Their passion, metal. In our archives, fans of guttural songs and intense guitar riffs tell us about the craze around this musical genre, their clothing style, or their relationship to society.
Hellfest, a party from hell. In Clisson, where the festival is held, it’s been a long time since we forgot the clichés about Hellfest enthusiasts. In the image of the local public, extreme music has won new fans. The audience does not necessarily come from Australia or Brazil but simply from Poitiers. Young people like Sabrina and Laurent dress in black, but no piercing or nailed mittens. They are real metal fans. Laurent is a student of the Master of Arts and Sciences and Sabrina, who recently won the Public Service competitions. They drink music and fresh water, because they have to be tricky to keep a tight budget and stay until the end of the festival to admire the only French concert of the band Kiss.
At a hard rock festival in Châlons sur Marne, young people talk about their clothing style and their relationship to society, while an older woman talks about her passion for this music. Excerpt from a concert.
Philippe MANOEUVRE interviews hard rock fans on the success of this music in France. They hope to create a scene for the hard, because "quite to spin the blur, as much to give it to someone we like"...
A roadie evokes the daily life of his job. Everything is done by hand, "it’s slavery," he said laughing. He gives his salary and concludes by saying: "the day when there will be unions in rock'n roll is over"...