Download Festival 2006-Rocks or not?

mentalmark · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:49 pm

This weekend the only festival that's worth going to in the UK is kicking off and kicking in.

Goat · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:51 pm

mentalmark wrote:

This weekend the only festival that's worth going to in the UK is kicking off and kicking in.

I'm not that enthousiastic, some good, a lot of crap. I think my website's covering it...

Radagast · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:55 pm

mentalmark wrote:

This weekend the only festival that's worth going to in the UK is kicking off and kicking in.

Balls, Ragnarok and Bloodstock Open Air own the shit out of this poserfest.

mentalmark · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:58 pm

So, we've got Axl and his band, a badly aging Metallica, Trivium, a badly fattening Korn, an even more fatter Deftones and the arse which is Avenged Sevenfold. On the plus side we've got Dragonforce, Tool, Opeth, Cathedral and In Flames. Also worth seeing is the reformed Alice in Chains. There really is a mixed baggage this year, so is your £150 well spent?

Metalhead_Bastard · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:44 pm

Download is the only one worth going? Bloodstock has ATHEIST and RADAGAST. Well, Atheist.

stuartn15ted · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:53 pm

Pay £150 to see 6 ok bands and be reminded of what metallica have become???? Not a chance, d/l is for sellouts.

Ensiferum and Turisas at BOA, pwns d/l.

Radagast · **Posted:** Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:07 am

Metalhead_Bastard wrote:

Download is the only one worth going? Bloodstock has ATHEIST and RADAGAST. Well, Atheist.

lolz

mentalmark · **Posted:** Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:23 pm

I think major festivals are all about how much money the organisers can screw out of Joe Public (yep, I'm a serial sucker!). I mean at Leeds/Reading this year they've got Slayer & Pearl Jam on the mainstage, on the same day!

But saying that, I do go to these things with darker aspirations... I did poo in a hanky and chucked it at 50 cent at Leeds two years ago... joy!

I guess to get the best out of a festival, you have to have some complete shite to complement the good. Avenged Sevenfold can expect an 'special' delivery come Saturday and watching the lead singer's gimpy little wanky golden gumshielded face with my turd in it will be worth every penny!

Goat · **Posted:** Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:25 pm

mentalmark wrote:

I think major festivals are all about how much money the organisers can screw out of Joe Public (yep, I'm a serial sucker!). I mean at Leeds/Reading this year they've got Slayer & Pearl Jam on the mainstage, on the same day!

But saying that, I do go to these things with darker aspirations... I did poo in a hanky and chucked it at 50 cent at Leeds two years ago... joy!

I guess to get the best out of a festival, you have to have some complete shite to complement the good. Avenged Sevenfold can expect an 'special' delivery come Saturday and watching the lead singer's gimpy little wanky golden gumshielded face with my turd in it will be worth every penny!

People like you are the only reason such festivals are worth going to. If A7X get piss-bottled off it will MAKE MY YEAR!!!!

mentalmark · **Posted:** Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:48 pm

I will do my best to mess up that smug little shit

Metalhead_Bastard · **Posted:** Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:58 pm

Radagast wrote:

Metalhead_Bastard wrote:

Download is the only one worth going? Bloodstock has ATHEIST and RADAGAST. Well, Atheist.

lolz

Sorry about that, I mean to to say:

ATHIEST AND RADAGST. Well, Radagast.

Rhys · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:41 am

I swear this dude is an advertiser for Download... :roll:

Metalhead_Bastard · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:43 am

mentalmark wrote:

I will do my best to mess up that smug little shit

It's a festival, not an underground bare knuckle cage fight!

mentalmark · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:00 pm

I've just looked at the times when bands are on with many annoying clashes. So questions are- Dragonforce Vs Soilwork, Clutch Vs Coheed & Cambria, Devil Driver Vs Arch Enemy?

Goat · **Posted:** Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:01 pm

mentalmark wrote:

I've just looked at the times when bands are on with many annoying clashes. So questions are- Dragonforce Vs Soilwork, Clutch Vs Coheed & Cambria, Devil Driver Vs Arch Enemy?

Dragonforce, because Soilwork are bad.
Clutch, because C&C are a Rush rip-off (their vocalist is SO obviously trying to sound like Geddy Lee)
And Arch Enemy, because men with tattooed beards are Wrong.

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:52 am

stuartn15ted wrote:

Pay £150 to see 6 ok bands and be reminded of what metallica have become???? Not a chance, d/l is for sellouts.

Ensiferum and Turisas at BOA, pwns d/l.

+1.

150? That's a major rip off!!

ps. by the way, how do i type in the british pound symbol? :oops: [/list][/quote]

Goat · **Posted:** Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:04 pm

hellraiser_xes wrote:

stuartn15ted wrote:

Pay £150 to see 6 ok bands and be reminded of what metallica have become???? Not a chance, d/l is for sellouts.

Ensiferum and Turisas at BOA, pwns d/l.

+1.

150? That's a major rip off!!

ps. by the way, how do i type in the british pound symbol? :oops:

Shift 3 over here...

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:16 am

Zad wrote:

hellraiser_xes wrote:

stuartn15ted wrote:

Pay £150 to see 6 ok bands and be reminded of what metallica have become???? Not a chance, d/l is for sellouts.

Ensiferum and Turisas at BOA, pwns d/l.

+1.

150? That's a major rip off!!

ps. by the way, how do i type in the british pound symbol? :oops:

Shift 3 over here...

####....that's shift 3 over here. thanks anyway. i think i need to get a new keyboard.

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