Korn, Motorhead, Deftones, Megadeth, Nightwish and Disturbed have all joined the 2016 Download Festival line-up, which is to be headlined by Rammstein, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.
Motorhead’s frontman Lemmy is still to fully recover from various health issues which caused more North American dates to be cancelled in September, but the band leads these new additions to the heavy rock festival which will take place between June 10th-12th at Donington Park, Leicestershire.
“Download is a very special place for us,” Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson said when the band’s headline booking was announced last month.
“Not just because it’s always great to play on home turf but because there’s a truly unique vibe there, it’s the very heart of England and of Metal, so a fitting place for Iron Maiden!”
“The crowd is always fiercely passionate and the whole band feeds off that famous Donnington energy. We aim to deliver a really memorable show for our fans to close the 2016 Festival. Although this is our sixth time headlining at Castle Donnington, it’s the first time we’ve been able to land Ed Force One right on the doorstep.”