IN PICTURES. Hellfest 2024, a look back in 14 photos at the crazy atmosphere of the 17th edition

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Bare-chested, with all their tattoos out, in leopard-print thongs, sporting horns or a colorful Iroquois haircut, the 240,000 Hellfest festival-goers once again had a great time at this 17th edition.

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Group portrait of Vikings in black equipped with fog horns, June 27, 2024 at Hellfest. (FRANCK DUBRAY / MAXPPP)

The seventeenth edition of Hellfest, the largest extreme music festival in France, ended on Sunday, June 30, 2024 after four days of music and partying in Clisson (Loire-Atlantique). Two hundred and forty thousand metal fans vibrated to the sound of more than 160 bands, including Metallica, Megadeth, Foo Fighters, Mass Hysteria, Dropkick Murphys and The Offspring.

As every year, the show was also on the festival-goers’ side, who displayed a joyful unbridled madness in their attire.

Tattoos, leopard thong, fangs and horns up: this festival-goer, who arrived the day before the opening of Hellfest on Wednesday June 26, 2024, must have made some people jealous. (ADRIEN AUZANNEAU / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP)

Half-woman, half-scorpion, the Guardian of Darkness was the big new feature at Hellfest 2024. Created by the company La Machine, this articulated sculpture of wood and metal took two years to create. Every evening, from 10 p.m. to midnight, this incredible Cerberus between two worlds came to life. (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS / AFP)

Dave Mustaine, singer and guitarist of Megadeth, at Hellfest on June 27, 2024. (FRANCK DUBRAY / MAXPPP)

Enthusiastic crowd bath at Hellfest, Thursday June 27, 2024. (FRANCK DUBRAY / MAXPPP)

At Hellfest, we dare everything! This dynamic duo dared to wear fluorescent jockstraps, and they proudly assume it on June 27, 2024. (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/SIPA / SIPA)

If there were a hairstyle award at Hellfest, this amazing flaming Mohawk, seen on June 27, 2024, would have won hands down. Bravo! (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/SIPA / SIPA)

The Main Stage 2 is packed with people and even beyond, at the time of the Steel Panther concert, Saturday June 29, 2024 at Hellfest. (LEO VIGNAL / MAXPPP)

James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo of Metallica on stage Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Hellfest. The trash metal legends, who were the headliners of this 17th edition, played on this occasion a brief cover of "The Adventurer" from Indochina. (JEROME FOUQUET / MAXPPP)

The delirious crowd at Hellfest 2024. (FRANCK DUBRAY / MAXPPP)

A dangerous metalhead without a muzzle held firmly on a leash by his mistress, at Hellfest on June 27, 2024 (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/SIPA / SIPA)

"I'm warning you, if you don't participate in the circle pit during the Megadeth concert later, there's no point in coming to drink beers with me." We can imagine the lunar exchange of these two festival-goers at Hellfest, Thursday June 27, 2024. (FRANCK DUBRAY / MAXPPP)

Johnny Hallyday, who passed away seven years ago, remains very much alive in the hearts of rock and metal fans, as seen here at Hellfest on June 27, 2024. (FRANCK DUBRAY / MAXPPP)

No need for dark frills: simple horns with the AC/DC logo, the long-awaited great absentees of this 2024 edition of Hellfest, are enough to shine. (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/SIPA / SIPA)

Who wants to find themselves in the sights of this hell watchdog at Hellfest? Courage, let's flee! (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/SIPA / SIPA)

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