Download Festival 2016, which takes place from Friday 10th - Sunday 12th June has revealed a further 33 acts for what is becoming the festival's strongest line up for many years. 

The latest additions include Shinedown, who played an unforgettable set at the festival in 2012, Killswitch Engage, dubbed “the people’s champions of metal”, Down, featuring former Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo,  Don Broco, and Brighton metallers Architects.

Also appearing Neck Deep who are making waves as the heroes of UK pop-punk, Tremonti, fronted by former Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti, French band Gojira and Swedish six-piece Ghost, In addition Billy Talent will be returning to the UK, plus Download veterans Saxon

Other artists added: The Amity Affliction,  Halestorm, Beartooth, Twin Atlantic, Atreyu,  Attila, Skindred, Frank Carter And The The Rattlesnakes, Tesseract, Counting Days, Ho99o9 Milk Teeth, Dead!,  Black Foxxes, Fort Hope, Rival Sons, Breaking Benjamin, Havok, Delain, Skillet, Lawnmower Deth.

Headlining the third stage on Friday, Gutterdämmerung - the brand new rock ‘n’ roll film from Belgian-Swedish visual artist Bjorn Tagemose billed as a “loud and dark fairy tale” - will be screened at Download. The film features the combined might of Slash, Iggy Pop, Josh Homme, Henry Rollins, Lemmy, Tom Araya and many more of hard rock’s finest.