Download UK announces Wayward Sons & Death Blooms

Download has announced its latest additions to this year’s event, confirming that Wayward Sons and Death Blooms will be playing the festival in June.

Joining the hard rock group and alternative metal band in Download’s new announcement are: Black Stone Cherry, Thunder, Baroness, Volbeat, Cradle Of Filth, Marmozets, Tesseract, L7, Dragonforce, Greta Van Fleet, Kreator, Corrosion Of Conformity, Von Hertzen Brothers, Myrkur, All Them Witches, and more, while Korn’s Jonathan Davis will perform a solo set.

The latest additions join a bill that also features Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Bullet For My Valentine, Marilyn Manson, Shinedown, Baby Metal, Black Veil Brides and many more.

About Wayward Sons:

Featuring ex Little Angels frontman, Toby Jepson, Wayward Sons are an exciting hard rock band set to explode. It’s only been a few months since they released the critically acclaimed debut album ‘Ghosts Of Yet Come Come’ (via Frontiers Music) and they have already notched up a strong following, and live shows have been coming thick n’ fast. With performances at Rock n’ Blues Festival, Ramblin’ Man Fair, Steelhouse Festival, special guests to UFO, special guests to Inglorious on their UK tour, and currently on tour around the UK with Steel Panther and Inglorious; Wayward Sons are making a name for themselves as one of THE bands to go see live, and shouldn’t be missed at Download Festival.

The debut album ‘Ghosts Of Yet To Come’ was voted number 8 in Planet Rock Radio’s Top 20 albums of 2017.

Wayward Sons live:

24th Jan – MANCHESTER, O2 Apollo  (Steel Panther, Inglorious and Wayward Sons)
26th Jan – LONDON, Eventim Apollo (Steel Panther, Inglorious and Wayward Sons)
27th Jan – BRISTOL, O2 Academy (Steel Panther, Inglorious and Wayward Sons)
24th February – PLANET ROCK WINTER’S END, Sanford Holiday Park Nr Poole (with The Temperance Movement)
June – Download Festival

About Death Blooms:

Death Blooms are alternative metal quartet from Manchester and Liverpool. Armed with confidence, plenty of skills, social awareness and angst bubbling under the surface, Death Blooms sound is both frenetic and infectious; seamlessly combining hardcore vocals with bullet proof guitar riffs, bouncing grooves and oozing an abundance of modern melodic audio sonics.

2017 saw them release their self-titled debut EP, which received high praise from the media (“Metalcore’s freshest new talent” Kerrang! / “Don’t blame us when you headbang your way into oblivion!” Rock Sound / As seen on Scuzz TV) and share stages around the UK with the likes of Skindred, Raging Speedhorn, Loathe, Dope, Insane Clown Posse, Mushroomhead, Anti-Clone and more.

This February sees Death Blooms supporting King 810 on their UK Tour, with special guests, Courtesans.

Death Blooms live:

16 Feb BIRMINGHAM, The Asylum
21 Feb MANCHESTER, Rebellion
22 Feb LONDON, The Underworld – SOLD OUT
June – Download Festival