Punk Rock Factory were never meant to be play at Download Festival. In fact, they were never even meant to play anywhere live, reveals drummer Andrew 'Kob' Robinson. The band, who take all your favourite show tunes, Disney movie themes and well known bangers, and dip them in the well of sugar sweet pop-punk, were only a lockdown escape from the chaos of the pandemic. But now, they are making a living touring the world and playing to a sea of fists in the air as far as the eye can see.

“Yesterday I started losing my voice a little but I got through it,” Taylor Acorn beams through a massive smile and pearly white teeth. Her joy at making not only her Download Festival debut, but her first ever appearance in the UK, is undeniable. She’s buzzing, electric and still full of adrenaline as she sits down with Bring The Noise UK behind the Kerrang! Avalanche Stage at Download.

Spearheading the next generation of arena rock with ass-booting, meaty riffs, thundering drums and more charisma than Elton John on steroids, The Warning are a band who are definitely keeping it in the family. We caught up with two thirds of Mexican rock band backstage at Download, as drummer Paulina ‘Pau’ and bassist Alejandra ‘Ale’ Villareal sat down with us to chew the fat, spill the tea and reflect on a bone-rattling mega set which opened the Opus Stage on Friday at the festival.

As Download drew to a close, we were ready for one last packed day of musical delights.

We were back again for another packed day at Donington and our second Metallica set of the weekend!

Day two of Download provided more sunshine, music and great times for attendees.

The big four-day anniversary edition of the world's premier rock and metal gathering won’t ever be forgotten. Find out what happened on the first day of the festival.

This was always going to be a difficult record both to record and even to listen to. An album which takes aims and lands squarely in the feels. 'But Here We Are' has landed just a year after the sudden passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and the scars of that loss on Foos mainman Dave Grohl aren’t just clear to see, and hear, they are front and centre and dominate a handful of the tracks.

Andy Cairns has issued a ‘come and get us’ plea to Andy Copping, after revealing the band are desperate for a return invitation to play Download Festival. The Therapy? frontman took time out from the band’s busy promotion of their sixteenth album, 'Hard Cold Fire', to talk to Bring The Noise UK.

The warehouse style venue was taken over for one night only by the metalcore outfit.