Holy shit, next year's lineup for France's Hellfest looks absolutely bonkers.
Yes, there are huge names like KISS, Tool, Manowar, Slayer, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dream Theater and Whitesnake. But, as usual, the story is deeper in the lineup.
For example, Tom G. Warrior is putting together a band o perform Hellhammer songs. Emperor is playing. Refused is player. Lamb of God, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, King Diamond, Carcass, Cult of Luna, Envy, Mantar – FUCKING EVERYBODY IS PLAYING.
I can't even do it justice. Look at the lineup below, or on Hellfest's website.
Update: Thanks to ThePRP for transcribing the lineup:
Friday, June 21st:
Manowar
Dropkick Murphys
Dream Theater
Demons & Wizards
Godsmack
Sonata Arctica
Gloryhammer
Last Temptation
Gojira
Mass Hysteria
Ultra Vomit
Dagoba
No One Is Innocent
Lofofora
Blackrain
Klone
Tremplin Voice Of Hell
King Diamond
Hellhammer (performed by Tom G. Warrior‘s ‘Triumph Of Death‘)
Venom Inc.
Impaled Nazarene
Diamond Head
Trollfest
Uada
Aorlhac
Khaos-Dei
Carcass
Possessed
Pestilence
Kvelertak
Power Trip
Daughters
Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition
Cult Leader
Freitot
Sum 41
Descendents
Me First At The Gimmie Gimmies
No Fun At All
Hank Von Hell
The Interrupters
The Dwarves
The Rumjacks
Stinky
Fu Manchu
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats
Graveyard
All Them Witches
My Sleeping Karma
Radio Moscow
Conan
Valley Of The Sun
The Necromancers
Saturday, June 22nd:
Kiss
Def Leppard
Whitesnake
Deadland Ritual
Richie Kotzen
Kortini
FM
one additional band TBA
ZZ Top
Within Temptation
Architects
Bohse Onkelz
Eagles Of Death Metal
Fever 333
Whitechapel
Skindred
Like A Storm
The Sisters Of Mercy
Cradle Of Filth
Combichrist
Mykur: Folkesange
Carach Angren
Punish Yourself
Dool
Wolfheart
Shaarghot
Bloodbath
Dark Tranquillity
Candlemass
Moonspell
Archspire
Allegaeon
Trepalium
Cypecore
Dawn Of Disease
The Addicts
Le Bal Des Enrages
Sham69
Les Wampas
The Living End
Mad Sin
Batmobile
The Creep Show
Banane Metalik
Cult Of Luna
Envy
The Ocean
Cave In
Mantar
SUMAC
Will Haven
Fiend
Coilguns
Sunday, June 23rd:
Tool
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators
Stone Temple Pilots
Clutch
Blackberry Smoke
Eisbrecher
Nova Twins
Slayer (final French show)
Lamb Of God
Anthrax
Testament
Trivium
Death Angel
Municipal Waste
Insanity Alert
Alien Weaponry
Emperor
Tormentor
Carpathian Forest
Skald
Wiegedood
Lucifer’s Child
Cemican
Bliss Of Flesh
Hyrgal
Deicide
Cannibal Corpse
Vltimas
Immolation
Vomitory
Revocation
Devourment
Psycroptic
Embryonic Cells
Refused
Enter Shikari
Cancer Bats
Nasty
Beartooth
Morning Again
Employed To Serve
Brutus
The Amsterdam Red Light District
Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals
The Obsessed
YOB
Emma Ruth Rundle
Messa
Gold
Ddent
two additional bands TBA.