Download Festival 2012 is scheduled for June 8th - 10th at Donington Park, UK.

Organizers report: Download is back, returning to Donington Park, in June 2012, and it's safe to say that 2012 is going to be our biggest year ever.

You already know the news by now: METALLICA will be headlining Saturday night at Download, performing The Black Album in its entirety, whilst the mighty BLACK SABBATH will be marking their hugely anticipated comeback with a headline slot on the Sunday night at the festival.

Metallica, the multi-million selling, Grammy award winning band will visit Donington for the seventh time in their career, having played both Monsters of Rock and Download festivals during their epic career.

Black Sabbath certainly need no introduction and no explanation. Widely regarded as creators of heavy metal, the hugely influential band from Aston, Birmingham, have sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide and are responsible for all time classic rock anthems such as 'Paranoid', 'War Pigs' and 'Iron Man'.

We’ve got loads more bands to announce in the coming weeks and months, so keep your eyes peeled to the Download Facebook and Twitter to be the first to hear about new additions to the lineup.

Weekend tickets for Download 2012 go on general sale 9 AM, Friday 18th November. Weekend ticket prices will remain the same as the prices for Download 2011 until midday, Monday 30th January 2012 when all ticket types will go off sale.

All tickets will go back on sale at 5 PM, Monday 30th January 2012 with Weekend tickets increased to 2012 prices. We encourage fans to take advantage of this offer while it lasts.

Now is the time to be getting very freakin' excited. Download 2012 is going to be our loudest one ever. See you in June.

Check out a festival trailer below: