Some Hellfest pictures

It was difficult to go back to reality after this ;-) Hope it was not too difficult for my Japanese (metalheads) friends Dai and Kyoko, who took the plane from Osaka to France (more than 12 hours, plus connexions) just for the festival (I don't forget Aki, who show me such evil pictures of her with Frost, Attila, Necrobutcher, or E). Dai also made amazing pictures from the main stage, he should put them on the net ;-) !!!!

Want some pictures now ?

Mortuus from Marduk, of course !! DOn't you think he announce times of Hell:

The duo with Allan from Primordial was amazing !!


Kvarforth (Shining) was scary !!

But as usual, the black legions of Watain spread so much evil.


(this is only some of the pictures I took there, the whole set is here)

Hellfest 2008

Yes this Mayhem had to come to an end. This was a great festival this year too !! My highlights (and biggest deceptions) are:

• The weather, no rain this time !!! And cold at night, so it was perfect to rest after one exhausting day !!


• The organization was flawless this year. Obviously the festival team did learn from their mistakes of last year

First day:

• Alchemist. This band build on atmosphere, and I don't always like that, because it sometime means weak, but not this time. Check them out !!


• Septic Flesh, excellent Greek black metal


• Job For a Cowboy. I like their albums, but I did not know how they were on stage. And I can tell you: They are not only buzz, their show was a killer !!!


• Rotting Christ. It was the second time I saw them, and I can't say they made a strong impression on me...


• Marduk did not disappoint me, and the duo with Mortuus and Alan (Primordial) was an excellent surprise !!!


• Testament were alive and kicking, hailz Trash metal !!!


• Carcass showed that they did not reformed only for money


• Venom were a big deception for me. How about kitsch ?

Second day:

• Legion of the Damned. Once more a Trash metal band, but I liked them !!


• Benighted, an excellent French Brutal Death band


• I really like Satyricon, and I liked very much this show, with insanely heavy drumming by Frost of course !!!


• Haemorrhage, funny but excellent Spanish grindcore !!! Are you a pathology ?


• Shining, this Swedish Black metal band really look dangerous on stage. The singer cut himself on stage, arms bleeding, he threw a cigarette in the middle of the public, he broke a bottle (of Jack Daniels ?) and cut himself with the remains... But they also have a very depressive but heavy sound. A discovery for me !!!


• The Watain show was just after Shining, but they really offered Black metal to remember (sorry no dead rats on stage this time)


• Ministry, the show (one the lasts) was excellent, with almost no blanks between the titles

Third day:

• Origin, insanely fast, insanely good Brutal Death. At one time, someone in the public shouted "faster !!", and the singer answered "faster ?". It was impossible.


• Primordial, I really like the Celtic / Folk Black metal of this band, and their singer really have an amazing presence on stage !!!


• Obituary, of course...


• Dying Fetus. speedy, heavy, full of integrity. And Sean Beasley had a Origin T-shirt ;-)


• Motörhead, they are always heavy, heavy, HEAVIER


• Morbid Angel show was faultless


• And finally, the Slayer show was a bit disappointing, probably because of Tom Araya's voice which seemed to never be really there (ill, maybe ?)

Pictures to come soon...