Hellfest 2026: Megadeth, Anthrax, and Gaerea Headline Saturday
The third day of Hellfest 2026 on Saturday, June 20, featured a packed lineup across multiple stages. Non Est Deus, a black metal side project of Noise from Kanonenfieber, performed at the Temple stage. Defeated Sanity delivered a brutal death metal set. Ukrainian band 1914 finally performed after repeated delays due to Russia's invasion in February 2022, playing historical black metal. Severe Torture offered relentless brutal death. Gaerea, a rising modern black metal act, drew a large crowd. Obscura showcased technical black metal on the Altar stage. Enhancer, a nu metal band, reunited and attracted fans including JoeyStarr and Pleymo. Anthrax headlined Mainstage 2 with a powerful thrash metal show. Aura Noir played black thrash metal. Megadeth closed the day as one of the Big Four of Thrash Metal, with Dave Mustaine's performance showing enduring panache despite a sometimes hesitant voice.
Key facts
- Hellfest 2026 took place on Saturday, June 20.
- Non Est Deus is a black metal side project of Noise from Kanonenfieber.
- Defeated Sanity performed brutal death metal.
- Ukrainian band 1914 played after delays due to the Russian invasion.
- Gaerea is a rising modern black metal band.
- Obscura performed technical black metal on the Altar stage.
- Enhancer reunited and performed nu metal.
- Anthrax and Megadeth both performed, with Megadeth closing the day.
Entities
Artists
- Non Est Deus
- Noise
- Kanonenfieber
- Defeated Sanity
- 1914
- Severe Torture
- Gaerea
- Obscura
- Enhancer
- JoeyStarr
- Pleymo
- Anthrax
- Aura Noir
- Megadeth
- Dave Mustaine
Institutions
- Hellfest
- Artistikrezo
Locations
- France