Friday 24 June 2022

Hellfest 2022 Review

 A hell of an experience. 

After 2 years of intermittent lockdown and virus spreading, it was time for the bands to hit the stage and for their fans to headbang in front of them and what a better place for that than Clisson, France, the small town of Hellfest, the biggest metal festival in France and one of the biggest in Europe. 
Even if the tickets are sold out in a few hours after their online offering, I had the chance to purchase a ticket through the official app 'Tickets Swap' months later and as I'm living 30 minutes away from Clisson, I couldn't miss the chance to go see many of the bands I love. 
I will mention in the following, some of the bands I've watched: 

  • The Great Old Ones:  A Post Black Metal band from Bordeaux - France. Recommended. 
  • Opeth: the great progressive metal Swedish band. Although, I'm not a big fan but I found their live show much better than album recordings. I thought that their music was more calm, but I was surprised by the growling of Mikael Akerfeldt.
  • Rotting Christ: The Greek legends with their black metal infused with oriental melodies. Essential.
  • Primordial: The best show for the first day was with the Irish black/folk (Celtic) legends, with their specific lyrical style, the hegemonic presence of Alan "Nemtheanga" and Irish flags in the crowd.
  • Five Finger Death Punch: I like their groovy/alternative metal style, but I found their live show an imitation of Slipknot style. I didn't like their lead vocalist Ivan Moody and his wardrobe's changing constantly, but their guitarists are astonishing. 
  • Deftones: I'm a big fan of this nu metal band, but I didn't find the live show as per my expectations. Chino has always his own performer style. 
  • Heaven Shall Burn: The best show for me in the second day. In the afternoon with 40 Celsius degrees,  firefighters were spraying the fans who were in front of the stage. Circle pits, Walls of death and heavy riffs accompany the left-wing lyrics of this German metalcore / deathcore group. 


  • Megadeth: One of the Thrash big 4 with their legendary lead vocalist Dave Mustaine's sound and his guitar playing.  To satisfy those  who couldn't watch Metallica in the 2nd weekend. 
  • Sepultura: A great mistake by the organizers was to program the Brazilians on the Altar stage. This show deserves to be on a mainstage, as a respect to the history and the big crowd, as well as to the performance of Derick Green and his bandmates.
  • Ghost: Not a big fan of the Swedish rockers and their pope/s, but their melodies and their eccentric on-stage presence is worth-watching. 
  • Lacuna Coil: the Italian Gothic leaders with the beautiful Cristina Scabbia offered a good start of the 3rd day and up to the expectations. 


  • Regarde les hommes tomber:  An emerging post black metal band from Nantes-France. Also recommended for those who don't know them yet. 
  • Counterparts: While the Ukrainians Jinjer were playing the mainstage, my first trip to the Warzone was to watch this Canadian hardcore band and it seems I'm gonna be listening to their music more frequently. A fine discovery along with the Americans Knocked Loose. 
  • Dying Fetus & Misery Index: Known for their technical death metal/ Grindcore and their left-wing lyrics, their shows were energetic with a continuous crowd surfing in the Dying Fetus show and an continuous Circle pit in the Misery Index show. 
  • Korn:  As its my 2nd time, seeing them, I watched only some songs of the Korn show who was heavily crowded as expected and its always a great opportunity to see Jonathan Davis performance. 
  • Walls of Jericho: In parallel to the French post-black metal band Alcest, I had to choose the Walls of Jericho breathtaking show. The metalcore band with their female led vocalist Candace Kucsulain ruled the warzone. Also, a fine discovery of the festival.  
  • Gojira :  The final act of the first weekend was with the French most known metal band in history Gojira with their visuals show and their eco-friendly lyrics. 

Apart from that I couldn't watch  completely the Judas Priest and Deep Purple for older fans. But in the end, due to logistical reasons, unfortunately I missed final concert by the black metal legends Watain.

As a conclusion, Hellfest a pilgrimage that every metal fan should do. 

Thursday 26 June 2014

The Oppressed - Fuck Fascism




You don't understand us, we're nobody's fool.
We know there's no freedom under fascist rule.
You will never oppress us, you will never dictate,
can't you see, we don't need, your racial hate!

FASCISM, FASCISM, FUCK YOU AND YOUR FASCISM!

We will never surrender, we will never give in.
We will never turn our backs or let the racists win.
So don't try and tell us, about your fascist state.
Can't you see. we don't need, your racial hate!

FASCISM, FASCISM, FUCK YOU AND YOUR FASCISM!

Monday 7 April 2014

Sepultura - The Age Of The Atheist



What do you see depends of what you are looking for and what are you looking for, needs to be believed.
It needs to exist in your head, you need to believe to disbelief.
What do you believe depends on the idea planted in your mind, what type of seeds have been planted?
What do you believe depends on what you see!

Diversions are blocking our vision from the truth, the clear reality
Diversions turn our world to shit - must stop- DENY!
No Gods, no leaders, no prophets telling my future!
No heaven, no hell, not a messiah!

The needle of our medicine injecting poison vaccines
Our veins no longer carry blood – robotized- I DENY!
No news, no adds, no anchor telling us lies
No secrets, no war, there’s no savior!

It’s the age of the atheist!
It’s the age of the atheist!
It’s the age of the atheist!
It’s the age!

All your senses – Eyes wide open
All your senses – Eyes wide open
All your senses – Eyes wide open
All your senses – Eyes wide open

It’s the age of the atheist!

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Napalm Death - Polluted Minds








They not only pollute the air
They pollute our minds
They're destroying the earth
And destroying mankind

Polluted minds
Kill mankind

They don't give a shit
Long as profits are high
They don't give a shit
If people die

Polluted minds
Kill mankind

Wednesday 22 January 2014

Rotten Sound - Colonies







The expensive labor of the North makes the Western World to calculate that costs to be less elsewhere.
World War III will not be what we have foreseen; it won't be a nuclear winter, but a fight for survival in the world within.
Your corporation is moving to the South and the East: it rules their industry and makes your management filthy rich.
This planet cannot take the burden from the South; it can't bear the growth and the greed of the North.
All this kills nature, changes the climate, consumes vitality and reveals the last crisis.
Prophecies of doom will finally come true; the apocalypse will be revealed.
World War III will not be what we have foreseen; it won't be a nuclear winter, but a fight for survival in the world within.


Thursday 9 January 2014

Fukpig - One Nation Under One Eye




They're all in this together
And still you think you're safe

Our leaders conspire
They lead us to die
One nation under one eye

I'm sick of being lied to
And I won't take it anymore!

Our leaders conspire
They lead us to die
Leading our rights to the slaughter
Fuck your evil new world order

Thursday 21 November 2013

Stray From The Path - Anonymous









Behind this mask, there is no religion
No politics, no dead presidents make my decisions

Behind this mask, we are equal
We are all anonymous

Behind this mask, we are you
We want the same things you want
We do what it takes to uncover the truth
We run the same risks you run
But we'll be dammed if we run them for nothing

We are anonymous, cover our faces to uncover ourselves
We are anonymous, we want the same things you want
We do what it takes to uncover the truth

The face of the faceless
The names of the nameless
The voiceless the selfless
Expect us expect us

We are anonymous, cover our faces to uncover ourselves

One day you'll read about us, but you wont know that its me
One day you'll see everything that we stand for
One day well go down swinging, cause I know its a fight worth fighting
One day you'll see everything that we stand for
One day you'll finally see that we don't sleep so safely
One day you'll see everything that we stand for
The face of the faceless, the names of the nameless,
The voiceless the selfless, accept us expect us

We are anonymous, cover our faces to uncover ourselves