Knotfest joins forces with Hellfest for explosive one-off 2019 event

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
last updated

Hellfest 2019 will kick off in explosive stlye as the French festival teams up with Slipknot’s Knotfest for what will be a day to remember

Slipknot’s Knotfest has teamed up with French festival Hellfest for a 2019 event to remember.

It was previously announced that Hellfest would take place in Clisson between June 21-23 next year (opens in new tab), with artists including Tool, Lamb Of God, Gojira, Architects and Anthrax set to storm the stage.

But 2019 is fast turning into the year of Slipknot, with a new album expected and a European tour booked (opens in new tab) – and it’s now been confirmed that Corey Taylor and co will take over the festival site on June 20 for what is sure to be an epic event.

Slipknot will be joined on the day by Rob Zombie, Papa Roach, Ministry, Sick Of It All, Sabaton, Amon Amarth, Powerwolf, Amaranth and Behemoth.

A statement reads: “As you know, owners of three-day passes are more likely to come on Thursday in Clisson. Delighted by these 10 exceptional names, Hellfest has agreed to lend its main stages to allow fans to enjoy another mini-festival.

“Best of all, we hope that this bonus initiative will make you happy and that you will keep enough energy to follow the three days of Hellfest.

“All hope is not gone. See you in Hell!”

For more information, visit the Knotfest Meets Hellfest website (opens in new tab), with tickets going on sale from December 7.

Taylor, Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan and former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison feature in the latest issue of Metal Hammer (opens in new tab) in a world exclusive, telling the real story behind their All Hope Is Gone album.

Earlier this week, Slipknot shared a behind-the-scenes video (opens in new tab) showing how they created the promo for new single All Out Life.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.