{"id":28512,"date":"2013-06-06T18:01:07","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/download-festival-preview-the-first\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T14:25:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:25:17","slug":"download-festival-preview-the-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/download-festival-preview-the-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Festival Preview: The First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tumblr_inline_mnvvhufp3W1qztcot.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the next part of our <strong>Download Festival<\/strong> preview interviews, we speak to Adam Masters from <strong>The First<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0<span>powerful melodies, vicious guitar lines and memorable choruses, Cambridgeshire rockers <strong>The First<\/strong> are making their <strong>Download<\/strong> debut on the Red Bull Studio stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Having just unleashed their new single,\u00a0<\/span><em>\u2018Love. Regret. Forgive. Forget.\u2019 <\/em>a fiery rock onslaught with monstrous riffs and soaring vocals, the quintet are preparing to release their new album (<em>&lsquo;Take Courage&rsquo;<\/em>) and <strong>Download<\/strong> marks the beginning of what is sure to be a busy few months for the Kings Lynn band.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you heading to Download? What bands are you excited to see? Let us know on our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alreadyheard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page or on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/alreadyhearduk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tumblr_inline_mlz09oqEr31qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Already Heard: Can you tell us your name and role in the band?<\/strong><br \/><em>Adam: Hi I&rsquo;m Adam and I play bass and sing in The First.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: Why should fans check you out at Download?<\/strong><br \/><em>Adam: People should check us out at Download because it&rsquo;s the perfect set to blow all the cobwebs out and get ready for the last day of Download! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: What can we expect from your set?<\/strong><br \/><em>Adam: This set is filled with old favourites and new bangers that will get rid of everyone&rsquo;s hangovers from the night before.<\/em><!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: What other bands are you looking forward to seeing?<\/strong><br \/><em>Adam: I&rsquo;m looking forward to 30 Seconds to Mars and our Destroy Everything label mates &#8211; I Divide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: What are your memories of previous Download Festivals?<\/strong><br \/><em>Adam: Sadly I&rsquo;m a Download virgin but I&rsquo;ll tell you when I get back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: Do you have anything else you\u2019d like to say?<\/strong><br \/><em>Adam: Shameless plug: please everyone check out our new single &#8216;Love. Regret. Forgive. Forget.&rsquo; out now on iTunes!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catch <strong>The First<\/strong> at 11:40am on the Red Bull Studio Stage on Sunday 16th June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The First<\/strong><span>\u00a0links:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thefirstuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><span>|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thefirstrock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Our full coverage of\u00a0<strong>Download Festival 2013<\/strong>\u00a0can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/download2013\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Words by Sean Reid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the next part of our Download Festival preview interviews, we speak to Adam Masters from The First. With\u00a0powerful melodies, vicious guitar lines and memorable choruses, Cambridgeshire rockers The First are making their Download debut on the Red Bull Studio stage. 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