Corey Taylor to play acoustic set at Download Festival

Corey Taylor is to play an acoustic set at this year's Download Festival.

The Slipknot and Stone Sour singer is one of 22 additions to the line-up which includes Rise To Remain, Gun, Sebastian Bach and The Quireboys.

The festival is headlined this year by Metallica, Black Sabbath and The Prodigy at Donington Park between 8-10 June.

Other bands announced include Cancer Bats, Dropkick Murphys, Saxon, Heaven's Basement, Soil and Sylosis.

Other acts playing include Biffy Clyro, Soundgarden, Chase & Status, Tenacious D, You Me At Six, Trivium, Anthrax, Machine Head, Slash, Megadeth, Steel Panther, NOFX and Black Label Society.

The festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this summer.

Speaking on Twitter, Download promoter Andy Copping promised fans that Corey Taylor's set would not clash with Metallica's performance on the Saturday night of the festival.

The US rockers will be playing their black album from 1991 in its entirety.

A re-formed Black Sabbath will be playing their only European performance after it was revealed guitarist Tony Iommi was battling early stage lymphoma.