Les Shériff — Hellfest, Clisson, 2018

Full filmed concert of Les Shériff at Hellfest 2018 in Clisson. A cult name in French punk rock, formed in Montluçon in the 1980s, the band returns to the festival’s main stage for a fast, nervy, no-downtime set true to its reputation as a live powerhouse. This live capture conveys the intensity of a Les Shériff show: brisk tempos, bawled French-language vocals, saturated guitars and obvious rapport with a crowd of insiders singing every chorus. Hellfest, France’s biggest metal and extreme-rock gathering, provides an unexpected and joyous setting for a band that marked a whole generation of the country’s alternative scene. The full concert video documents one of those festive reunions where original punk regains all its relevance. Worth discovering for the contagious rage, raw energy and authenticity of a group that never bowed to trends. A filmed live concert that counts as much for the performance as for its value as a testimony to French punk.