Hell & Heaven Metal Fest (H&H or Festival Hell and Heaven) is an open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually during Fall or Spring, near Mexico City in Toluca, located in the State of Mexico, in the central part of the country. With over 40,000 festival visitors, announcement on official page it attracts metal music fans of all subgenres including thrash metal, black metal, death metal, power metal, gothic metal, folk metal, metalcore, nu metal, hard rock and other variations of heavy metal from all over the world. The festival is mostly attended by a Mexican audience from all around the country, but attracts a large number of visitors from Central and South America, Europe and other parts of the world.
The festival was first held in 2010 as an attempt to create a large scale Metal event for the Latin American community, known for its loyal following to Metal resembling that of European Metal fans. By 2013 word of the event had expanded beyond the region's limits, and has come to include over 60 bands from Europe, Latin America, North America and Australasia. H&H has been held in March and lasts two days, during which the festival-goers camp on large camping grounds surrounding the actual festival area, full amenities, security, first aid, and handicapped access are provided, as well as a VIP lounge tent. Within the limits of the festival, a fair is set up to provide fans with amusement and entertainment rides between performances or to take a break from the ongoing mosh pit. Other visitor activities include: Skatepark, Wrestling matches, cock fights, open restaurants, among others.
Currently the organizers are conceptualizing a regional "festival opening act", as is the case with Wacken's Firefighters at the famous German extreme music festival.
The event continues to attract bigger names in Metal with bands from further distances traveling to perform here. Events of this magnitude have demonstrated to provide economic benefits to the surrounding communities and regional tourism.
After several days of uncertainty, the 2014 festival was definitely canceled CNN Mexico - Regarding Cancellation of 2014 Festival Huffington Post - Regarding Cancellation of 2014 Festival two days prior to start date. However, it has been announced that a replacement one-day festival will be held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 25 October 2014.
2010 Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2010 held on Sunday, 17 October. LineupSundayTherion (Sweden) Brujeria (Mexico) Cage (U.S.) Transmetal (Mexico) Anabantha (Mexico) Luzbel (Mexico) Psicofonía (Mexico) Anarchus (Mexico) Thell Barrio (Mexico)
2011 Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2011, was held on Wednesday, 11 November. LineupWednesdayMegadeth (U.S.) Overkill (U.S.) Fear Factory (U.S.) Brujeria (Mexico) Moonspell (Portugal) Kataklysm (Canada) Destruction (Germany) Mayan (Netherlands) Dark Funeral (Sweden) Tristania (Norway)
2012 Suspended
2013 Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2013 was held from Saturday, 18 May to Sunday, 19 May. Hell StageSaturdaySundayAnthrax (U.S.) Epica (Netherlands) Suicidal Tendencies (U.S.) Moonspell (Portugal) Transmetal (Mexico)Motörhead (England) In Flames (Sweden) Exodus (U.S.) Six Feet Under (U.S.) Haggard (Germany) Día De Los Muertos (U.S.) Here Comes the Kraken (Mexico)
Heaven StageSaturdaySundayMorbid Angel (U.S.) Sodom (Germany) Vital Remains (U.S.) Ill Niño (U.S.)Municipal Waste (U.S.) Gilby Clarke (U.S.) Heathen (U.S.) Resorte (Mexico)
Monster StageSaturdaySundayWarbringer (U.S.)As Blood Runs Black (U.S.)
2014 Cancelled two days before the anticipated date
Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2014 was scheduled from Saturday, 15 March to Sunday, 16 March. This event was officially canceled on Thursday, 13 March., Link to cancellation message
Before the event's cancellation, the announced line-up was as follows:
SaturdaySundayKiss (U.S.) Korn (U.S.) Twisted Sister (U.S.) Carcass (England) Trivium (U.S.) Misfits (U.S.) Destruction (Germany) Brujeria (Mexico) Obituary (U.S.) Possessed (U.S.) Suicide Silence (U.S.) Suffocation (U.S.) Día De Los Muertos (U.S.) Hocico (Mexico) Combichrist (Norway) Carpathian Forest (Norway) Flotsam and Jetsam (U.S.) Fleshgod Apocalypse (Italy)Guns N' Roses (U.S.) Rob Zombie (U.S.) Opeth (Sweden) Lamb of God (U.S.) Testament (U.S.) Marduk (Sweden) P.O.D. (U.S.) DragonForce (England) Deicide (U.S.) Angra (Brazil) Tankard (Germany) Transmetal (Mexico) Cephalic Carnage (U.S.) Goatwhore (U.S.) Pornomotora (Colombia) Makina (Mexico)
Many of the performers from the planned Day 1 will perform at the 25 October replacement festival.
Replacement festival at October, 25th
Corona Hell StageHeaven StageTrue Metal StageForo Norte StageNew Blood StageKiss Korn Annihilator Overkill Dia de los Muertos Pinhed (U.S.) Agora (Mexico) Mikankh (Mexico)Limp Bizkit Rob Zombie Angra U.D.O. Maligno (Mexico) Nata (Mexico) Sekta Core (Mexico) Makina (Mexico)Venom Obituary Samael Terrorizer Havok Transmetal Cephalic Carnage Pro-Fé-Cia (U.S.) Nightbreed (Mexico) Thantra (Mexico) Draksen (Mexico) Mystica Girls (Mexico) Leprosy (Mexico) Avatar (Mexico)Christian Death Godless Procession (Mexico) Pressive (Mexico) Salvador y los Eones (Mexico) Cannibal 69 (Mexico) Orka Trágico Ballet (Mexico) Rotting Christ Cemican (Mexico) Dante (Colombia) After the Nightfall (Mexico) Stoneflex Wrecker (Mexico) Agony Lords (Mexico) Archetype (Mexico) Dirty Woman (Mexico) Hellryde Inc. (Mexico) Cthulhu (Mexico) Pornomotora (Colombia)Unleash the Archers Next (Mexico) Rain Shatter (Mexico) Intoxxxicated (Mexico) Thrashsteel (Mexico) Spit on Your Grave (Mexico) Mexxica (Mexico) BlackRider (Mexico) Zamak (Mexico) Denial (Mexico) Drowned in Blood Naurum (Mexico) From Oblivion (Costa Rica) Black Noize (U.S.) Angeles y Demonios (Mexico) Biomortek (Mexico) Tenebrarum Alaydha (Mexico)
2016 Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2016, was held on Saturday, July, 23rd.
Hell StageHeaven StageTrue Metal StageAlternative StageNew Blood StageRammstein Five Finger Death Punch Epica DragonForce Killcode (U.S.) Tanus (Mexico) Supremacy (Colombia) EspinaTwisted Sister Ghost Amon Amarth Mushroomhead Fear Factory Transmetal Colectivo Suicida (Chile)Behemoth Ensiferum Suffocation Sepultura Dying Fetus Voivod Bulldozer Nightbreed (Mexico) Pinhed (U.S.) Winter Haven (Mexico) Mordskog (Mexico) El Cuervo de Poe (Mexico) OrkaSuicide Silence Thell Barrio (Mexico) Suicidal Tendencies P.O.D. Alien Ant Farm A.N.I.M.A.L. Koyi K Utho Here Comes the Kraken Pressive (Mexico) Thantra (Mexico) Rejexion (Mexico) Seal the Rhizome (Mexico) Deiform (U.S.) Akasha (Costa Rica) Lethal Creation (Mexico)Abolishment of Flesh (U.S.) Origin Arcadia Libre (Mexico) Anima Tempo (Mexico) Julian's Fire (Colombia) Cathleen (Mexico) Rain Shatter (Mexico) Taipan (International) All Misery (Mexico) Driven Anima Inside (Ecuador) El Clan (Mexico) Raven Black (U.S.) Obey the Moon (Mexico) Black Overdrive (Mexico) War Kabinett (Mexico)
2018 The 2018 Hell and Heaven festival is sponsored by Corona and will be held at Autodrómo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on 4 and 5 May 2018.
Friday, 4 MayCorona Hell StageHeaven StageTrue StageAlternative StageScorpions Mastodon Refused De La Tierra QBO (Mexico)Deep Purple Dead Cross Kadavar After the Burial The WarningSabaton Moonspell Testament Vein (Colombia) Jet Jaguar (Mexico) Nightbreed (Mexico) Thantra (Mexico)Bad Religion The Darkness Resorte Gruesome (U.S.) Maligno (Mexico) Cardiel (Venezuela) BETA (Mexico)
Saturday, 5 MayCorona Hell StageHeaven StageTrue StageAlternative StageOzzy Osbourne Megadeth Gojira Saxon The Charm The Fury Tanus (Mexico) S7NJudas Priest Marilyn Manson Killswitch Engage L7 Agora (Mexico) Deadly Apples Pressive (Mexico)Epica Overkill Watain Brujeria Tankard Nervosa (Brazil) Gore and Carnage (Mexico) Strike Master (Mexico) Lack of Remorse (Mexico) Tulkas (Mexico)Tenacious D Hollywood Undead Hawthorne Heights Skindred Los Viejos (Mexico) Disidente (Mexico) De Nalgas (Mexico) Zoviet (U.S.) Sierra León (Mexico)
2020 The 2020 edition took place on 14 and 15 March, amid concerns for the fast-growing COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was originally scheduled to be held at the Oceania Park in Mexico City, but after the riots that occurred at this same site during the 2019 Knotfest meets Forcefest, the organizers decided to change the location to the Foro Pegaso in Toluca, 45 minutes outside of Mexico City. It also marks the 10th anniversary of the festival. Cancellations amid COVID-19 occurred both days, but mostly on 15 March. Bands that had to back out included acts such as Megadeth, King Diamond, Cypress Hill, DevilDriver, Death Angel, and Heaven Shall Burn, 14 March 2020 Hell Stage Heaven Stage Alternative Stage Hard Tent Manowar Phil Anselmo & The Illegals Static-X Max & Iggor Cavalera's (Return to Roots) Loudness Minipony Obesity Deep Purple Amon Amarth Powerwolf Deadly Apples Obey the Moon Tanus Surviving Visions of Atlantis Allison Desierto Drive Delux Anima Tempo 7 Negro Apolo 7 Fellowcraft Asesino Nueve Nueve Seis Bloodfield Zazel Point Decster Cabron Critical Assembly Cicuta Aire Como Plomo Nostra Morte Boats All Misery Midaz Smash-O Young Lust Parásitos Camanchet Demensia
15 March 2020 Hell Stage Heaven Stage Alternative Stage Hard Tent Jinjer Turilli/Lione Rhapsody Nervosa Cemican El Cuervo de Poe Soulfly Crazy Town Pressive Hypno5e Operus Salvador y Los Eones Raped God 666 Incite Ace Kool High Rate Extincion Anabantha Anna Fiori Raxas Mortuary Fractal Dimension Vulgar Addiction Insertion Loss Dethdealer$ Ines Chavez Ruinas Makina Next Taste of Greed Perros de Reserva Highway Metal Blade Ash Nazg Búrz Winter Haven Defecto Artilleria Pancho Killer Magma Souls Dlded
2022 The 2022 edition of Hell & Heaven 2022 was confirmed on 3 February 2022, resuming the first headliner that had been planned for the 2021 edition, which will be the American group: Slipknot. On 25 August of the same year, the poster for the 2022 edition was officially announced despite the delays of the festival organizers in which it will take place on 2, 3 and 4 December at Foro Pegaso, Toluca de Lerdo, Toluca, State of Mexico.
See also List of heavy metal festivals
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