Download update: Saturday
Classic Rock at Download: Highlight of Day Two including Maiden, QOTSA, Walking Papers, Heep, Acoustic TV – and a new folk hero?
Classic Rock at Download: Highlight of Day Two including Maiden, QOTSA, Walking Papers, Heep, Acoustic TV – and a new folk hero?
Classic Rock at Download: WWII fighter plane crosses Donington sky three times – then band announce London show in August
Classic Rock at Download: Promoter Andy Copping says bringing tonight’s headliner back was “just common sense” – and explains why he has to “get shitty” with bands over bill slots
Brand new national rock radio station to begin broadcasting on Sunday, June 16 – at two minutes to midnight
AC/DC frontman sings of Newcastle shipbuilding… Dickinson’s spoken word show… Gibbons recalls classic accident… Final Randy Blythe legal step… Navarro’s bloodletting art… Priest spell out touring future… U2 winding up album… Skid Row and Ugly Kid Joe hitting the road… Tesla cut single… Manics to play Hyde Park
Sabbath axeman on Rick Rubin… Metallica overwhelmed by movie work… McCartney’s gift for Elvis… Maiden solve Swedish ale issue… Motley more mature, says Neil… Led Zep test single sells… Muse announce London show
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is the latest name to join this year’s epic Heavy Metal Truants charity bike ride to Download 2013
Stanley vows to blow fans away in Europe… Anthrax shoot live DVD… Deftones revisit shelved album… Maiden ale’s Swedish turmoil… Whitesnake go double-live… Husker Du man goes solo… Lombardo on Slayer relations… Neil mulls Motley reunion… Baroness driver misses court… Masters of Reality add shows… Tesla guitarist album date… Chickenfoot plot 2014 return
Pensioners in trouble after taking revenge on noisy neighbours by playing Afraid To Shoot Strangers up to 4am
Advance sale of Trooper cask ale forces makers to work overtime – as Bruce Dickinson admits band had to audition for brewery