One of the things I also love about festivals is the chance to stumble upon acts that instantly blow you away. I’ll be looking for my ticket for their next UK show ASAP. Great thematic songs with some madly good musicians to play them. It’s a real masterclass in performance to the max, setting the bar high for what’s to follow. ![]() Photo: John Hayhurst/MetalTalkĭressed in suits, the band don Texas Chainsaw Massacre masks and various props that add to their already packed-to-the-brim songs. It’s entirely intoxicating and just so great to watch. Their songs each play out separate shows of their own, with one based on the film IT and another focusing on some kind of gruesome motel killing. But compared to their compare-ees, the band brings out some insane punk-Metalcore songs with some duel vocal screams from frontman and guitarist Spencer Charnas as they contort their abilities to make one heck of a performance. In an Alice Cooper, Wednesday Thireteen-esque way, INK completely own the main stage with their endless bloody theatrics and musical brilliance. Photo: Andy Shaw/MetalTalk Ice Nine KillsĬlowns, chainsaws, knifings of the beloved Download dog mascot, mechanical boney claw contraptions? It can only mean one thing: Ice Nine Kills have entered the Apex stage. Soaring vocals which switched between clean tones and powerhouse screams, it’s no wonder they’re the next hot thing on the scene. Photo: John Hayhurst/MetalTalkīut Download on a Saturday needs no helping hands. The crowd go damn wild for them as Guala screams, “Let’s get this party started!” Lake Malice – Download Festival 2023. ![]() Their music is a mixture of Nu-Metal with pop anthem drum and bass beats with overriding hardcore elements. Photo: John Hayhurst/MetalTalkĪlice Guala is an absolute pocket rocket, racing and diving throughout the set, keeping their set ridden with Hardcore Metal energy and what I can only imagine to be a very high step count. this was their time to bring out the big guns. In a short time, the duo have been on an unstoppable rise and having played the RIP stage at Download last year. Lake Malice had the benefit of being in the shady (cooling wise not characteristic) Avalanche tent, which shouldn’t take away from the fact that they completely killed it.
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