Shadows Fall @ Download 2007

United Kingdom | | 09 June 2007

Brian Fair and Shadow's Fall are back for their third appearance at Download. He's tells us about that one guy that hates you and how he's going to drink himself into idiocy this weekend...

Virtual Festivals: So is this your first Download?
Brian Fair: "No this is actually our third. We played the main stage a couple of years ago and then the second stage. And now it’s our third year here and we’re back on the main stage."

VF: How do you find playing here compared to back in the US?
BF: "It’s insane there is no festival this big at one time; you don’t get anything like this. To get that many people and this many bands is just incredible - it’s as good as it gets!"

VF: Who is the most Download band here?
BF: "Well when I think of the Donington area I think of Iron Maiden. For me that’s like pinnacle moment for the stage at Donington. I can’t wait until tomorrow; I’m sticking around just for that."

VF: Is there anyone else you want to see?
BF: "I’m really looking forward to seeing Slayer, who are always bring really good times and I expect it will be absolute blood mayhem out there. I think Priestess are playing in a little while so I’ going to try and check them out. I missed Bloodsimple because we were playing at the same time; I’m a bit gutted about that. But unfortunately you can’t be in two places at the same time."

VF: We’ve already seen some bottling this weekend. Who on the bill should be bottled?
BF: "I can’t say anybody deserves it but I can understand how it happens. To be hit by a bottle of piss, there’s nothing worse. We had one come close to the stage but didn’t make it, and that was the only one I saw but to get a ‘one bottle of piss’ performance - that’s pretty good. There’s always one dude who hates you."

VF: Who’s the best new band on the bill?
BF: "I’m trying to think of a newer band. I was really excited to see Porcupine Tree yesterday and it’s a band a lot of you kids might not know about as well, but that’s cool. Another band is Bloodsimple, they are one band I want out check out as well because they’re cool. Priestess are another newer band that I really like a lot and won’t actually get to see if they keep making me do interviews."

VF: What’s the most roll n’ roll thing you will do this weekend?
BF: "I’m probably going to drink myself into idiocy and someone else will have to tell me what to the most rock n’ roll thing I’ve done was."

VF: Finish this sentence – “At festivals I always…”
BF: "Get bombed."