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New Five finger Death Punch video – watch now
Following FFDP’s notorious Main Stage set at Download 2010, the band took to the studio to work on their third album American Capitalist, which was released at the end of last year.[--more--]
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The record has spawned a bunch of awesome singles including Under and Over It and The Pride, and the band have just unveiled the video for their latest track Remember Everything, which you can watch now.
This one comes fully loaded with heartfelt lyrics, slow-motion screaming and even a face-melting guitar solo around the 3:30 mark. Nice.
You can watch the new video by hitting play on the below. Well off you go then.
Don’t miss Five Finger Death Punch when the band return to Download in June – just try not to upset our security guards too much this time, eh boys?! ;)
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Download 2012 to be the only Black Sabbath European performance of the summer
Last year, the internet went up in flames with the news that the original Back Sabbath line up were back together and due to head out on a huge European tour in 2012 - with a headline slot at Download Festival being the highlight on the schedule. [--more--]
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All of that was thrown in to doubt recently, with the terrible news that the band’s axeman Tony Iommi was suffering with lymphoma.
The good news is that Tony is SLAYING that fiendish disease like a BOSS, and his recovery looking incredibly promising.
However, at this stage in time Download will be the band’s only European show of the summer, with Tony under doctors’ orders to stay put in the UK (Donington is only about 30 miles from Tony’s house).
Ozzy will continue to play all scheduled dates on the previously announced tour, billed as Ozzy and Friends and featuring Geezer Butler as “special guest” and the likes of Zakk Wylde and Slash joining the incomparable front man at various stages of the tour.
Whilst everyone in the rock community continues to wish Tony well, it’s comforting to know that he’s getting better, and his return to the stage with the rest of Black Sabbath at Download on June 10th is looking set to be a monumental occasion.
The only question that remains for Sabbath fans now is: “what about Bill Ward?”. More news on that as it breaks.
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Killswitch Engage, NoFX, Shinedown and more added to Download line up
It’s been a couple of weeks since our last announcement, and with the sun in the sky (just about) and less than 4 months until Download 2012, we decided to go and add a handful more bands to the line up. We’re nice like that, see. [--more--]
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First up, Killswith Engage are coming back to Download in 2012, having stepped in at the last minute to play the festival in 2010.
With Jesse Leach back as the band’s lead singer, we can’t wait to welcome the band back to Donington in June.
Also on the bill are NOFX, one of the most dedicated and prolific touring bands on the live circuit, and yet another incredible addition to the Download 2012 bill.
Black Veil Brides will be retuning in 2012, having blown us away with a phenomenal set last year. The band continue to gain in popularity, and their performance this year is promising to be even more of a spectacle than last time.
Finish symphonic metallers Nightwish have been confirmed, and will be playing tracks from their awesome 14-year-long career, including songs from their latest record Imaginaerum.
Oh yeah, and the ferocious Shinedown will also be ripping it at Donington in 2012 too, blasting out tracks from their new album Amaryllis as well as a bunch of their classics as well.
What do you think of all that, then? Be sure to jump on to our Forum, Facebook and Twitter to let us know what you think about the latest additions.
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