Faith No More and Korn are set to play on the first day of this year's Download festival, set to take place at Donington Park today (June 12). Other acts playing on the Main Stage today include the recently-reformed Limp Bizkit and Billy Talent. more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Fans watch headliners Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard more info

Rolling Stone — • Janelle Monae, Chairlift Kick Off Bonnaroo • Adam Lambert’s Rolling Stone Shoot: Photos • Chris Brown “Paranoid” About Death Threats • Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson Team for Remix • Faith No More’s Roaring Reunion Gig • Winwood, Cla... more info

NME — Metal bash set to kick off at Donington Park more info

Thrash Hits — Yep, we’ll be updating this all weekend with little nuggets of unsubstantiated chitter chatter from backstage and speculative banter from out front. Whatever we see or hear that not everybody knows yet (or not everybody is meant to know) will be ri... more info

Thrash Hits — We all know that Download Festival 2009 headliners, Faith No More self-confirmed Reading and Leeds Festival appearances on their website in April and then took them down immediately. Last night, FNM were selling tour tshirts for their The Seconds Com... more info

Rolling Stone — • Chris Brown “Paranoid” About Death Threats • Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson Team for Remix • Faith No More’s Roaring Reunion Gig • Winwood, Clapton Join Forces Again: Photos • Trent Reznor Ditches Twitter Due to “Idiots” • Archulet... more info

Rolling Stone — Last night at London’s jam-packed Brixton Academy a slice of metal history was revisited, and a new chapter began. Mike Patton, Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Mike “Puffy” Bordin and Album of the Year-era guitarist Jon Hudson (stepping in once agai... more info

Clickmusic — The reunited band play their first show in 11 years in Brixton last night. more info

Music Mule — What? Miles Of Smiles present Grouper, Fennesz and Natural Snow Buildings for what promises to be a wonderful evening of experimental alt.folk at one of the best venues in London. Christian Fennesz of Vienna tops the bill. He has supported and perfor... more info