The 10 bands who won Download festival 2026 From historic headliners to exciting new bands, Download 2026 was one for the books. Here are the 10 best sets from this year's festival Metal Hammer · Jun 16
Download festival review – Guns N’ Roses flop and Letlive thrive as metal’s biggest fest enters the future Often criticised for booking the same old legends, the festival hosts a broad span of music’s heaviest genre, plus hip-hop, Indian folk – and, finally, its first female headliner The Guardian - UK · Jun 15
“I think this is all happening out of necessity. The boys and I have expressed our need to play music again.” Letlive announce 2025 reunion tour with US, UK, Europe and Australia dates The post-hardcore favourites will play their first shows since January 2017 from June to November Metal Hammer · Feb 12, 2025
"My anger is a gift. But it's consuming me." Inside the rebirth of Jason Aalon Butler's genre-splicing punk machine, Fever 333 Forced to rebuild from scratch, Jason Aalon Butler is finding ways to harness the storm - and find his peace - on Fever 333's Darker White Metal Hammer · Jan 1, 2025
"We need more Bowies, more Princes, more Eazy-Es." Fever 333's Jason Aalon Butler talks dream collabs, the legacy of Letlive. and the stunt that got him told off by Metallica's crew Fever 333 frontman Jason Aalon Butler answers your questions on everything from stunts to activism, influences and whether he'd rather fight a dinosaur or a chicken Metal Hammer · Jun 23, 2024
Fever 333 return with ferocious track New West Order, announce extensive US/Europe tour Jason Aalon Butler’s rap metal unit have a stacked 2024 ahead Metal Hammer · Jun 18, 2024
“We’ll see you next year”: Letlive are reuniting for a “proper” farewell tour in 2025 The post-hardcore idols are also reissuing one of their most venerated albums Metal Hammer · Apr 18, 2024
Brilliant new bands you need to hear right now Black metal covers of Justin Bieber, gothic post-punk revival and Linkin Park style nu metal from the former guitarist of letlive. - make sure you check out these brilliant new bands this month Metal Hammer · Apr 6, 2023