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Over 40 more bands have been announced for this year's Download Festival.
43 bands have been announced for this year's Download Festival in the UK.
Spread across the weekend, some of rock and metal's biggest bands have been added to this year's line-up, including Halestorm, Clutch, Behemoth, Beartooth, At The Gates and Stone Temple Pilots.
There's also a handful of newer bands looking to leave a mark on the hallowed grounds of Donington, including Black Peaks, Conjurer, Love Bites and Skynd.
Download festival takes place at Donington Park from June 14-16, and will be headlined by Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool.
The full list of bands announced today is as follows:
Aaron Buchanan
Alcest
Animals as Leaders
At The Gates
Bad Wolves
Batushka
Beartooth
Behemoth
Black Peaks
Brothers Osborne
Cane Hill
Clutch
Coldrain
Conjurer
Crystal Lake
Deadland Ritual
FEVER 333
Godsmack
GroundCulture
Halestorm
Heart of a Coward
Icon For Hire
Intervals
Last In Line
Like A Storm
Lost In Stereo
Love Bites
Municipal Waste
Ne Obliviscaris
Palaye Royale
Parting Gift
Redhook
Skid Row
Skynd
Stone Temple Pilots
Sumo Cyco
Those Damn Crows
Three Days Grace
Toska
Trash Boat
Twelve Foot Ninja
Vega
Wolfjaw