Day of Darkness
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Day of Darkness is the original name of Ireland
's D.O.D. Festival. It happens annually in Ballylinan
since 2002 as a metal music festival.
The 2002 line-up was headlined by Primordial and was enough of a success to be run for a second year in 2003. Numbers however dwindled that year and a number of changes were implemented before the festival's third running in 2004. The addition of international bands Dismember and Ancient Rites among other factors led to an increased attendance that year.
In 2005, the festival was moved to the first week in July and has been held on the same weekend each year since. In 2006 a second day was added to the festival and camping tickets were introduced for the first time.
The festival is easily Ireland's largest independently run heavy metal festival hosting more bands, attracting more fans and being the only Irish metal festival to include its own campsite.
The festival was neither held in 2009 nor in 2010.
Saturday Line-Up
Friday Line-Up
Friday Line-Up
Eve of Darkness Warm-up Show
+ Special tribute to Bathory
featuring members from Primordial
, Sol Axis, Geasa
, and Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
's D.O.D. Festival. It happens annually in Ballylinan
Ballylinan
Ballylinan or Ballylynan is a village on the County Laois/County Kildare border in the Ireland. The name means "Lynan's town", though exactly who Lynan was is now forgotten....
since 2002 as a metal music festival.
The 2002 line-up was headlined by Primordial and was enough of a success to be run for a second year in 2003. Numbers however dwindled that year and a number of changes were implemented before the festival's third running in 2004. The addition of international bands Dismember and Ancient Rites among other factors led to an increased attendance that year.
In 2005, the festival was moved to the first week in July and has been held on the same weekend each year since. In 2006 a second day was added to the festival and camping tickets were introduced for the first time.
The festival is easily Ireland's largest independently run heavy metal festival hosting more bands, attracting more fans and being the only Irish metal festival to include its own campsite.
The festival was neither held in 2009 nor in 2010.
2008
Friday Line-Up- Watain
- Nifelheim
- Stand-Up Guy
- Old Season
- Neocosmic
- Sirocco
- Victim X
- Visceral Attack
Saturday Line-Up
- Doomsword
- Mourning Beloveth
- Celtic Legacy
- Thy Sinister Bloom
- Chambercraft
- Graveyard Dirt
- Overorth
- Darkest Era
- Nephridium
- Unleashed
2007
Saturday Line-Up- EntombedEntombed (band)Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
- SabbatSabbat (band)Sabbat are a thrash metal band from Nottingham, England, currently consisting of Martin Walkyier , Andy Sneap , Simon Jones , Gizz Butt and Simon Negus . Over the years Sabbat have released three studio albums, four demos, two split singles/compilation albums, two singles and a live VHS...
- Abaddon IncarnateAbaddon IncarnateAbaddon Incarnate are an Irish blackened deathgrind band.-History:Abaddon Incarnate was formed in Dublin in 1991, playing fast death metal with grindcore elements. Under the name Bereaved the band released two demo cassette tapes, Signs of Death in 1992 and Tortured Souls in 1994...
- CruachanCruachan (band)Cruachan [kroo-a-khawn] is a Celtic metal band from Dublin, Ireland that has been active since the 1990s. They have been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre of folk metal. They are recognised as one of the founders of the genre of folk metal...
- Conquest of Steel
- The ProphecyThe Prophecy (band)The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.- Biography :The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub...
- Spearhead
- Hatred
- Era Vulgaris
Friday Line-Up
- Candlemass
- SkyforgerSkyforgerSkyforger is a heavy metal band from Latvia which was formed in 1995 out of the remains of doom metal band Grindmaster Dead. Most of their songs are about pagan gods and warfare; they also play traditional Latvian folk songs and metal covers. Although Skyforger is known for their folk metal, their...
- Mael MordhaMael MórdhaMael Mórdha is a doom metal band from Dublin, Ireland. Its name can also be written in traditional Irish typography, as Mael Mórḋa. The band's music melds doom metal with Irish folk music to create what has been referred to as "Gaelic doom metal".-History:...
- Gorilla MonsoonGorilla Monsoon (band)Gorilla Monsoon is a German Doom metal/stoner metal band with Death metal influences also. Formed in 2001 the band made a name by constant touring. After the victory of the Wacken Metal Battle contest, they were signed by Armageddon Music....
- Putrefy
- The Swarm
- Warpath
- Hallowed
2006
Saturday Line-Up- DestructionDestruction (band)Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "three kings" of the Teutonic thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator and Sodom...
- PrimordialPrimordial (band)Primordial is an extreme metal band from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It was formed in 1987 by Pól MacAmlaigh and Ciarán MacUiliam . Their sound melds black metal with Irish folk music.-Biography:...
- Morphosis
- Hexxed
- Mass Extinction
- Aftermath
- Primed
- For Ruin
- A Distant Sun
- Nothing is Sacred
Friday Line-Up
- MoonsorrowMoonsorrowMoonsorrow is a pagan metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound...
- GeasaGeasa (band)Geasa is a Celtic metal band originating from Dublin, Ireland. Formed by Fergal Purcell and John Kavanagh in 1993 the band combines traditional Celtic music with black metal to form Celtic black metal. They have released one demo album, one EP, and three full-length albums.They came onto the scene...
- Sorrowfall
- Ground of Ruin
- Minds Astray
2005
- Rotting ChristRotting ChristRotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene.- Line-up :...
- Desaster
- Mourning BelovethMourning BelovethMourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
- ScavengerScavengerScavenging is both a carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which individual scavengers search out dead animal and dead plant biomass on which to feed. The eating of carrion from the same species is referred to as cannibalism. Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by...
- WaylanderWaylander (band)Waylander is a Northern Irish band influential in the realms of Celtic folk metal. Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Irish folk with 1990s heavy metal.-Biography:...
- Carnún Rising
- Primal Dawn
- devilmakesthree
- Wreck of the HesperusWreck of the HesperusWreck of the Hesperus are a doom metal band from Ireland, based in Dublin. The band first played together in January 2004 and they recorded their first demo, a four-track effort entitled Terminal Dirge in June 2004...
- Ground of Ruin
Eve of Darkness Warm-up Show
- Steel Tormentor
- Primed
- Slave Zero
- SkollSkollIn Norse mythology, Sköll is a wolf that chases the horses Árvakr and Alsviðr, that drag the chariot which contains the sun through the sky every day, trying to eat her. Sköll has a brother, Hati, who chases Máni, the moon...
2004
- DismemberDismember (band)Dismember was a Swedish death metal band that formed in 1988. They are well known in the death metal underground. They split up in October 2011.-History:...
- Ancient RitesAncient RitesAncient Rites is a Flemish black metal band formed in 1988. Initially, the line- up consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther Theys on bass and vocals. In 1990 the Dark Ritual demo was released in the underground scene, getting worldwide attention just as black...
- Abaddon IncarnateAbaddon IncarnateAbaddon Incarnate are an Irish blackened deathgrind band.-History:Abaddon Incarnate was formed in Dublin in 1991, playing fast death metal with grindcore elements. Under the name Bereaved the band released two demo cassette tapes, Signs of Death in 1992 and Tortured Souls in 1994...
- Mael MórdhaMael MórdhaMael Mórdha is a doom metal band from Dublin, Ireland. Its name can also be written in traditional Irish typography, as Mael Mórḋa. The band's music melds doom metal with Irish folk music to create what has been referred to as "Gaelic doom metal".-History:...
- Putrefy
- The Swarm
- Old Season
- Sinister Demise
- Sol Axis
- Mabus
- Demize
+ Special tribute to Bathory
Bathory (band)
Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band, formed by Quorthon in 1983. They are regarded as pioneers of both black metal and viking metal. Quorthon remained the main songwriter and member of Bathory for more than two decades. Bathory was permanently ended after Quorthon's death in 2004...
featuring members from Primordial
Primordial (band)
Primordial is an extreme metal band from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It was formed in 1987 by Pól MacAmlaigh and Ciarán MacUiliam . Their sound melds black metal with Irish folk music.-Biography:...
, Sol Axis, Geasa
Geasa (band)
Geasa is a Celtic metal band originating from Dublin, Ireland. Formed by Fergal Purcell and John Kavanagh in 1993 the band combines traditional Celtic music with black metal to form Celtic black metal. They have released one demo album, one EP, and three full-length albums.They came onto the scene...
, and Kingdom
2003
- Mourning BelovethMourning BelovethMourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
- Mael MórdhaMael MórdhaMael Mórdha is a doom metal band from Dublin, Ireland. Its name can also be written in traditional Irish typography, as Mael Mórḋa. The band's music melds doom metal with Irish folk music to create what has been referred to as "Gaelic doom metal".-History:...
- Honey for Christ
- WaylanderWaylander (band)Waylander is a Northern Irish band influential in the realms of Celtic folk metal. Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Irish folk with 1990s heavy metal.-Biography:...
- Die Laughing
- Scavenger
- Carnún Rising
- Old Season
- Inhumane
- The Swarm
2002
- PrimordialPrimordial (band)Primordial is an extreme metal band from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It was formed in 1987 by Pól MacAmlaigh and Ciarán MacUiliam . Their sound melds black metal with Irish folk music.-Biography:...
- Mourning BelovethMourning BelovethMourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
- Primal Dawn
- GeasaGeasa (band)Geasa is a Celtic metal band originating from Dublin, Ireland. Formed by Fergal Purcell and John Kavanagh in 1993 the band combines traditional Celtic music with black metal to form Celtic black metal. They have released one demo album, one EP, and three full-length albums.They came onto the scene...
- Condemned
- Bloodbox
- Coldwar
- Corrupted (IRL)
- Slave Zero
- The 8th Day
- Die Laughing