Article by Alessandro Ubaldi | Photo by Giada Stanzian
Friday 20 June. Perfect day to do another round for Hellcity before throwing themselves back on stage.
The atmosphere is already fully festive: food, beer, games and laughter; Hellfest never stops, not even in the quietest hours, either at night.
This morning we woke up well thanks to the Cabaltheir first time at the festival, take the stage at 1.10pm and unleash an audience already ready to clash. Their rush of new school deathcore spares no electronic moments that literally make anyone dance, a mix that shocks and overwhelms at the same time.
We split up to see as many concerts as possible: Thornhill, Non Est Deus And Psychonautwhich keep us busy before returning to Mainstage 1 again for the House Of Protectionone of the moments we were most looking forward to.
The band is a little late, but once they get going they catch up great: already on the second song the singer and guitarist Stephen Harrison he launches himself into the audience, generating a circle pit around him, while he continues to sing and play in the center. This show is total madness, to the point that the singer ends up even climbing the roof of MainStage 1, the same point from which the flames are shot in the evening and the performance continues at thirty meters in the air. One of the most adrenaline-filled and reckless moments of the entire festival.
We take a short break to drop by The Sanctuary and check out this year's merch and, inevitably, we end up shopping.
Then it's up to you Gaerea at the Temple, completely full, inside and outside, people everywhere, you don't even have room to breathe; very hot, but fantastic!
Unfortunately i Cavalera Chaos AD they had already announced in the morning that they would not be able to perform, but there is a twist on the part of the organization and the Guilt Tripwhich encourage from the first notes the two-stepfurther heating up an already boiling audience.
The result is, precisely wall of death biggest of the day, literally stretching from the stage to the mixer.
After a short passage give them Anthraxlet's rush to Warzone to stay in the hardcore scene with i Kublai Khan TXwho repeatedly invite the public to visit Texas and do not fail to publicly thank the Guilt Trip for the push given shortly before.
Then the Mains of the day, i Limp Bizkit. Here we see the real sell-out, a performance that brings nu metal to its most recognizable form, the band remaining relatively quiet on stage but full of energy and fun, in perfect harmony with the crowd below.
A moment of emotion leaves with “Behind Blue Eyes“, dedicated to Sam Rivers, former bassist and co-founder of Limp Bizkit, passed away in 2025.
They are invited on stage several times Slay Squad to sing together, a moment of pure sharing between Metal and Rap.
The evening ends with the true power of black metal: i Behemoththe fire of hell, literally, warms us with flames and a dark atmosphere that perfectly closes a day entirely dedicated to the most extreme sounds of the festival.
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