21 years since they first played the festival, Korn have finally headlined Download. Anyone who saw their last few performances could’ve told you they were more than ready – they certainly had both the songs and the crowd – but the shift to headliner still marks recognition of their brilliance and legendary status.
So how better to kick if all off than with a snarl of "Are you ready?!" as the band launch into an especially scuzzy rendition of the song that started it all: Blind? You don’t need to hear the clear influences in Poppy's current direction or have witnessed the massive crowd Alien Ant Farm pulled earlier to know that the nu metal renaissance is in full swing at Download 2025, but this still feels like a colossal tribute to the band that helped build the genre in the first place.
