Roadrunner Records Bands Invade Download!

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Roadrunner Records) - OPETH, MESHUGGAH, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DIR EN GREY, LAWNMOWER DETH, YOU ME AT SIX and STEADLUR have been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
ANVIL; ARCHITECTS; BILLY TALENT; BLACK STONE CHERRY; BUCKCHERRY; CHRIS CORNELL; CLUTCH; DEF LEPPARD; DEVILDRIVER; DIR EN GREY; DOWN; DRAGONFORCE; DREAM THEATER; DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED; FAITH NO MORE; FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH; JOURNEY; KARMA TO BURN; KILLSWITCH ENGAGE; KORN; LACUNA COIL; LAWNMOWER DETH; LIMP BIZKIT; MARILYN MANSON; MESHUGGAH; MOTLEY CRUE; OPETH; PAPA ROACH; PARKWAY DRIVE; PENDULUM; SKIN; SLIPKNOT; STEADLUR; TESLA; THE BLACKOUT; THE PRODIGY; TRIVIUM; WHITESNAKE; YOU ME AT SIX; ZZ TOP

A two-and-a-half-minute video trailer for this summer's Download festival - featuring interview clips with members of SLIPKNOT, MOTLEY CRUE, KORN and DEVILDRIVER - can be viewed on Blabbermouth.net.

The Download festival continues to take place at Donington Park, which has established itself as the original and "spiritual" home of all things rock since the first Monsters of Rock festival in 1980.

The benefit of Download festival at Donington Park in its seventh year is that it has enabled festival organisers to confirm some changes to the site layout, improving the festival experience of everyone attending this year. With the Download festival renowned worldwide for its excellent on site facilities and 24-hour entertainment, this year's event will more than ever reflect the recommendations from its fan base to make the festival bigger and better than ever.