From Rob Zombie to an ever-improving festival experience there were plenty of reasons that Download 2019 rocked hard despite the weather and you can check out our thoughts and photos from Day One here.

On June 14th, L.A. electronic hard rockers Hail Sagan hit Toronto for a very intimate (and LOUD) show at Hard Luck Bar, along with openers The Electric Dead.

!!! have been quietly and successfully sharing their music for over 20 years. Never a headliner but never a waste, they’ve recently released their 7th studio album entitled “Shake The Shudder”.

Hell or Highwater graced the Emerson Theater’s stage with an abundance of energy, great sound, and unforgettable music while Stitched Up Heart followed with an intense and impeccable performance.

Our first port of call on the Saturday is hard rockers Heaven’s Basement who are making a bit of name for themselves with their frill-free hard rock and, by the looks of the swelling numbers as they smash through the likes of “Fire Fire” from their ‘Filthy Empire’ album, they’re a band who will soon by muscling their way up bills like this one.

Despite last year’s horrendous weather causing all sorts of problems for Download organizers and weather reports ranging from pouring rain to thirty degree heat this year, it didn’t stop eighty thousand rock fans from descending on Donington Park for the annual rock extravaganza.