God Forbid - metal festival dates confirmed for 2010 and 2009

Reunited Faith No More will be the third and final headliner for this year’s Download Festival 2009. Slipknot and Def Leppard are the other headliners for Download, taking place 12-14 June.

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will enter its second decade this April with an eclectic mixture of bands from the metal and hardcore genres. Returning to the Palladium in Worcester, Mass., the event will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, with a an extra special pre-party on Thursday, April 16.

Heaven And Hell, Manowar and Gojira are among the bands that will perform at the Hellfest Festival in Clisson, France on June 19-21.

Guns N’ Roses, Marilyn Manson and Cradle Of Filth are among the bands that will perform at the Kobetasonik Festival in Bilbao, Spain on June 19-20.

Motörhead, Amon Amarth, DevilDriver and Dimmu Borgir are some of the bands that will perform at the With Full Force Festival at Airport Roitzschjora in Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany, 3 July 2009 – 05 July 2009.

Mötley Crüe, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson will headline the Graspop Metal Meeting in Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium on Jun 26, 2009 – Jun 28, 2009.