Download Festival 2016: 10 Essential Bands You Must See

4. Atreyu

The return of the Californian metalcore geniuses from hiatus in 2014 was one of the greatest moments for the genre and for live music fans in a long while. They return to Download in 2016 with welcome back album Long Live well under their belts and the material both familiar and brilliant.

In many ways, theyre the perfect Download band; a legitimate hybrid of huge bands and multiple genres who still have the capacity to shock with their live show. Clearly, theyre a personal favourite, but theyre undoubtedly a landmark on the weekends schedule that should not be ignored.

When? Saturday, 1.15pm, The Lemmy Stage