Guitar Interactive – Issue 66 2019

(^42) Guitar Interactive Issue 66
FEATURES_DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2019
mixed it up with heavy beats, punk attitude
and rapid-fire flows. Welsh ragga metal heroes
Skindred brought their trademark Newport
Helicopter to the fields, Simple Creatures
featuring members of Blink 182 and All
Time Low made their UK festival debut and
bonafide metal pioneers Carcass laid waste to
the Dogtooth Stage with pummelling riffs,
whipping the crowd into a suitable frenzy
readying them for Slipknot.
The impact of Slipknot on popular culture
cannot be ignored and their enduring 20-
year career has seen them rise to a level which
can only be described as phenomenal. The
band started as they meant to go on opening
with the anthemic ‘People=Shit’ and pulled
no punches as they delved into a set of
their heaviest hits and deep cuts including
‘Psychosocial’, ‘(Sic)’ and ‘Spit It Out’ as
well as tracks from their forthcoming album
‘Not Our Kind’. On their third headline
appearance Slipknot somehow raised the bar
again delivering their trademark frenetic stage
show with ferocity as urgent and relevant as
ever, drawing the crowd together and giving
the message of sticking together as a family,
with lead singer Corey Tayler proclaiming
that out of all festivals “This is the one that
feels like home”
Download celebrated the success of the
returning Eco Campsite sponsored by
Greenpeace which was filled to capacity and
zero tents were left behind. Download also
sold out of all reusable water bottles, »
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