Download Festival has just announced 22 bands that will be playing at Donington in June and I can't help but think I'm missing something. I look at the list and see only 8 bands I know and only 2 that I'd actually pay to see, Steel Panther and 36 Crazyfists. It  so happens I have paid to see these two bands before. The other 6 bands I've heard of are Coheed and Cambria, Airbourne, HIM, Dillinger Escape Plan, Whitechapel, and Saxon. I know of these bands but I can't say I listen to any of them on a regular or irregular basis. That said I might be missing out so tomorrow I'll be on Spotify checking these (and all the others in line up) out.

To me the 22 bands doesn't seem that impressive. However Download is such a big festival and has 100s of bands each year so they are covering all the bases with such a varity which is good so long as the one's you want to see don't clash.

In two weeks time I believe it's Sonisphere's turn to announce bands and when that comes I'll post my thoughts on that too. As it stands Download and Sonisphere both have very strong headline acts. But when you go down the line up Sonisphere seems stronger to me.

Anyway, here's a full list of the newly annouced bands.

• Coheed and Cambria
• Airbourne
• HIM
• Dillinger Escape Plan
• Cinderella
• Steel Panther
• We Are The Fallen
• 36 Crazyfists
• A Day To Remember
• Whitechapel
• Hell Yeah
• The Blackout
• Dommin
• Taking Dawn
• Job For A Cowboy
• Saxon
• RATT
• Unearth
• Lawnmower Deth
• Rise To Remain
• August Burns Red
• Y&T