Cancer Bats, Meshuggah, Sepultura, Slayer, Fugazi, Machine Head, The Dirty Youth...and the first ever edition of Ask Amit. And probably the last. Get stuck in. GO ON!

THE VIDEO! Hill and Merl are joined by Hammer new boy Amit to talk Mission To Lars, Zakk Wylde’s new book, Guns N’ Roses with Myles Kennedy at the Hall Of Fame, plus reviews of Skindred, Andrew WK and Meshuggah gigs, our top five non-metal albums and so very bloody much more.

Killswitch Engage performed with Jesse Leach for the first time since his return on Sunday, and we have a video! The band play Download this June alongside Metallica, The Prodigy, Black Sabbath, Machine Head and more. Get your Download tickets inside...

According to a video interview with Machine Head, there will be a Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Cruise featuring Machine Head, Lamb of God, Anthrax and Suicide Silence! Get your Download tickets inside...

Download Festival has just got even bigger! The organisers have announced an additional 19 bands to the ever-growing summer line-up. My Passion, Yashin, Ghost and La Dispute join the bill, alongside Breed 77, Feed The Rhino, Shadows Fall and Sanguine and more. The full list of bands playing the 2012 June weekender can be viewed below. Download F...