| Location(s) | Ballylinan, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2002 – present[1] |
| Date(s) | July |
| Genre | Metal |
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.
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Friday Line-Up
Saturday Line-Up
Saturday Line-Up
Friday Line-Up
Saturday Line-Up
Friday Line-Up
Eve of Darkness Warm-up Show
+ Special tribute to Bathory featuring members from Primordial, Sol Axis, Geasa, and Kingdom
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