfestival.co.uk

For more details and up-to-the-minute news, please visit www.downloadfestival.co.uk.


Posted by Dan at 07:58PM | April 21, 2008

who the fuck are all of them???
apart from testament

Posted by stu | April 21, 2008 7:37 PM | Reply to this
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who the fuck are all of them???
apart from testament

Posted by stu | April 21, 2008 7:38 PM | Reply to this
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what aload of shit this is
download this year really isnt looking to good..

Posted by peejay | April 21, 2008 7:41 PM | Reply to this
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is shit!
the line up is bollocks this year
what has happened!
i mean WTF is up with Brigade and Simple Plan
they are shit
at this rate i will be selling my tickets i think
go to Reading and Leeds!
where better bands are playing
like Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and Metallica!
Zakk!

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is shit!
the line up is bollocks this year
what has happened!
i mean WTF is up with Brigade and Simple Plan
they are shit
at this rate i will be selling my tickets i think
go to Reading and Leeds!
where better bands are playing
like Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and Metallica!
Zakk!

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is shit!
the line up is bollocks this year
what has happened!
i mean WTF is up with Brigade and Simple Plan
they are shit
at this rate i will be selling my tickets i think
go to Reading and Leeds!
where better bands are playing
like Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and Metallica!
Zakk!

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where are some decent bands being added to bill


chidios n brigade , half decent for 3rd stage !

Ax7
killswitch engage
etc
!!!

Posted by funky | April 21, 2008 7:42 PM | Reply to this
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killswitch engage are shite

Posted by thatguy | April 24, 2008 11:33 PM | Reply to this
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Municipal Waste and Testament... That ain't fucking bad if you ask me. Download is pointless going this year, these 2 bands, Seether and Jonathan Davis are the only reason I would actually go. Apart from that... Fuck it. Reading and Leeds are much better festivals this year.

Posted by Loz | April 21, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply to this
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WHAT A LOAD OF FUCKING BOLLCOKS

BULLSHIT LINEUP

Posted by terri | April 21, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply to this
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brigade

are an amazing band, just because they're not metal and the lead singer is Charlie from fightstars brother doesnt mean they should be singled out for no reason, especially putting them alongside simple plan who are just awful!

Brigade aren't an overnight sucess, in fact theyve had very little sucess in the 5-6 years theyve been together so dont slate them just yet :P

Posted by Dave | April 21, 2008 7:47 PM | Reply to this
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more bands not to see

they are just anouncing bands no'one wants to see like

i would deffo rather have one normall band than them 12 fukin unknown bands

fukin shit

Posted by ryan devlin | April 21, 2008 7:53 PM | Reply to this
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why you all complaining

For one all these bands just anounced are just a load that will be playing the 3rd stage (the really small stage)

soo it dosn't affect anything

they have to have fairly small unknown bands playing that stage

like they do every year

it has only put 2 bands on the 2nd stage and they will probs be the ones opening the 2nd stage

the rest have been piled into the 3rd stage to fill them days on that stage

nothing bad

still like 5 or 6 bands to be anounced on 2nd n main stage for each day so no worries

for a 3rd stage they have put some gd bands on it so i aint all that bothered

you know alf of you people probs arn't going anyway so why complain
but for the people who are its not a big deal really

xx

Posted by Ryan Devlin | April 21, 2008 7:59 PM | Reply to this
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Download...

Chiodos = <3
Municipal Waste suck, though... although that's just my opinion. =] Ah well, it's supposedly a ' true metal' festival, so whatever.
And they've still got loads more bands to announce, so stop complaining that your favourites haven't been announced yet.

xx

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Chiodos = <3
And Brigade are okay, too.
Municipal Waste suck, though... although that's just my opinion. =] Ah well, it's supposedly a ' true metal' festival, so whatever.
And they've still got loads more bands to announce, so stop complaining that your favourites haven't been announced yet.

xx

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Municipal Waste PAWN your ass!

They just wanna part-ay and have fun, drink beer and smoke weed ;)

Posted by Joelio | April 22, 2008 7:39 PM | Reply to this
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unlucky zakk

reading n leeds r sold out n im goin all 3 days

:P

Posted by max | April 21, 2008 8:22 PM | Reply to this
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No comment on the announcements....

...Just why are Throwdown now above Cavalera conspiracy and bodom??? I'd have it in reverse... bodom should be headlining that stage without a doubt at least!! thats bs!!

Posted by ToMmY | April 21, 2008 8:30 PM | Reply to this
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Apart from Testament and Municipal Waste who the hell are the others? Where are the other 10 playing? The car park!!! Jeez, what rubbish........

Posted by Jo | April 21, 2008 8:37 PM | Reply to this
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sounds good

Municipal Waste and Comeback Kid are awesome. Testament are great too.

Triger The Bloodshed, Valient Thorr, Rose Tattoo and Exit Ten arent too bad either.

Posted by connor | April 21, 2008 8:45 PM | Reply to this
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haha

fuck yeah, glad i got my reading ticket
the line up there is better than this bollocks
bring on metallica and avenged sevenfold, metal sundayy!!

Posted by Darryl | April 21, 2008 8:46 PM | Reply to this
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Right back at ya!

A7X are the shit and are gonna rock the fuck out of Reading. Woo woo! x

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Right back at ya!

A7X are the shit and are gonna rock the fuck out of Reading. Woo woo! x

Posted by Sandie | April 21, 2008 9:06 PM | Reply to this
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Right back at ya!

A7X are the shit and are gonna rock the fuck out of Reading. Woo woo! x

Posted by Sandie | April 21, 2008 9:05 PM | Reply to this
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Oh Well

Oh well looks like we'll need more bottles of piss to throw this year then??!!!!!!!! I know i definately will..

Posted by Al | April 21, 2008 9:34 PM | Reply to this
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So that's now Testament, Municipal Waste, Judas Priest and Motorhead. Sorry, but that's not worth the extortionate prices they're looking for.

Posted by The Metallion | April 21, 2008 9:37 PM | Reply to this
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Hells Yeh

So glad im going reading this year instead

Download is lookin up to be a real Shit! weekend

A7X is gonna rock reading

along with Rage, Slipknot, Bullet and Metallica!!

Posted by Rob | April 21, 2008 10:41 PM | Reply to this
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Rawk

MUNICIPAL WASTE ARE GONNA FUCK YOU UP.

Posted by Tom | April 21, 2008 10:57 PM | Reply to this
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There's no pleasing any of you...

You moan about how bad the line-up is, then complain when we do get better and heavier acts! Some people here have obviously never heard of Testament and Rose Tattoo, too many of you obviously have seen the live experience that is Municipal Waste, and Valient Thorr, Exit Ten and Comeback Kid are all solid additions to the line-up. Leeds/Reading more metal? HA! You must be having a laugh. You won't see any shredding at Leeds and Reading, Testament and Municipal Waste will fuck you up good and proper.

My only gripe is that Rose Tattoo and Municipal Waste have been positioned smack bang with a clash with Apocalyptica and Black Stone Cherry on the Sunday, which will cause no end of arguments with my fiancée who is a huge Apocalyptica fan.

As for all you whiners, fuck off to Leeds and Reading and leave the real metal to Castle Donington!

Posted by Peter | April 22, 2008 9:35 AM | Reply to this
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There's no pleasing any of you...

I meant 'never seen' the live experience that is Municipal Waste

Posted by Peter | April 22, 2008 10:28 AM | Reply to this
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Line up

Line Up looks pretty shit HOT! 36 Crazy Fists, August Burns Red, Chiodos, Comeback Kid, Exit Ten, Fightstar, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Devil Wears Prada, The Dillinger Escape Plan...as well as plently of traditional metal for the metalheads...sounds awesome. Would like to see a few more new British Bands tho, Architects, Devil Sold His Soul, Dead Swans....the underground deserves a slot too.
ps ''Better bands like Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and Metallica'' get a clue children.

Posted by dillinger | April 22, 2008 10:23 AM | Reply to this
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download

SO


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THINK

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NO FAIR!
Now there are the grand total of three bands I want to see on the bill.
[Exit Ten, Throwdown, Bleeding Through].
Ahem.
So glad I'm going to Leeds fest instead.
Metallica, A7X, fuckin' heaven.

Posted by Vanessa | April 22, 2008 1:31 PM | Reply to this
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Line up

you have to give the unknown bands a chance. everyone has to start somewhere. Some of the bands at the myspace tent were pretty gd and I'd never heard of them.
I do agree its alot of money to pay to see band you've never heard of.

Posted by Claire | April 22, 2008 3:52 PM | Reply to this
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Line Up...

Many people ranting here about the "shit" lineup mainly because they havn't heard of many of the bands playing.

If you actually listen to most of the not known bands playing you will discover that this year is a very good line up. I'm glad to see Exit Ten finally getting a show at a very known festival. They deserve it alot. Same with Brigade.

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i would go purely to see:

Airbourne, Ash, Biffy Clyro, Brigade, Bullet For My Valentine, Elliot Minor, Jimmy Eat World, Jonathan Davis (Korn), Madina Lake, Motorhead, Simple Plan, Exit Ten
tbh, them lot rock =]

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oh yeah i'd also go to see, Kiss, Offspring and Lostprohets
:)

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oh yeah i'd also go to see, Kiss, Offspring and Lostprohets
:)

Posted by daiz | April 22, 2008 7:49 PM | Reply to this
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Ooof

Dillinger Escape Plan.
Funk everyone else, thats where the partys at.

Posted by Tesni Tiara | April 22, 2008 8:23 PM | Reply to this
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you know what would make it perfect
if iron maiden were playing
and pink floyd get back together
and play
now that would be good

BULLET ROCK !!!!

Posted by Missbrightside | April 23, 2008 10:00 AM | Reply to this
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Testament, Municipal Waste, Exit Ten excellent additions. Valient Thorr worth a look and nice to see another female fronted band in Animal Alpha.Hopefully get Benedictum soon!
Not so bothered about Brigade as I have recently seen them and don't know the others.

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The Devil Wears Prada are a shit hot band, i'd go just to see them to be honest! :D

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Valient Thorr!!! theyre finally coming back!!!

i going to see them and the WASTE and airbourne...

these bands are the future of rocknroll!!!

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>:|

I missed it.. by a few months :|
I wouldn't of been able to go anyway but yeah XD
I missed Elliot Minor :'(

I am here to say:
tbh throwing things at people isn't very nice
also, everyone has different music tastes so what YOU like i may not like and what i like i doubt anyone reading this will like (judging by the above comments)

Yeah point placed.

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