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Metal music fans heading to the mosh pits of Download festival this weekend are being urged to put their wearable technology into airplane mode to avoid making accidental 999 calls.

The frontman opened up about reuniting with longtime collaborator Paul Barker, the band’s final album, his disdain for violent mosh pits, and why he never read his autobiography.

Somers smiles in agreement, and adds, “It was shocking. It scared the mainstream a little bit. You see a mosh pit and you watch it and go, ‘Is that supposed to be fun?’”

Elizabeth describes the scene as a moshing crowd of people in cropped tees and raw-hemmed Dickies.

The group’s eclectic version of cumbia punk prompted a mosh pit.