Les premiers groupes annoncés à l’affiche du Hellfest 2012 :
LAMB OF GOD – BLUE OYSTER CULT – CHILDREN OF BODOM – TRIVIUM – HATEBREED – DIMMU BORGIR
ABORTED – ALCEST – ALL FOR NOTHING – AMENRA – ANAAL NATHRAKH – AOSOTH – ARCTURUS – ASG – AVULSED – BENEDICTION – COLOUR HAZE – CRASHDIET – DARKSPACE – DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR – THE DEVIL’S BLOOD – DISEMBOWELMENT – DYSE – FROM ASHES RISES – HAEMORRHAGE – HOUR OF PENANCE – IN EXTREMO – MONKEY 3 – NAPALM DEATH – NECROS CHRISTOS – ORANGE GOBLIN – ORANSSI PAZUZU – ROMPEPROP – SOLSTAFIR – SPUDMONSTERS – STRIFE – THOU – UFOMAMMUT – UNEXPECT – VANDERBUYST – VICTIMS – VULTURE INDUSTRIES – WINTERFYLLETH