Megadeth kick off Download Festival 2007
Metal veterans Megadeth pulled in a huge crowd at Download Festival 2007 as they blasted through their back catalogue on the Main Stage.
The US four-piece played old favourites 'Symphony of Destruction' and 'Peace Sells But Who's Buying' alongside new track 'Gears Of War' during a mid-afternoon set at Donington Park.
They later closed their performance with a medley which saw the band perform a few bars of Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid'.
Over in the DimeBag Darrell Stage, Norwegian rockers Turbonegro showcased new song 'Do You Do You Dig Destruction' during their 30 minute set.
As the band launched into the track a sweat drenched half naked Hans Erik Husby, told the crowd: "This tends to happen a lot in the UK and Norway. A 14-year-old girl comes home late very drunk with a fetus in her stomach."
Earlier, LA five-piece Buckcherry peformed a short set which saw singer Josh Todd scream "Come on you fucking cunts", to the crowd as the band hit the stage.
The quintet also played a series of songs including 'Everything' from their recent album '15'.
I Was A Cub Scout then played a afternoon set, with singer Todd Marriott joking as they took the stage: "This is for whoever's on the mainstage and louder than we are."
The band's set included forthcoming single 'Our Smallest Adventures', while Marriott admitted that he had been to the festival before.
"When I was 13 I came and watched Korn and they're playing this weekend!" he declared
The singer added that he'd just seen Paramore's singer Hayley Williams.
Marriott said: "Everyone was ganging her... She's a very pretty girl," before launching into 'I Hate Nightclubs'.
Hotly tipped Britrockers Zico Chain also played, performing their desert rock to a large audience.
"Get ready to lose your fucking mind!" singer Chris Glithero said before launching into 'Rohyphnol'.
Glithero then told the band it was a very special performance of the track 'Anaemia'.
"We're making a video for this right now - so we want to see you go mental!" Glithereo explained.
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Meanwhile make sure you check out next week's NME - on UK newstands from June 13 - for exclusive coverage of all the weekend's action. |
Smashing Pumpkins seek Siamese twins from album cover
The Smashing Pumpkins are attempting to track down the Siamese twins who adorned the cover of their 1993 landmark album, 'Siamese Dream'.
The band posted the following announcement on their website:
"NEED HELP! Looking for girls from Siamese Dream album cover. There's no one better to ask than the super fans themselves! We are trying to locate the girls that adorn the cover of Siamese Dream. As you all know, they were quite young when the photo was taken. They are not conjoined anymore, as far as we know.
"Any one with info on this, please spread the word and send me a private message to PumpkinsMediaMilitia."
In other news, The Smashing Pumpkins played the first of 11 sold-out shows at the San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium last night (July 15). |
1990s head out on North American tour
1990s have announced a string of North American tour dates which will see them play alongside The Hold Steady and Art Brut on the NME Rock N Roll Riot Tour, as well as a select number of dates with Voxtrot, The Long Blondes and Roky Erikson.
The band recently played a string of shows in the US including Club NME New York City at Annex last month.
The dates are:
Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church w/ Voxtrot (October 7)
Toronto, ON The Mod Club w/ Voxtrot (9)
Ottawa, ON Zaphod Beeblebrox w/ Voxtrot (10)
Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa w/ Voxtrot (11)
Northampton, MA Pearl Street w/ Voxtrot (12)
Cambridge, MA Middle East w/ Voxtrot (13)
Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's (14)
Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Voxtrot (15) |