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Over the years, Slipknot have basically become the go-to band for Download Festival.

In the same way The Killers keep returning to headline V Festival, this band have found their spiritual home at Castle Donington.

The band acknowledge themselves that this festival is basically home turf by this point but the question is whether they can justify repeat bookings at headliners.

The answer is: mostly.

To get my doubts out of the way, the best fan reaction still comes from traditional tracks like Duality and Before I Forget. Psychosocial is maybe the newest track that gets a huge reaction and that was released years ago.

On the other hand, down near the front, that hardcore sea of Slipknot fans lap up every song.

It's notable that the band avoid closing on one of their obvious hits and instead rifle through a selection of particular fan favourites.

That's exactly as it should be. Slipknot have always been good at looking after their fans and they continue that tradition here tonight.

It's just a shame their more modern material doesn't create a better atmosphere but you could aim that at so many headliners.

As the rain poured down I found myself wondering if they should return to headline soon. They probably shouldn't but when one band encapsulates a festival like Slipknot with Download you can't really blame them.

Check out all our Download Festival coverage here.