Download 2009

Download 2009 motherfucker. My 7th Downbload (yup that means i've done all of them) and my 14th festival in all. Mike.

Right, awesome turn out for the Bath camp, was fucking huge, nice to see so many faces there. Mike.

BANDS. RAWK!
Friday
Streadlur - Ok
In This Moment - Meh
Sylosis - Good! First mosh of the weekend.
Killswitch Engage - Ok. Holy Diver really. Yeah.
Lacuna Coil - Good. Fucking good. Seen every Download perfromance by them and they never dissapoint. Sounded alot rawer live than they do on CD, which is really to their credit.
KoRn - FUCKING AWESOME. Really fucking awesome. 6th time i've seen them and I think the best! Really kick ass set list. I started a fair few pits including the big one on the left side for Blind (yes, Matt awarded me that. Win!)
Faith No More - pretty good. Knew a few songs but their one of those bands I really should get into but haven't yet. But yeah they were good.

Saturday
Ripper Owens - Good. Well I am a big Judas Preist fan and obviosuly their's that connection and I like that whole style.
Five Finger Death Punch - Good. They were good at Defenders in Bristol and probably a bit better here. Was in the mosh.
DEVILDRIVER - CIRCLE PIT, CIRCLE PIT, CIRCLE FUCKING PIT! Yes, Devildriver were awesome. Was in the pits and it fucking destroyed me. End Of The Line was probably the highlight!
Hatebreed - Fucking good. I was too beaten to mosh (though i tried and gave up) they they were really good, better than last time at Download as well.
Static X - Fucking good. Cold, Black + White and Push It = WIN!
Dragonforce - No. 4th time and why? So fed up of them.
Pendulum - Well iu didn't really watch Pendulum, I stayed at the back sitting down and scowling then discussing with John how much they suck. And they sucked hard.
Marilyn Manson - Dear Marilyn, why do make me cry? You were aweosme in 2007 at Birmingham. Why the poor show? Why the lack of all that cool stuff you used to do that made us go 'fuck yeah'. Ok, so Great Big White World was really good. But...just...why? :( I hate seeing my fave bands abort themselves on stage.
SLIPKNOT - FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! Really fucking good show. I was so beaten still from Devildriver but I was still pitting. Really lost it during People = Shit after intial annoyance at myself for low energy levels. Better than Cardiff, so woot! And a kick ass set list.Afterwards I was just beaten and exaushted. Saturday = pit day.

Sunday
Stone Gods - Good. Fuck that Justin Hawkins guy, their on a winner here.
Trigger The Bloodhed - Good. Fair fucking play to the Bath boys their doing well!
Suicide Silence - FAIL.
God Forbid - Good, these guys deserve to be doing better.
Journey - Good. I think praising the qaulity of the vocals was a universally spoken thing afterwards.
Dream Theater - AWESOME. Really awesome. Really really awesome!
Steel Panther - Oh fuck yes! hey kicked ass! Big surprise of the weekend in that I suspected some good but this was brilliant. And the drop kick to the face before the start = wwwwwooooooooottttttt!!
69 Eyes - Didn't really do it for me.
Therapy? = Fuck yes. Really awesome! :D:D:D
Def Leppard - Much better than I thought they would be, good choice to end I think.

So top bands were:
1. KoRn
2. Slipknot
3. Devildriver
4. Dream Theater
5. Therapy?
6. Steel Panther
7. Lacuna Coil
8. Static X

Fuck yeah! Mike! Awesome weekend. Total win! Fuck yes.