Slipknot, The Scorpions, Faith No More, & many more for Hellfest 2015

Slipknot, The Scorpions, Faith No More, Judas Priest, ZZ Top, Slash, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Nightwish, Marilyn Manson, Airbourne, and Billy Idol lead the charge of acts heading for France's Hellfest is an 'extreme music' festival held at Clisson, western France, now in it's 10th year happening from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st June 2015.

The first acts announced, on Twitter (here), also include Anthrax, Five Finger Death Punch, In Flames, Lamb of God, Killing Joke, Ace Frehley, The Quireboys, The Answer, Life of Agony, Hollywood Undead, Godsmack, Armored Saint, Exodus, Nuclear Assault, Hirax, The Haunted, Dark Tranquility, Iron Reagan, Beastmilk, Eths, No Return, Sticky Boys, Breakdust, Venom, Children Of Bodom, Meshuggah, Arch Enemy, Satyricon, At The Gates, Cannibal Corpse, In Extremo, Bloodbath, Cradle of Filth, Triptykon, Mayhem, Finntroll, Body Count featuring Ice-T, Rise Against, Dead Kennedys, Envy, Biohazard, NoFX, Samael, Obituary, Ensiferum, Arkona, Dying Fetus, Skyforger, Alestorm, Skinless, Craft, Vallenfyre, and Enthroned.

Also confirmed are The Crown, Ne Obliviscaris, Carach Angren, Nidingr, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Khold, Mutiilation, Shape Of Despair, Necrowretch, Prostitute Disfigurement, Coffins, Bolzer, Deep In Hate, Fallujah, Morgoth, Desultory, The Great Old Ones, Cock And Ball Torture, Vorkreist, Tribulation, Hypno5e, Madball, Terror, Saint Vitus, Wovenhand, Red Fang, Les Wampas, Dri, The Exploited, Eyehategod, High On Fire, Trap Them, OFF!, Weedeater, Orange Goblin, Orchid, Truckfighters, ahab, Merauder, Code Orange, Defeater, Despise You, Rise Of The Northstar, Vitamin X, Asg, Providence, Broken Teeth, The Wounded Kings, Russian Circles, Glowsun, Twitching Tongues, The Atlas Moth, Wolf Brigade, Les Ramoneurs De Menhir, Elder, Samsara Blues Experiment, Terra Tenebrosa, Birds In Row, Witchthroat Serpent, Midnight Ghost Train, and Machete with more than 30 acts still to announce.

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Tickets are priced at 185 euros (approx £147) for three days.