MY DONINGTON REVIEW YOU B***ARDS
27 years of metal history continued this year at donington park with a weekend that saw 105 bands, 4 stages, 80,000 headbangers, and 200 quids worth of beer on my behalf alone, here be-eth mine revieweth...
Megadeth
YES! you cant beat a bit of megadave. criminally short set (30 minutes or something). it was a bloody blinding set though, the sound was beautiful, even the weather was alright. classics included
hangar 18
peace sells
symphony of destruction
take no prisoners
holy wars
four horsemen/mechanix
Slayer
SLAYERRRRR! i was loving this, admittedly not much different from when i saw them 2 years ago - AND NO ANGEL OF DEATH  , but still, i screamed myself hoarse and generally had a good one of it
and of course the best moment at any slayer gig...
Iron Maiden
Absolutely superb. admittedly i havent listened to them much since i was about 17, but it all came flooding back, a REALLY long set, ed hunter turned up, bruce dickinson fell on his arse, gig started in daytime and finished at night. singin along to fear of the dark with the woo-ooo-oo bit was magic perfection.
Chimaira
have to say i love these guys, wasnt familiar with the new stuff, but classics like power trip and pure hatred were awesome "sing along to this one, the words are real simple - it goes I HATE EVERYONEEE!!" 
Napalm Death
CRUSHINGLY HEAVY, almost comically brutal, so much more than on record. a bit of spinal tap esque **** talking too. "some people say you are your own god, butt hats bull**** cos god doesnt exist" LOL eh? and that guy is straight edge too.
Orange Goblin
absolutely superb, amazing sound, a genuine rock n roll band in an age of tw*ts, saw them a few weeks ago and this just about topped it, even with the cowshed acoustics of a festival
Machinehead
LET FREEDOM RING WITH THE SHOTGUN BLAST! sound was a little bit duff but they kept the classics coming (mercifully ignoring that nu metal they put us through). it was ball sweatingly hot though.
Mastodon
alas, i only caught a bit, i was actually taking a piss as "march of the fire ants came on (my favourite tune). they seemed alright though.
Motley Crue
say what you will, i was loving this, the cover of anarchy in the UK ruled, nikki's tale of getting his knob sucked by two sisters backstage was delightful, plus i got to punch my fist to "shout at the devil" - YEAH!
Marilyn Manson
well i have to say i got a majoir soft spot for manson, that said i reckon he lost it about 7 years ago, but blow me, this set just kicked me in the nuts, superb stuff, i was right on the crush barrier too, whites of their eyes territory.
wolfmother
have to say i was a bit pished and dont remember much of this, but i remember thinkin it was good in a sabbath/hendrix kinda way. worth checking out.
Velvet Revolver
GNR LIVES! well, maybe not, but a solid show, the video below was about as close to the old skool gunners as i got. slash still pwns. and a talking heads cover? believe.
Hellyeah
if no one else has the balls to say it, i will - we were all basically there to see vinnie paul behind a kit again, right?
that said, i had a good time, nothing amazing, but then how the hell do you follow up pantera.
Turisas
i blagged chic freak and thearabianmage to go see these guys, they were a bit meh about it...and then they came on. MADNESS. think braveheart meets manowar with a dash of gwar. awesome.
Dreamtheater
not the biggest fan of these guys, but wow, their guitarist has the riffs, vintage stuff, i just wish theyd drop that singer and write less pretentious songs!
Dimmu borgir
hell yes, now youre talking. only caught 4 or 5 songs, but wow, these guys have power.
Parikrama
these guys are great! a bunch of asian blokes who play proper old school heavy rock, it sounds F***ING great, and i had a bad hangover when i saw them, too.
Korn
only caught a bit (then i got nutted by an old man!), but they seemed solid. davis isnt fat anymore! noooo
i saw some other stuff but it slips the memory. also the circus, margaritas, coppers, campers & the general whole thing was bloody great, i highly recommend this festival to anyone who likes hard rock.
sorry neil, i didnt see linkin park (was watching motley crue instead) but here's a video of their saturday night gig, if youre reading...
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there's usually about 30-40 people going mad but theyre easy to avoid, they stick to their area, like. majority of people just want to watch the band.
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