Download add Babymetal to line up

Image: Babymetal 

Japanese metal band Babymetal have been confirmed to make their Download bow. 

The J-pop flagbearers conjure a live show unrivalled by many; they tantalise the moshpit with innocence until it's engaged by a torrent of hyper-force riffs like on 'Karate' from recent album Metal Resistance.  

Last year they joined Dragonforce at Donington Park for a performance of 'Gimme Chocolate, but now they're impacting the main-stage on their own accord when the festival lands in June.

For full line up use the Download Festival Guide

This summer Download is headlined by Rammstein, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and takes place from Friday 10th - Sunday 12th June. 

Read: All Time Low, The Temperance Movement, The WIldhearts added to Download 2016

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