Download Festival 2024 – Sunday – Kerry King. Working my way through the splodge-fest, I could only hear one sound in the blissfully unaware-of-anything-but-Download distance. Kerry King.
If there were just two words to describe the American musician and the band who bring his compositions to life, it would be these: phenomenally fearsome.
The Slayer co-founder is a wonder of hulking riffs and outstanding songwriting that is brought to life in such an exceptional way.
Vocalist Mark Osegueda could shatter Metal-fused glass with his vocals, completely dominating the Apex stage and those who dare to stand before it.
It is unapologetically heavy with such a thrust behind Kerry that kicks their set into another Metal-realm dimension. Having released his debut solo album, From Hell, I Rise, earlier this year, we get a whole load from the record in the setlist, which is received with nothing but horn-held love.
Astronomical in size, this kind of music was born to be on the largest rock-Metal stage this country has to offer.
If you haven’t checked out the album, then do.
Download Festival 2024
MetalTalk Download 2024 coverage can be found at MetalTalk.net/tag/download-2024.
Download Festival 2024 will mark the second year of the festival selling out, with weekend, day and camping tickets now completely gone. The festival will reunite its incredible community of fans for a jam-packed five-day event (June 12-16).
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