EXCLUSIVE: HellFest 2023 - 4 Days Of The Ultimate Metal Experience
Day 1
Since 2006 in Clisson, France, a tremendous event has been celebrated that some have called “the Disneyland of metal” with complete justice. Dozens of bands -consecrated or on the rise- come together at the macro festival, combining various genres, including metal, hardcore, punk, and hard rock.
It is an authentic city where thousands of fans from many countries camp for several days. The previous edition, being a post-pandemic resumption, lasted seven days — a whole week of pure metal.
Clisson is a small town located in northwest France, about 30 minutes from Nantes by train and a little less if you go by car. On the way, we didn’t see anything unusual beyond the many advertisements at the Nantes train station and, curiously, an improvised sign at boarding gates 8 and 9: “Hellfest this way.” It was handy since I didn’t have to look at the screens to know my gate.
After a relatively calm and silent trip, the arrival at Clisson clearly showed that something was happening: many people walking through the streets with the respective metal clothing, shirts alluding to rock bands, some people disguised as things ranging from Pikachu to some ‘natives’ with plumage on their heads.
