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Once a year, the idyllic little French town of  Clisson is transformed into the European capital of metal. This is the real deal.

Once a year, the quiet city of Clisson is transformed into the European capital of metal

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Megadeth defend their title as champions of thrash metal at Hellfest in a performance mixing timeless classics and more recent material.

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Megadeth

Mixing j-pop and heavy metal, Babymetal bring their unique look and sound to Hellfest 2024.

J-pop meets metal at Hellfest 2024

Babymetal

Come with us to experience the first day of Hellfest 2024 as if you were there. With performances by Dropkick Murphys, Babymetal, Dying Wish, (DOLCH), Thursday, and Shining.

Day 1: Dropkick Murphys, Babymetal, Shining...

Horns up! The pit is calling... Hellfest is back.

A return to Hellfest 2022, when blackgaze pioneer Neige brought his post-black metal project Alcest to the festival. A set packed with material from their seventh album Spiritual Instinct, released in 2019 on the legendary German label Nuclear Blast.

Hellfest 2022

The romantic blackgaze of Alcest soothes the crowd at Hellfest 2022.

Alcest

Corey Taylor, singer from Slipknot and Stone Sour, takes to the Hellfest stage as a solo artist performing from his third CMF2B...Or Not 2B.

Corey Taylor

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Every August Summer Breeze calls around 45,000 metal fans to the pit in Bavaria. In 2023, towering metal icons Megadeth rub shoulders with rising stars like Our Mirage and cult acts like Amenra. 

Every year Summer Breeze brings around 45,000 metal fans together in Bavaria for this highlight of the summer festival circuit.

Summer Breeze Festival 2023

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There's more to punk than three chords and spiky hair. Immerse yourself in the world of punk rock.

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One of heavy rock music's most famed guitarists mounts the Hellfest stage. You may know Tom Morello as the legendary musician behind Rage Against the Machine's abrasive funk, but his solo appearances pack just as much punch.

Rage Against the Machine's guitar hero plays solo for Hellfest.

Tom Morello

The Californian punk rock wave of the 1990s wouldn't have existed without them: Hellfest welcomes The Offspring for a furious show, all saturated guitars and snide criticism of a lethargic American society.

A furious show from The Offspring, all saturated guitars and snide criticism of a lethargic American society.

The Offspring

Thursday are back! These pioneers of post-hardcore are marking the occasion by unleashing the full emotional power of their music at Hellfest.

The pioneers of post-hardcore at Hellfest!

Thursday

Amidst the riffs and growls that turn Hellfest into a maelstrom of fury, one artist stands out: Sylvaine. Welcome to shoegaze territory.

A bubble of sensitivity and emotion at Hellfest.

Sylvaine

Savage Lands' credo is to combine metal with a commitment to the environment. At Hellfest, Sylvain Demercastel and Dirk Verbeuren rally a host to their cause.

Savage Lands

"Come play with us!" Norwegian band Shining answer the call of the fans to unleash all the inventiveness of their avant-garde metal on the Hellfest audience.

Avant-garde metal at Hellfest, courtesy of Shining.

Shining

Hellfest brings heavyweights of crossover and thrash metal Suicidal Tendencies to Clisson. What better way to summon roars from the Warzone crowd!

Crossover legends Suicidal Tendencies perform at Hellfest.

Suicidal Tendencies

All good things must come to an end: It's time to wave goodbye to this year's Hellfest in the company of the Corey Taylor, Cock Sparrer, Frank Carter, Show Me The Body, High Vis and Madball.

The fourth and final day of Hellfest 2024.

Day 4: The Offspring, Corey Taylor, Cock Sparrer, Frank Carter and more!

Mammoth WVH is the project of Wolfgang Van Halen, son of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. A family heritage with big boots to fill, which this Americn does admirably onstage at Hellfest 2024.

Eddie Van Halen's son appears at Hellfest!

Mammoth WVH

If you like rockabilly and Tales from the Crypt, then there's a high chance you'll be into Nekromantix. This American-Danish trio summon ghouls and bouffant pompadours for their set at Hellfest.

The psychobilly lords have graced us with an appearance at Hellfest.

Nekromantix

Five years after their first and last Hellfest appearance, Californian ska-punk combo The Interrupters are back in the Warzone.

Bouncy as ska, angry as punk: The Interrupters tornado takes over Hellfest!

The Interrupters

Enter the pit with Dying Wish, the powerful and straight up devastating metalcore act from Portland USA. They're at Hellfest with their latest album Symptoms of Survival.

Dying Wish bring heartfelt metalcore from Portland to Hellfest.

Dying Wish

A famed group among headbanging historians, Saxon are here at Hellfest to conquer new lands while consolidating the old guard. Despite a solid legacy of influencing everyone from Dream Theater to Slayer, Saxon have never let up and continue to release new material at an astonishing pace.

Veterans of the (not so) New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement return to the stage at Hellfest.

Saxon

The classic heavy metal of Accept are here with one mission: To rattle the Hellfest crowd, whether they like it or not! Wolf Hoffmann and his band will be defending the colours and hues of Humanoid, their 17th album released in 2024.

Accept are a major phenomenon of the German heavy metal scene.

Accept

Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes are fiercely proud of their punk credentials and have been building a solid reputation over the past decade as authentic rockers sitting somewhere between hardcore, punk and indie. Their live shows are never less than pumped with energy- see them here at Hellfest 2024 off the back of their fifth album Dark Rainbow.

Frank Carter leads his Rattlesnakes in one of their legendarily raucous shows on the Hellfest mainstage.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

Enter Shikari return to Hellfest, brimming with as much energy and power as free electrons. Take this opportunity to get familiar with new material from their last album A Kiss for the Whole World, released in 2023.

Post hardcore meets techno at Hellfest 2024.

Enter Shikari

Dropkick Murphys are probably the most Irish of US bands. The boys from Boston present their new album Okemah Rising at Hellfest.

The boys from Boston present their new album Okemah Rising at Hellfest.

Dropkick Murhy

Machine Head blew Hellfest away in 2007 and 2012. In 2024, their epic stagecraft repeats the performance.

Machine Head

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Day 1: Dropkick Murphys, Babymetal, Thursday and more!

Day two at Hellfest 2024. Some incredible performances on the programme today from Dropkick Murphys, Babymetal, Dying Wish, (DOLCH), Thursday, Sylvaine and Shining

Dare you return for more? Hellfest 2024 enters its second day.

Day 2: Tom Morello, Anaal Nathrakh, Fear Factory and more!

Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish perform at Hellfest 2022.

Nightwish

The foundations of the Philharmonie de Paris better be stable as they take the full impact of a concert by Behemoth, Poland's most famous metal band. As much a visual shock as an aural one, in the purest metal tradition.

Philharmonie de Paris

These Polish metal giants storm the Philharmonie de Paris.

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A flock of ravens has appeared at Summer Breeze to grace the crowd with rousing rhythms and ancient sounds. Since its formation in 1989, Corvus Corax has been one of the most influential groups in the medieval metal movement. The seven-piece band's immersive art fits perfectly with the spirit of the German extreme metal festival.

Summer Breeze 2023

A spectacle of medieval metal accompanies Corus Corvax to Summer Breeze 2023.

Corvus Corax

Kataklysm are now a Summer Breeze staple.  Back in 1991, when Sylvain Houde, Jean-François 'JF' Dagenais, Maurizio Iacono and Ariel Saied first emerged screaming from the Canadian forest, they were met with a rather modest response. Several well-received albums and configurations later, they're now one of the most popular bands on the death metal scene. Epic moshpit jostling guaranteed!

Epic Canadian death metallers Kataklysm descend on Summer Breeze.

Kataklysm

It's been eleven years since Bleed From Within last appeared at Summer Breeze and there's no doubt since then that these Glasgow metalheads have made a quantum leap forward. As shown by their mushrooming fan base.

Scottish band Bleed From Within bring a circle pit with them to Summer Breeze 2023.

Bleed From Within

After their smash hit set at Summer Breeze 2022, Nanowar Of Steel have returned to the festival on an even bigger stage than last year: The ideal setting for these champions of wit and mischief. Their reference-packed metal rocks hard, and even hardcore underground fans can admire the Italians' humour as much as their music.

The comedy metal of Nanowar of Steel never fails to raise a smile or move the moshpit. 

Nanowar of Steel

Beartooth deliver hit after hit to their lucky fans with their unique blend of hardcore and punk rock. Frontman Caleb Shomo's boundless energy has an unholy power to breathe life into the most exhausted of animals.

Beartooth promises- and delivers- a set filled with hits at Summer Breeze.

Beartooth

Powerful screams, jagged riffs and anthemic choruses: You know what you're getting with Stick To Your Guns, and you know it will be mega. This modern hardcore group from Orange County was brought together in 2003 by singer Jesse Barnett, spending years as a killer support act before singing to a label. Fast forward a few years and here they are with a prime spot on the bill for Summer Breeze. 

Modern hardcore from Orange County sweeps into Summer Breeze with Stick To Your Guns.

Stick To Your Guns

Wolfheart are known for their ability to deliver one melodic gem after another, with the improbable effect of making death metal catchy.  Their star is definitely rising on the Finnish scene, where they have been based since forming in 2012. They're now ready to bring winter to international stages.

Melodic death metallers Wolfheart blow a Nordic chill across Summer Breeze 2023. 

Wolfheart

As one of the pioneers of death metal, Florida band Obituary have been criss-crossing the globe since the 80s. In the early days frontman John Tardy dispensed with lyrics, preferring to scream whatever came into his head into the microphone. Lyrics were added over time, to the point that the vocals are now central to the band. They continue to reap new fans. 

Obituary turn the stage to lava and pour it over their audience at Summer Breeze 2023.

Obituary

Hundreds of covers, over 4.6 million YouTube followers and over 1.2 billion video views! Everything Frog Leap touches seems to turn straight to gold. The recipe to their success is quite simple: Take a well-known song and make it heavy. 

Frog Leap have one mission: Taking pop classics and making them go harder. 

Frog Leap

Dying Fetus is the trio made up of John Gallagher, Sean Beasley and Trey Williams. The band bubbled up from the underground of the extreme death metal/grindcore scene in the 90s, and they have remained there ever since. Their sound is a sonic assault, brimming with brutality and ultra-fast guitar riffs. 

The death metal pioneers descend on Summer Breeze 2023. 

Dying Fetus

The departure of guitarist Olve Eikemo brought down popular black metal group Immortal in 2015. Fans of the genre need not despair, however, becasue Olve soon returned with his new group Abbath to ressurect the spirit of his first band. Time has not been wasted: Abbath already have three critically acclaimed and fan-approved albums under their belts. 

An oppressive darkness descends on Summer Breeze 2023 as Abbath takes the stage. 

Abbath

Shadow of Intent have been plumbing the depths of brutal deathcore since their formation in 2014. The Rhode Island band's compositions veer towards the radical with symphonic embellishments, melodies and black metal flourishes. The mix has served them well, right from the studio to the stage. 

Deathcore fans rejoice: Shadow of Intent deliver a slamming set at Summer Breeze festival. 

Shadow of Intent

Hard work and a string of exceptional albums have propelled Powerwolf to the summit of German power metal. It also helps that the band consistently give their fans astounding live shows, proving time and time again that they have earned their place in the metal pantheon.

A high-powered metal extravaganza from Powerwolf at 2023's Summer Breeze festival. 

Powerwolf

Eluveitie may not be the inventors of folk metal, but this Swiss band combines Celtic music and death metal so brilliantly that you sometimes wonder if they weren't around at the founding of the genre. The band's lyrics are inspired by the history, daily life and spirituality of the Helvetians, a Celtic people from the distant past. 

Swiss folk-metallers Eluveitie charm the Summer Breeze crowd with their Celtic-infused melodic death metal.

Eluveitie

Brand Of Sacrifice are sure to pick up reams of new acolytes after serving up their sacrificial delights at Summer Breeze. This Toronto group fills their sound with orchestral elements, a pinch of electro and an XXL dose of brute force, over which soars the cavernous voice of singer Kyle Anderson.

Brand Of Sacrifice unleashes their epic sonic storm on German metal and rock festival Summer Breeze.

Brand of Sacrifice

With almost four decades under their studded belts, Rage are true veterans of metal. Plenty of time to hone their breathtaking live shows, filled with the most powerful of power metal hits. 

Rage serves up a decent portion of power metal at Summer Breeze 2023.

Rage

Metalcore lifers Killswitch Engage are still on a roll after over 20 years as a band. The metalcore heroes from Massachusetts gained huge popularity after their 2004 classic album The End Of Heartache, winning them legions of fans the world over. Since then, they've gone from strength to strength, as furious and melodic as ever. 

Killswitch Engage deliver a metalcore monster at German festival Summer Breeze.

Killswitch Engage

Fans of technical death metal had been waiting five years for a new album from Decapitated when Cancer Culture dropped in 2022. On stage, the Poles of Decapitated string together a series of grooves, staccato riffs and oppressive double kick drums with infernal precision. This is one band with the devil on their heels and an ability to set mosh pits ablaze.

Polish technical death metal marauders Decapitated get the crowd moving at Summer Breeze.

Decapitated

No need for an introduction to In Flames among death metal fans: Formed in 1990, this Swedish melodic death metal group were among the first to incorporate keyboards to widen the scope of their sound, blowing open the gates of Valhalla and chewing up genres. Swedish death metal had been born. Witness their majestically feral set at Summer Breeze 2023. 

The melodic death metal of these five Swedes smashes Summer Breeze to smithereens.

In Flames

HammerFall exploded into a 1990s metal scene that was starting to feel a little stale and washed up. Their debut album redefined classic heavy metal for a new generation and framed this group of Swedes as the new defenders of the genre. Other bands were to take metal in new directions, but HammerFall provide pure, unadulterated heavy metal from the heart. Horns up! 

The gods of thunder wreak mayhem at Summer Breeze 2023.