Metallica Voted the Best Act at 2012 Download Festival
Posted by George H. Sirois on 06.13.2012
Playing “The Black Album” in its entirety may have had something to do with it…
NME.com readers voted Metallica as the best act at this year's Download Festival.
The band played a two-hour-long set on the first day of the festival (June 9), playing their 1991 album – known as "The Black Album" – in its entirety alongside some other well-known tracks.
Black Sabbath were voted the second best performance, closing the festival on June 10 with a set that spanned their entire career.
The top ten best acts at Download Festival 2012 – as voted by nme.com readers – are as follows:
1. Metallica
2. Black Sabbath
3. The Prodigy
4. Biffy Clyro
5. Soundgarden
6. Refused
7. Anthrax
8. Steel Panther
9. Machine Head
10. Tenacious D
