Hellfest 2022 returns with a marathon double Heavy Metal edition featuring 350 artists on six stages over an extended weekend.This is the MetalTalk live blog.

From beginning to end, Ghost deliver a masterclass in anthemic and glamorous Heavy Metal at Hellfest. Plus Airbourne and Steel Panther.@thebandghost @airbourne @steelpanther @kahmel_farahani Photography: @ya_cheng_photography

With a distinctive preference for psychedelic octopuses, Mastodon attack the Hellfest 2022 stage just as they attack their instruments.@danybass18 reports. @mastodonrocks @hellfestopenair #hellfest Photo: @ya_cheng_photography

Could you ever expect a dull moment with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes? The answer is no, and this is especially true at Hellfest 2022.Photography: @ya_cheng_photography @frankcarter23 @andtherattlesnakes @danybass18 @hellfestopenair #Hellfest

Hellfest 2022 A double edition featuring 350 artists on six stages over two weekends. The entire Heavy Metal world will descend on the French village of Clisson.#hellfest @kahmel_farahani

Interview Described as a modern new Metal band, Disconnected built up momentum prior to the enforced pandemic break.Vocalist Ivan Pavlakovic talks Hellfest 2022 and much more. #hellfest @hellfestopenair @wearedisconnected Interview: @rock_pixs

Hellfest 2022 is a marathon double edition with 350 artists on six stages over an extended double weekend.French Extreme Metal band Slapdown tell MetalTalk they are ready. "We will do everything to honour this opportunity." @hellfestopenair @thrash.slapdown

As we predicted yesterday, Loire-Atlantique Prefecture and the French Ministry of Culture have taken the decision to ban Hellfest 2020. The Hellfest team support their decision and have thanked the Ministry for...

After a particularly muddy and rain-swept series of festivals in the UK, many rock and Metal lovers from around the UK and Europe have been seeking out sunnier climes to rock out...

As team MetalTalk touch down in France, this promises to be a historic day in Heavy Metal as today marks the first time that Knotfest makes its way to Europe.Words: Kahmel Farahani,...