Billy Idol and Black Veil Brides join Download 2015 line-up 

Billy Idol and Black Veil Brides join Download 2015 line-up

Among the latest fleet of iconic names to rock the fields of Castle Donington is punk icon and Generation X frontman Billy Idol, who returns to Donington for the first time in five years.

BILLY Idol, Ice T, Godsmack, Rise Against and Black Veil Brides are among the fleet of new names announced for one of Europe’s biggest rock festivals – Download 2015.

Billy Idol said: It was a fantastic experience playing at Download 2010 in the teeming rain with the audience completely unfazed. So if that was fun, this year should be dynamite! See you there!”

Groove metal giants Lamb of God return from hiatus in 2015 amid rumours of a new album to blow away the minds of the Download faithful.

Other massive bands joining them include Black Veil Brides - the hard rockers following in the tradition of fellow Download 2015 performers KISS and Mötley Crüe with their raucous live performances and on-stage personas, while Rise Against return to bring a bit of poignancy and political edge to their barrage of heavy, melodic punk rock.

Black Veil Brides said: “We are absolutely honoured to once again have the opportunity to play on rocks biggest stage at the Download festival 2015! We’ve always had a blast and we are looking to make our third time the best one yet!”

Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath said: “The Download Fest always puts together one of the best and heaviest line-ups in the UK and we’re pretty damn ready to get muddy with the best of them.”

Elsewhere, America’s most successful rock performer in the Billboard charts, the four times Grammy-nominated Godsmack will perform at Download for the first time in 2015 following the release of their acclaimed 1000hop album earlier this year.

Tongue-in-cheek Eagles of Death Metal will also swoop into Donington in 2015 to make their eagle-ly awaited debut.

Homegrown natural born killers Mallory Knox continued their meteoric rise with the release of their second album Assymetric in October and will give fans a taste of it at Download.

If those massive names aren’t enough, funk beasts Clutch return to Download after a four-year absence, while DragonForce will also be blazing into Donington.

Hardcore rap rockers Hollywood Undead will showcase material from new album, Day of the Dead. Also on stage is Body Count, fronted by rap legend Ice-T, Every Time I Die, Backyard Babies, Motionless in White and Crown the Empire. They will join Slipknot, Muse, Judas Priest, Faith No More and Marilyn Manson.

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