You’ve been waiting for the first announcement for a long time and today, we’re finally revealing the first bands that will play at the hellfest 2013! …this is rather a foretaste that should satisfy the most of you for a few weeks. We still know some fellas are hudge music gluttons and this first list won’t satisfy their hunger… .But, don’t be afraid, you won’t wait for too long this time. We‘ll complete this announcement with new bands (and not minor ones!) before the Xmas period! On December 19th, you should receive a new flood of bands which should allow you to end this year with a great smile!





KISS (exclusive French date and first headliner announced!)
TWISTED SISTER
ACCEPT
KORN
STONESOUR
VOLBEAT
DOWN
AVANTASIA
SICK OF IT ALL
BAD RELIGION
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

THE ACACIA STRAIN
ANTI FLAG
ARCH ENEMY
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT
AURA NOIR
BLACK SPIDERS
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
CANDLEMASS
CARPATHIAN FOREST
COAL CHAMBER
CONVERGE
CRADLE OF FILTH
CRYPTOPSY
DANKO JONES
FOR TODAY
GOD SEED
HAEMORRHAGE
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
HEAVEN'S BASEMENT
IHSAHN
KARMA TO BURN
KRISIUN
LEPROUS
MARDUK
MASS HYSTERIA
MY SLEEPING KARMA
NACHTMYSTIUM
NEGATIVE APPROACH
PARKWAY DRIVE
PUNISH YOURSELF
ROTTING CHRIST
RED FANG
SENSER
SKINDRED
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS
TERROR
TESTAMENT
THE SWORD
TRUCKFIGHTERS

But pay attention to this: today’s special offer will be the last one, and when it will be over, the only thing left will be the 3 day ticket full price! Of course, this is before offering you the possibility to buy a daily ticket when the last bands, as well as the full running order, will be revealed, probably in February.
You can trust us guys, you know this program is being prepared by fans for other fans, as every year! You can still count on a selection of more than 160 bands representing the best of all current and extreme scenes, but also some great legendary federative headliners.
So take care guys, see ya in 3 weeks for a great new toxic announcement!
http://www.digitick.com/hellfest-2013-p ... 09655.html

korn are not dead yet?
there are some decent bands there though

Worst lineup they've had so far. Every year so far I've been DESPERATE to go, and now I'm in the position where I might be able to afford it, this looks pretty shit.

Worst lineup they've had so far. Every year so far I've been DESPERATE to go, and now I'm in the position where I might be able to afford it, this looks pretty shit.

Moved to the right forum. And yeah, shit headliners.

But pay attention to this: today’s special offer will be the last one, and when it will be over, the only thing left will be the 3 day ticket full price! Of course, this is before offering you the possibility to buy a daily ticket when the last bands, as well as the full running order, will be revealed, probably in February.
You can trust us guys, you know this program is being prepared by fans for other fans, as every year! You can still count on a selection of more than 160 bands representing the best of all current and extreme scenes, but also some great legendary federative headliners.
So take care guys, see ya in 3 weeks for a great new toxic announcement!
http://www.digitick.com/hellfest-2013-p ... 09655.html

You can't really comment on the line up being shit when there's still about 100 bands to be announced

Hey dude, be open minded!! (that's what the frenchies keep on saying on the forum...)

Tell that to the Nachtmystium and Rotting Christ fans if they make fun of the Korn fans. I think that the diversification is a bit too broad for some people's liking.

I agree but... let's wait for more bands!

As promised, here is the second announcement of 34 more bands, in addition to the first 50 names :
ZZ TOP

HELLOWEEN - SAXON - KREATOR - IMMORTAL - AT THE GATES - NEUROSIS

3 DOORS DOWN - ABSU - AMORPHIS - ASPHYX - CAPTAIN CLEANOFF - CEREMONIAL OATH - CLUTCH - DARK FUNERAL - DEAD CONGREGATION - EAGLE TWIN - EQUILIBRIUM - EVOKEN - HOODED MENACE - GHOST - INQUISITION - KAMPFAR - KORPIKLAANI - MUSTASCH - MY DYING BRIDE - PAPA ROACH - PRIMORDIAL - SSS - SINISTER - THE GHOST INSIDE - TYR - UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS - WINTERSUN - WITCHCRAFT
so that’s 84 bands (with previous announcement), but don’t forget, 75 news ones will be announced very soon, including some new headliners !!

3 Doors Down

They really shouldn't have 3 Doors Down written directly at the start of the announcement, I almost had a fucking heart attack.

The second announcement definitely improved the bill and it will become better when the final announcements are made, it's always like that and you always end up with almost too many good shows to see because the schedules are normally flawless. So it's bound to be again a great line-up in the end.

You thought the main part of the #HELLFEST threat had been revealed, well you were wrong because we are proud to announce the confirmation of the legendary DEF LEPPARD on Clisson’s lands. A big come back in France after 17 years of absence.

And why should we stop to a simple wave when we can offer a true cataclysm of decibels.
Indeed, here come the names of all the news bands EUROPE, MORBID ANGEL, NOFX, BELPHEGOR, HELL MILITIA, HIGH ON FIRE, LORDI, MASTERS OF REALITY, P.O.D, PRONG, TREPONEM PAL and VEKTOR. Here comes the 156 bands* confirmed for this #HELLFEST 2013. Once again, a new edition that will make the experts happy, curious, passionate or neophyte. Thanx again for your trust, and we’ll meet you again in a few week for more surprises! (*on 159).

3 DOORS DOWN, 7 WEEKS, ABSU, ACCEPT, A DAY TO REMEMBER, AGNOSTIC FRONT, AMORPHIS, ANTI FLAG, ARCH ENEMY, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, ASPHYX, AT THE GATES, ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, ATTENTAT ROCK, AUDREY HORNE, AURA NOIR, AVANTASIA, BAD RELIGION, BANE, BELPHEGOR, BERRI TXARRAK, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, BLACK BREATH, BLACK COBRA, BLACK PYRAMID, BLACK SPIDERS, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BURY YOUR DEAD, BUZZCOCKS, CANDLEMASS, CAPTAIN CLEANOFF, CARPATHIAN FOREST, CEREMONIAL OATH, CLUTCH, COAL CHAMBER, COCKNEY REJECTS, CONVERGE, CRADLE OF FILTH, CRYPTOPSY, CULT OF LUNA, DANKO JONES, DANZIG, DARK FUNERAL, DEAD CONGRAGATION, DEEZ NUTS, DEF LEPPARD, DOWN, DR LIVING DEAD, EAGLE TWIN, EQUILIBRIUM, ERYN NON DAE, EUROPE, EVOKEN, FINNTROLL, GALLOWS, GHOST, GOD SEED, GRAVEYARD, HAEMORRHAGE, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, HEATHEN, HEAVEN'S BASEMENT, HELL MILITIA, HELLOWEEN, HELLYEAH, HIGH OF FIRE, HOODED MENACE, HYPOCRISY, IHSAHN, IMMORTAL, INQUISITION, JUSTINE ,KAMPFAR, KARMA TO BURN, KISS, KISSIN DYNAMITE, KOLDBRANN, KORN, KORPIKLAANI, KREATOR, KRISIUN, KROKUS, LE BAL DES ENRAGES, LEPROUS, LORDI, MANILLA ROAD, MARDUK, MASS HYSTERIA, MASTERS OF REALITY, MISANTHROPE, MISERY INDEX, MONSTROSITY, MOONSPELL ,MORBID ANGEL, MUSTASCH, MY DYING BRIDE, MY SLEEPING KARMA, NACHTMYSTIUM, NEGATIVE APPROACH, NEUROSIS, NOFX, PAPA ROACH, PALLBEARER, PARKWAY DRIVE, PIG DESTROYER, P.O.D, PRIMORDIAL, PROCESSION, PRONG, PUNISH YOURSELF, RED FANG, RETOX, RIVERSIDE, ROTTING CHRIST, SAXON, SENSER, SETH, SICK OF IT ALL, SINISTER, SIX FEET UNDER, SKINDRED, SLEEP, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, SSS (SHORT SHARP SHOCK), STLLE VOLK, STONE SOUR, SURTR, SWANS, SYMPHONY X, T.A.N.K, TERROR, TESTAMENT, THE ACACIA STRAIN, THE ARRS, THE CASUALTIES, THE DECLINE, THE GHOST INSIDE, THE GREAT OLD ONES, THE OLD DEAD TREE, THE SECRET, THE SWORD, THE TOYDOLLS, TREPONEM PAL, TRUCKFIGHTERS, TWISTED SISTER, TYR, UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS, VEKTOR, VERA CRUZ, VOIVOD, VOLBEAT, WALTARI, WHITESNAKE, WINTERSUN, WITCHCRAFT, ZZ TOP, + 3 BANDS