![]() With a sea of people attempting to get a look at the band it felt like a huge mistake putting them one the Opus Stage.Īpex headliners were up next and it was a long time coming. Headlining the second stage was Evanescence, and drew possibly the biggest crowd ever for a second stage act. Architects played though a set which again felt like future headliners in waiting and Within Temptation felt as though they should’ve played the Apex Stage (main stage). With it being the second stage and even with Architects blasting through a set on the main stage, the area become extremely crowded quickly. The idea of putting Within Temptation before Evanescence made sense, although it just didn’t work. Perfect weather for bouncing around to pop punk, Neck Deep drew a huge crowd to the mainstage playing through a 12 song set with singer Benis Barlow using his mainstage opportunity to take aim at the government.Ĭatching parts of Asking Alexandria and Pendulum, the crowd stated to file towards the Opus Stage (second stage) ahead of symphonic metal giants Within Temptation. Next up was some pop punk with Wrexham’s Neck Deep taking to the main stage. With circle pits everywhere during ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ Elvana was certainly an experience until the band was cut off for overrunning, that didn’t stop the crowd or the band finishing the set though. With a frontman dressed as Elvis who tells the crowd “I might sometimes sound like Elvis, sometimes Kurt Cobain or sometimes Nicholas Cage”, the crowd couldn’t get enough. Seeing what is essentially a tribute band on the second stage reasonably high up the line-up made it a must see and they crushed their set. The next band I watched more out of curiosity but ended up staying for the whole set was Elvana. Playing seven songs the duo made full use of Metallica’s snake pit and poured everything they could into what was their third set of the weekend (a RIP camp exclusive show and a Doghouse DJ set). Nova Twins unsurprisingly drew a huge crowd to the mainstage as people were beginning to look increasingly sunburnt. Stand Atlantic ended up taking most of the attention and felt like the perfect introduction to day that felt more progressive than usual for Download. Fridayįriday began being torn between Stand Atlantic and Tapei Houston, with both bands starting at 1pm. Not a bad way to reintroduce yourself to festival after 11 years away. The set ends on a high with them lighting up the most of stage with flames during ‘Fuel’ before ending big with ‘Seek And Destroy’ and ‘Master Of Puppets’. Wasting no time, Metallica launch into ‘Creeping Death’ before hitting the crowd with ‘Harvester of Sorrow’ and ‘Leper Messiah’ – can you get a heavier opening three songs? Featuring three new songs off 72 Seasons, Metallica made sure the set spanned their whole career playing at least one song off every album except St. The biggest band in metal know how to make an entrance with ‘It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock ‘n’ Roll)’ playing the crowd raise their voices before Clint Eastwood appears on the screens and the iconic ‘Ecstasy Of Gold’ rings out. Playing their first of two sets, Metallica were the band everyone was waiting to see. With Myles Kennedy’s dynamic vocals and Mark Tremonti’s huge riffs the band were the perfect warm up for what was coming next. Playing a varied setlist that missed a number of their crowd favourites, the band didn’t disappoint even if the setlist did feature newer songs more than you’d expect. ![]() The eleven song set felt too short with the both the crowd and band loving every minute of it, but it isn’t too long to wait to see them again with the band headlining Wembley Arena in December.Īlter Bridge sub-headlined, which felt like an audition for a future headlining spot. Lzzy Hale walks out on stage and belts out a snippet of ‘Raise Your Horns’ before launching into ‘I Miss The Misery’. ![]() Halestorm were the first ‘logo band’ of the day and one of highlights of the weekend. ![]() ![]() Powering through the heaviest mainstage set of the day, the band certainly gained a few fans with frontwoman Tatiana Shmayluk demanding constant energy from everyone there early. Next up was Ukrainian metalcore outfit Jinjer. Playing a 40 minute set Wolfgang Van Halen lets the crowd know how much he appreciates everyone being there early telling them it’s a dream to be playing at Donington after hearing his fathers ( Eddie Van Halen) stories when he was younger about playing there. Thursday had less bands than every other day but featured a stacked main stage line up which opened with Mammoth WVH. Expanding to four days instead of the usual three, over 100,000 people descended upon Donington for what was an insane four days of music. This past weekend saw Download celebrate its 20 th anniversary with a special edition of the festival. Opus Echo of Starsong Review: One Of 2021'S Best Game Stories ![]()
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