Be it mud, constant downpours or the threat of food poisoning, Download Festival 2024 proved that great music triumphs over all. Thank god then, that we've got an almighty selection of the best new music around for you this week, some illustrious names popping back up to remind us that metal is, in fact, utterly brilliant.
In that spirit, here are the results of last week's vote! There was some serious heft back in the mix last week with the likes of Shavo Odadjian unveiling his heavy new band and new singles from Winterfylleth and Nails, but heavy metal legend Bruce Dickinson beat them all to a healthy third spot, though did find himself displaced from the runner-up position thanks to the return of beloved death metallers The Black Dahlia Murder. That left top spot to Charlotte Wessels, whose Chasing Sunsets captured the magic and grandeur that fans fell in love with in her tenure with Delain, proving that she's not scaling back her ambitions even as she forges ahead as a solo artist.
