HEAVEN AND HELL, MANOWAR, STRATOVARIUS, SACRED REICH Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

November 27, 2008

HEAVEN AND HELL, MANOWAR, SACRED REICH, STRATOVARIUS, ANTHRAX, GOD FORBID and GORGOROTH are among the confirmed bands for next year's Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

ALL SHALL PERISH
AMON AMARTH
ANTHRAX
AURA NOIR
BACKYARD BABIES
CATHEDRAL
DESTRUCTION
DEVILDRIVER
ELECTRIC WIZARD
ENSLAVED
ENTOMBED
EPICA
GAMA BOMB
GOD FORBID
GORGOROTH
GRAND MAGUS
HEAVEN AND HELL
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
HOLYHELL
KYLESA
MAD SIN
MANOWAR
MELECHESH
MISERY INDEX
MISFITS
NAPALM DEATH
ORANGE GOBLIN
OUTLAW ORDER
PARKWAY DRIVE
SACRED REICH
STRATOVARIUS
SUICIDE SILENCE
THE BUSINESS
TORCHE
WHITECHAPEL
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM

A nine-episode documentary which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the steps that are involved in organizing the festival each year can be viewed below (in French, with English subtitles). The series features interviews with a number of individuals that are responsible for bringing Hellfest to the French heavy metal fans, including the festival's organizer, Benjamin Barbaud.

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(Thanks: Dave Ingham)

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