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France, Clisson - Hellfest Open Air 2009




Once again, the fourth edition of the biggest French extreme music festival will take place in the heart of the vineyard of Nantes. Hellfest 2009 is already being announced as the biggest Metal event ever to hit France. No less than 108 bands from across the globe will spread across four stages to play a three-day marathon of Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Rock, Hardcore, Death Metal, Glam, Sludge, Doom, Black Metal, Grind, Thrash, Industrial, Progressive, Punk, and more. You'll also find our Extreme Market with more than 40 vendors, a tattoo parlor, various restaurants, a wine bar, and a lot of entertainers, including a ring with the best French wrestlers. All that in a well decorated and illuminated outdoor area near the fortified town of Clisson, with its fantastic heritage. We invite you to walk around the heart of the city, which will also offer more entertainment and expositions. The camp ground and its Metal Corner will constitute the best place to begin or continue the party all night long and maybe meet people? Concerts DJ Sets, and more!

Hellfest will be more than a series of concerts: it will be a nonstop party, a place to escape the tedium of our drab society and recharge your batteries with positive energy!

We strongly encourage you to buy your ticket as soon as possible, as space is limited! We have already sold three times as many tickets as we did last year at this time.

We promise you an event that will stay in your memories. If you were here with us in 2008, enough said. If you were not here last year, and still have never experienced this unique atmosphere, you know what needs to be done!



_*TICKETS*_

PASS 3 DAYS: 119?
PASS FRIDAY: 59?
PASS SATURDAY: 59?
PASS SUNDAY : 59?

_*E-tickets available on:*_

www.hellfest.fr and www.digitick.com

*_Regular tickets available on:_*

GERMANY: www.metaltix.com / info@metaltix.com / tel: +49 (0)4627 183838
IRELAND : www.sentinelireland.com / sales@sentinelireland.com / +353(0)1 6351589
UK : www.argon-direct.com / info@argon-direct.com / +44 (0)1942 896868 BELGIUM and NL : www.fnac.be OTHERS COUNTRY : please contact us at info@hellfest.fr

_*Package BUS + TICKET + CAMPING or HOTEL*_
As from now you can book several different package including coaches, ticket and camping or hotels.

ARGON DIRECT (logo argon direct)
Coach departures points: Bolton, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Reading, Swansea, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield...
Check : http://www.argon-direct.co / info@argon-direct.com / tel : +44 (0)1942896868


_*PRATICAL INFOS :*_

_*Where is the festival located? *_

There is an international airport called NANTES ATLANTIQUE AIRPORT, located at 30km from the festival grounds. A shuttle busses between this airport and the festival is running from Thursday June 18 and Monday June 22. You will find more information about flights:

http://www.nantes.aeroport.fr

_*Camp site:*_

The camping site is free and near to the festival!
The campsite doors open Thursday 18 June at 2pm upon presentation of your ticket. We will give you your festival bracelet and all you'll have to do is to set up your tent!
This campsite is only for those holding a 1 or 3 day pass!
A toilet-shower block will also be available.

_*Others accommodations:*_

For those who do not wish to camp, contact the tourist ot@clisson.com or +33 240 540 295
Numerous gites, bed and breakfast, holiday village are available and all within 20kms from the festival!

_*Opening times:*_

Carparks Thursday 18 June at 9pm
Campsite Thursday 18 at 2pm
Ticket office Thursday 18 at 2pm
Festival Friday 19 at 10am
Time of First concert: Friday 19 at 11am Time of Last concert: Sunday 21 at 02am

Headliners


DAY 1 (19.06)

Crüe Fest Stage

Squealer [FRA] 11:35
Girlschool 12:55
Nashville Pussy 15:55
Buckcherry 17:25
Papa Roach 19:05
Down 20:50
Heaven And Hell 22:50
Mötley Crüe 01:00

Mainstage 2

Bring Me The Horizon 11:00
Karma To Burn 12:10
God Forbid 13:40
Eyehategod 15:10
Pentagram 16:40
Voivod 18:15
W.A.S.P. 20:00
Anthrax 21:55
Saint Vitus 23:55

Rock Hard Tent

Orakle 11:00
Melechesh 12:10
Taake 13:40
Deströyer 666 15:10
Misery Index 16:40
Samael 18:15
Entombed 20:00
Repulsion 21:55
God Seed 23:55

Terrorizer Tent

Watertank 11:35
August Burns Red 12:55
Blockheads 14:25
Soilent Green 15:55
Torche 17:25
Kylesa 19:05
Pig Destroyer 20:50
Jarboe 22:50
Parkway Drive 01:00

DAY 2 (20.06)

Mainstage 1

Gama Bomb 11:35
Dagoba 12:55
Koritni 14:25
DevilDriver 15:55
Cradle Of Filth 17:25
Soulfly 19:05
Gojira 20:50
Machine Head 22:50
Marilyn Manson 01:00

Mainstage 2

Trepalium 11:00
Outlaw Order 12:10
Mad Sin 13:40
Pain 15:10
Heaven Shall Burn 16:40
Clutch 18:15
Amebix 20:00
The Misfits 21:55
Killing Joke 23:55

Rock Hard Tent

Offending 11:00
Grand Magus 12:10
Vader 13:40
Skinless 15:10
Aura Noir 16:40
Moonsorrow 18:15
Immolation 20:00
Enslaved 21:55
Sacred Reich 23:55

Terrorizer Tent

Providence 11:35
Backfire 12:55
All Shall Perish 14:25
Terror 15:25
The Business 17:25
Betrayed 19:05
Kickback 20:50
Vision Of Disorder 22:50
Cro-Mags 01:00

DAY 3 (21.06)

Mainstage 1

Adagio 11:35
Satan Jokers 12:55
HolyHell 14:25
DragonForce 15:55
Epica 17:25
Queensrÿche 19:05
Europe 20:50
Dream Theater 22:50
Manowar 01:00

Mainstage 2

Black Stone Cherry 11:00
ADX 12:10
Volbeat 13:40
Pain Of Salvation 15:10
Destruction 16:40
Stratovarius 18:15
Mastodon 20:00
Suicidal Tendencies 21:55
Hatebreed 23:55

Rock Hard Tent

Hacride 11:00
Aborted 12:10
Keep Of Kalessin 13:40
Kataklysm 15:10
Pestilence 16:40
Napalm Death 18:15
Cathedral 20:00
Moonspell 21:55
Amon Amarth 23:55

Terrorizer Tent

Whitechapel 11:35
Despised Icon 12:55
Wolves In The Throne Room 14:25
Ufomammut 15:55
Orange Goblin 17:25
The Black Dahlia Murder 19:05
Coalesce 20:50
Electric Wizard 22:50
Brutal Truth 01:00

Who was there?

wrathchild 100%
Baz Anderson (UK) 100%
Darkside Momo 100%
Deadsoulman 100%
Jeff 100%
Bas (Switzerland) 100%
Ilham (Canada) 100%
Ernotar (Finland) 100%
ForeverDarkWoods (Sweden) 100%
Amrott () 100%
Berfones (Israel) 100%
DeeDee (Romania) 100%
Little Death (Finland) 100%
Aghahowa 100%
spoonerX (Canada) 100%
Shankao (Spain) 100%
FreakyMarge 100%
unswabbed 100%
BRJ Events (UK) 100%
Misanthrope (UAE) 100%
draconia (Estonia) 100%
Dewil Rituale (Bulgaria) 100%
Ulric 100%
MetalHead74 (Canada) 100%
mark_roh (UK) 100%
Lemonyrhus 100%
Illwish (UK) 100%
alpinerocket (Italy) 100%
mikemanowar666 100%
Bloodsong 100%
Moocher 100%
fouinax@orange.fr 100%
nihilist (Greece) 100%
TheMaggotMaster (Israel) 100%
Benlachips 100%
Yva 100%
sayn3869 100%
Petite_Lune 100%
Lammie (The Netherlands) 100%
enzodelli 100%
Ivor (Estonia) 90%
Marcel Hubregtse (The Netherlands) 90%
jupitreas (Poland) 80%
Glen_Doom (Malta) 80%
deathspell omega (The Netherlands) 80%
sraekman (Greece) 70%
melanj (Turkey) 50%
dimmu666 (Canada) 50%
Shok (Sweden) 50%
Shipwrecked (USA) 10%
Bloodfrozen (The Netherlands) 10%
Porcelain Doll (Australia) 10%
sass (Estonia) 10%

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Comments: 153   Visited by: 733 users
23.04.2009 - 21:05
Jeff
Freaky Admin
Shit, fucking exams everybody has some problems with that this year... :s


Btw the running order is here => http://www.hellfest.fr/web08/images/running-order-en.pdf
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25.04.2009 - 13:26
Valentin B
Iconoclast
Holy shit the program is fucked up big time, too many good bands in just 3 days, if i were organizer i'd have extended it to 4 days or something, i mean WASP and Mastodon get 45 minutes to play, Dream Theater just one hour(that would mean they'd play only 2-3 songs lol), Amon Amarth and Moonspell one hour or so each, i wouldn't complain if i could attend it but it seems pretty weird.
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26.04.2009 - 17:17
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Valentin B on 25.04.2009 at 13:26

Holy shit the program is fucked up big time, too many good bands in just 3 days, if i were organizer i'd have extended it to 4 days or something, i mean WASP and Mastodon get 45 minutes to play, Dream Theater just one hour(that would mean they'd play only 2-3 songs lol), Amon Amarth and Moonspell one hour or so each, i wouldn't complain if i could attend it but it seems pretty weird.


I am actually very glad that bands play 1 hour at most. Now Dream Theater will have to play their interesting songs instead of their boring ones.
An hour for a band max gives you better opportunities to check out UNKNOWN bands, Why watch the bands you already know to death? It is much more fun discovering something great you had never heard of before.
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26.04.2009 - 17:50
Valentin B
Iconoclast
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 26.04.2009 at 17:17

Written by Valentin B on 25.04.2009 at 13:26

Holy shit the program is fucked up big time, too many good bands in just 3 days, if i were organizer i'd have extended it to 4 days or something, i mean WASP and Mastodon get 45 minutes to play, Dream Theater just one hour(that would mean they'd play only 2-3 songs lol), Amon Amarth and Moonspell one hour or so each, i wouldn't complain if i could attend it but it seems pretty weird.


I am actually very glad that bands play 1 hour at most. Now Dream Theater will have to play their interesting songs instead of their boring ones.
An hour for a band max gives you better opportunities to check out UNKNOWN bands, Why watch the bands you already know to death? It is much more fun discovering something great you had never heard of before.

hmmm well you are right to think that, given you know tons of bands already it's good to see some new stuff, but i'm speaking out of my experience.. at least if it were one of my favorite bands, such as Iced Earth, i'd sure as hell preferred if they played for much more than an hour.

and you are completely right about Dream Theater... now they can't play Erotomania and the likes still i predict their set will consist of a Learning to Live-The Dark Eternal Night-The Glass Prison-Fatal Tragedy(just listed random songs lol) acoustic medley with extended guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, kazoo, fart and tambourine solos... :
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05.05.2009 - 13:08
Jeff
Freaky Admin
News news.

Next week we will start a contest to win two 3-Days tickets!

Think about it hehe
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11.05.2009 - 16:11
Jeff
Freaky Admin
And the contest is open here!

http://www.metalstorm.ee/contests/hf09.php

Good luck
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11.05.2009 - 17:49
Valentin B
Iconoclast
(if i'm not allowed to say this feel free to remove it) damn the first two weren't that hard, but the third one took me like half an hour..
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11.05.2009 - 18:52
Jeff
Freaky Admin
It's ok

Just don't give the answers on the forum if you don't want to be kicked out of the contest hehe
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11.05.2009 - 20:07
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Tage Westerlund
I just listened songs but sorry I dont know non of those and band, ok I can guess and if I want I would guess or try
I wont take part since Im not going, if there be way ticket to I try, so now its far and maybe next year , because hopefully I try get job in dawn, hope it will works

Jeff we will get ansver when competiontion ends?
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11.05.2009 - 21:21
Jeff
Freaky Admin
Of course we will give the answer at the end of the contest
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16.05.2009 - 01:08
Gigginova
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Manson and manowar on the same bill?
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16.05.2009 - 12:22
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Guest on 16.05.2009 at 01:08

Manson and manowar on the same bill?



Yep, two of the biggest posers ever on the same bill. I don't see a problem with that at all.
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16.05.2009 - 23:40
Gigginova
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 16.05.2009 at 12:22

Written by Guest on 16.05.2009 at 01:08

Manson and manowar on the same bill?



Yep, two of the biggest posers ever on the same bill. I don't see a problem with that at all.


And OF COURSE it would TYPICALLY be YOU to say such a thing wouldn't it :

to call Manowar posers suggests that they're not reallyy metal......i can't digest that for one second.
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16.05.2009 - 23:48
ForeverDarkWoods

Got my plane tickets today. Gonna spend some time in Paris first though, and then I'll get to Hellfest by car probably. Lots of drinking about to happen on the festival.
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17.05.2009 - 01:18
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Guest on 16.05.2009 at 23:40

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 16.05.2009 at 12:22

Written by Guest on 16.05.2009 at 01:08

Manson and manowar on the same bill?



Yep, two of the biggest posers ever on the same bill. I don't see a problem with that at all.


And OF COURSE it would TYPICALLY be YOU to say such a thing wouldn't it :

to call Manowar posers suggests that they're not reallyy metal......i can't digest that for one second.


There last couple of albums are actually almost totally non-metal if you ask me.
But of course the word poser does not mean that a band isn't metal, it just means they are posing and posturing, whihc Manowar of course have always done. Just look at the silly clothes and sill things they say. They are imo on of the insincerest bands around.
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17.05.2009 - 04:22
Gigginova
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@Marcel H. : well yeah, that's true they do "pose and posture".......but which albums are non-metal in your opinion
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17.05.2009 - 14:54
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 04:22

@Marcel H. : well yeah, that's true they do "pose and posture".......but which albums are non-metal in your opinion



Did you actually listen to their latest?
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17.05.2009 - 15:49
Gigginova
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.05.2009 at 14:54

Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 04:22

@Marcel H. : well yeah, that's true they do "pose and posture".......but which albums are non-metal in your opinion



Did you actually listen to their latest?


Oh come on! is because of the interludes and excess orchestrations?
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17.05.2009 - 15:50
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 15:49

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.05.2009 at 14:54

Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 04:22

@Marcel H. : well yeah, that's true they do "pose and posture".......but which albums are non-metal in your opinion



Did you actually listen to their latest?


Oh come on! is because of the interludes and excess orchestrations?


Yes, cause there is more non-metal on there than metal that in my books it isn't metal. Just like Metallica's Death Magnetic is noyt a thrash album just because it has some thrashy moments.
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17.05.2009 - 20:41
Promonex
Cathemeral
Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 15:49

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.05.2009 at 14:54

Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 04:22

@Marcel H. : well yeah, that's true they do "pose and posture".......but which albums are non-metal in your opinion



Did you actually listen to their latest?


Oh come on! is because of the interludes and excess orchestrations?

I've even seen a magazine reviewing that album as audio book
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18.05.2009 - 01:12
Gigginova
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Written by Promonex on 17.05.2009 at 20:41

Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 15:49

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.05.2009 at 14:54

Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 04:22

@Marcel H. : well yeah, that's true they do "pose and posture".......but which albums are non-metal in your opinion



Did you actually listen to their latest?


Oh come on! is because of the interludes and excess orchestrations?

I've even seen a magazine reviewing that album as audio book


audiobook
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18.05.2009 - 03:11
Promonex
Cathemeral
Written by Guest on 18.05.2009 at 01:12

Written by Promonex on 17.05.2009 at 20:41

Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 15:49

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.05.2009 at 14:54

Written by Guest on 17.05.2009 at 04:22

@Marcel H. : well yeah, that's true they do "pose and posture".......but which albums are non-metal in your opinion



Did you actually listen to their latest?


Oh come on! is because of the interludes and excess orchestrations?

I've even seen a magazine reviewing that album as audio book


audiobook

Sure. Of 74 minutes only 48 minutes were actual songs and of those only 20 minutes were metal. You can't really call that a metal album, can you?
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19.05.2009 - 15:00
Ilham
Giant robot
Well, I have my ticket now, I guess you'll have to put up with me guys haha.
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28.05.2009 - 21:29
ylside

Officially not coming. Graduation ceremony, among other things... I want lots of pics from you guys though
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28.05.2009 - 21:41
Darkside Momo
Retired
Written by ylside on 28.05.2009 at 21:29

Officially not coming. Graduation ceremony, among other things... I want lots of pics from you guys though

For real, this year?
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28.05.2009 - 22:28
ylside

Written by Darkside Momo on 28.05.2009 at 21:41

Written by ylside on 28.05.2009 at 21:29

Officially not coming. Graduation ceremony, among other things... I want lots of pics from you guys though

For real, this year?

Unfortunatly it's true hahaha
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30.05.2009 - 15:57
Jeff
Freaky Admin
Shit Amine... damn the only year that I officially do something at the festival and can help you to get your visa easilly you just cannot come... damn...

PS: contact me (jeff (at) hellfest.fr) if you need help to get visa to come to france btw. I can help here.



Btw, all is pretty cool in Clisson. The tech team is now at the festival field. We'll start to prepare the festival this monday!

It's coming my friends
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30.05.2009 - 23:48
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by ylside on 28.05.2009 at 21:29

Officially not coming. Graduation ceremony, among other things... I want lots of pics from you guys though


Hey dude, it's a shame you're not coming this year, I'll miss the Moroccan jokes. Btw, is there any festival or concert taking place this summer in Casablanca? I kind of lost contact with my friends there, I don't know what is going on in the "bled" anymore.
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31.05.2009 - 00:31
ylside

Yeah Jeff I know... Thanks a lot lot..

Written by Ilham on 30.05.2009 at 23:48

Hey dude, it's a shame you're not coming this year, I'll miss the Moroccan jokes. Btw, is there any festival or concert taking place this summer in Casablanca? I kind of lost contact with my friends there, I don't know what is going on in the "bled" anymore.

Nothing apart from the Mawazine Festival in Rabat that is really getting BIG.
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01.06.2009 - 04:47
GM
Account deleted
Absolutely super groups it has..last year is better than this year but this year even is good..power yeaah stratovarius..thrash kings hmm...sacred reich yeeeahh..the fathers are there..we must go on guys..
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