Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison and Dave Lombardo from Slayer stepped in to save the day at yesterday’s Download Festival at Donington Park after Metallica found themselves drummerless. Reports hit back stage in the early evening that Metallica tub thumper Lars Ulrich had been hospitalised in Germany and would not be able to perform at the second annual Download festival. The remaining members of Metallica then set about auditioning anyone who could play drums to cover Ulrich’s vacant stool. Machine Head drummer Dave McClain, Hatebreed drummer Matt Byrne and Life Of Agony drummer Sal Abruscato (ex-Type O Negative) all jammed with James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett before the trio settled on the drum line up of Jordison, Lombardo and Flemming Larsen whose í¢ä‰åñbeen Lars’s [drum] tech sinceí¢ä‰åŒ_ forever!í¢ä‰åŒ Metallica went on stage at 10pm and Hetfield announced: “We would like to apologise for being so late to start, but only three of us made it down here to Donington today. Unfortunately our drummer, Lars, is in hospital. We don’t know what’s wrong, but we wish him all the best. Some friends of ours are gonna help us out, so we’re going to make rock history tonight!í¢ä‰åŒ The set list was as follows: Battery (Dave Lombardo) The Four Horsemen (Dave Lombardo) For Whom The Bell Tolls (Joey Jordison) Creeping Death (Joey Jordison) Seek And Destroy (Joey Jordison) Fade To Black (Flemming Larsen) Wherever I May Roam (Joey Jordison) Last Caress (Joey Jordison) Sad But True (Joey Jordison) Nothing Else Matters (Joey Jordison) Enter Sandman (Joey Jordison) c: www.metalhammer.co.uk In other ‘Knot news, the 1-hour package that was filmed on the US Jagermeister tour, goes out every day this week on Scuzz TV at 9 p.m. from today. It’s called ‘Slipknot:Uncovered’ and also features footage of Fear Factory & Chimaira.