Download festival 2008 lineup

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of their first Donington headline slot at Monsters of Rock as part of their 'Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour', the metal institution that is Iron Maiden returned to this hallowed ground. Does it get any more explosive than Teutonic titans Rammstein?

Probably not, and so it be proved as Donington Park ignited in flames. Hot on the heels of their first transatlantic chart-topping album, 'Hail To The King', Avenged Sevenfold hit Download with the force of a Viking raiding party. Following in the footsteps of bands such as Metallica revisiting their landmark records, Linkin Park played their debut album, 'Hybrid Theory', in full.

Back for their second Download festival headliner, Aerosmith brought this year's event to a spectacular close. You can't keep a good band down as Slipknot return for their third Download festival headline slot. Was the police's facial recognition software needed for Kiss? And would they be able to tell the difference between say, Tommy Thayer and Ace Frehley? It may have been one of the wettest Download festivals ever — perhaps it should have been re-named 'Downpour'?

Embarking on their 'The End' farewell tour, Black Sabbath called in for one last time at the home of heavy metal. Topping the charts on 24 countries with their epic 'Book of Souls' album, Iron Maiden delivered the goods once more at Download. A third headline appearance for System Of A Down — no mean feat for and that hasn't releases an album since 's 'Hypnotize'. Celebrating their second No.

Aerosmith have got to be doing something right if they've been asked back for their third Download headline appearance. And yes, they really did cover Glen Campbell's 'Witchita Lineman'.

Amazingly, it's Ozzy Osbourne's first solo headline slot at Download that sees him delivering the hits and a few dips into the Black Sabbath back catalogue. Sheffield's prodigal sons topped the line-up for a third time at Download where they performed their seminal 'Hysteria' album in its glorious entirety, alongside other gems. A decade on from their first bill-topping performance, Slipknot headlined Download Festival for a fourth time in June in support of their sixth studio album 'We Are Not Your Kind'.

The Los Angeles alternate metallers closed Download Festival with an audio-visual spectacular! Dead Label Ireland, metal.

Dead Posey modern alternative rock. Deftones United States, rock. Dying Fetus United States, death metal. Electric Wizard United Kingdom, metal. Employed To Serve United Kingdom, chaotic hardcore. Funeral for a Friend United Kingdom, post-hardcore. Gender Roles. Gojira France, rock. Haken United Kingdom, metal. Hatari Iceland, icelandic electronic. Higher Power United Kingdom, hardcore. Holding Absence United Kingdom, hardcore. Hot Milk United Kingdom, pop punk.

Jamie Lenman rock. JJ Wilde Canada, rock. Joyous Wolf United States, modern hard rock. Kill the Lights United States, alternative. Killswitch Engage United States, metal.

I couldn't have said that an hour ago! Playing an epic song set, Kiss brought their spectacular live show to this side of the Atlantic. Though perhaps the less said about Gene Simmons' bass solo, the better. The only punk band to have headlined the Download festival, The Offspring brought the pogo the headbangers.

There's probably a song title there…. Returning for their first live shows in 11 years, Faith No More served to confirm just how much they'd been missed. Slipknot's first headline appearance at Download would also be their last UK performance with bassist Paul Gray before his death in Their performance was later released as the live DVD, ' sic nesses'. Worthy headliners, indeed….

Headlining a day of torrential rain, classic rock overlords Aerosmith brought a touch of glamour to the otherwise sodden environs of Download. Slotted in between the release of 's 'A Thousand Suns' and 's 'Living Things' album, Linkin Park made their third headlining appearance at Download. Fusing heavy metal with techno, The Prodigy lit up the Download festival after a wet start forced the cancellation of some acts. For their third Download headliner, the metal titans that are Metallica elected to play the whole of their eponymous album — in reverse order.

Despite being treated for cancer, Tony Iommi played as strongly as ever as Black Sabbath went through some of their biggest career highlights including 'War Pigs', 'Children Of The Grave' and 'Paranoid'. As the scene of Slipknot's last UK appearance with him, calling in at Download was only right and fitting.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of their first Donington headline slot at Monsters of Rock as part of their 'Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour', the metal institution that is Iron Maiden returned to this hallowed ground. Does it get any more explosive than Teutonic titans Rammstein? Probably not, and so it be proved as Donington Park ignited in flames.

Hot on the heels of their first transatlantic chart-topping album, 'Hail To The King', Avenged Sevenfold hit Download with the force of a Viking raiding party. Following in the footsteps of bands such as Metallica revisiting their landmark records, Linkin Park played their debut album, 'Hybrid Theory', in full. Back for their second Download festival headliner, Aerosmith brought this year's event to a spectacular close. Play Quiz. You got. Link that replays current quiz.

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