Festivals · 16.04.2026
L'équipe de « Heavystoned » tient à remercier François pour son invitation à ce festival emblématique. Le BetiZfest existe depuis plus de 20 ans et certains groupes y ont joué plusieurs foix. Pour nous, ce fut un véritable choc culturel. D'abord, voir plusieurs générations faire la fête ensemble, sans aucun problème ni inhibition. Ensuite, constater qu'un festival, ou son organisateur, ne prélève pas 30 à 40 % des bénéfices du merch, comme c'est le cas en Allemagne. Ce qui m'a...
Festivals · 29.01.2026
The name of this festival in Cambrai comes from the local delicacy called "Bêtises". These are very sweet, very colorful and very varied candies, which are also mentioned in the Asterix volume "Tour de France". “Bêtises” means stupidities and so the origin of the festival name would be clarified. This festival has been around since 2003 and the line-ups read like a who's who of the French metal and punk scene. The 10 bands of this year´s lineup present also 10 different brands of music,...
Unknown Pleasures · 17.09.2025
You don´t need Rammstein´s fireworks or Trent Reznor´s depression to create an intense and danceable music with dark and heavy vibes and rhythms. The French duo Joachim Blanchet on keys, programming and voice and my friend Job Trunel (Tagada Jones, Le Bal des Enragés) on drums manage to create a scary and obscure soundtrack for your upcoming Halloween-party, on which you don´t have to disguise yourself, just put the upcoming album of FauxX and everybody get scared and get on the dance...
