Polemics
Since 2008, a group was created called "Bien vivre à Clisson... sans Hellfest". It was born for the disappearance forever of this Fest. But the HellFest has complained against this group for calumny and defamation.
The HellFest was pointed out by Georges Soubrier, the Bishop of Nantes, the reason invoked is the name of some band during the 2008 edition, juged aggressive against the Christian's faith.
In June 2009, the call of "Jeunes indépendants" reclaim arrest of public subsidies for the HellFest. The compagny Coca-Cola, after the end of 2009's edition, has announced when it stopping it sponsoring because some group of politicians and religious have cibled the sponsors of Hellfest for arrest.
But Coca-Cola compagny has supporting Hellfest in 2010 with another drinck.
In this same years, Philippe de Villiers attacking the HellFest in this word:"Our values are not those growing the existing Regional Council (PS) to fund a festival Satanist!"
Chrisitine Boutin attack the Hellfest in the letter for CEO of Kronenbourg. For her, the HellFest promote death culture and have a bad influence for youth.
Patrick Roy, on 30march 2010, denounced the sayings of Philippe de Villiers and Christine Boutin, after his interrogate Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture. Frédéric Mitterrand said when the HellFest will take place and that the critics do not take place.