Dark Down South III Open Air Festival

Featuring international, national and local heavy metal acts, DDSIII brings the goods yet again to Kirup WA this November 20-21st! 18 bands across 2 days, free camping on-site (while places last) and BYO.

Blast beat roll: Full lineup:

Demente - Mexico City (Death Gore Thrash)

Kűntsquad - Naarm Melbourne, VIC (Unholy crusty death metal)

Iniquitous Monolith - Perth, WA (Brutal Death Metal)

iNFeCTeD - Perth, WA (Industrial Death Metal)

Vanadium B.C. - Fremantle, WA (Thrash)

Enforce - Perth, WA (Melodic Death/Thrash metal)

Psychonaut - Bridgetown, WA (Horror Thrash)

FistDead - Perth, WA (Grindcore)

Oceans & Omens - Perth, WA (Metalcore)

Deadcode - Perth, WA (Death metal)

Psytopia - Perth, WA (Thrash/metalcore)

Terror Adaptors - Perth, WA (Interstellar industrial prog metal)

Undeniable - Perth, WA (Melodic/classic metal) 

Dethcap Dinner Party - Perth, WA (Stoner doom metal)

Valmara - Perth, WA (classic metal, thrash)

Toxic Volcano - Perth, WA (death metal)

Ban'd IV Life - Perth, WA - classic metal covers band kicking off the festival both days

Putrid Stench - Mandurah, WA - our youngest band on the lineup, blackened death metal

Hungry to cement themselves in the Australian metal scene, Demente from Mexico City bring a new flavour of metal to DDS with a stage show to match - promising a theatrical gore-ridden performance that fans will never forget. 

Along with national act, Kűntsquad from Melbourne, DDS is attracting heavy metal talent from all over Australia, all keen to get their toe in the door of the thriving WA metal scene. 

DDS is also very excited and humbled to have three legacy WA metal bands in iNFeCTeD, Vanadium B.C. and ENFORCE on the lineup. These bands represent the best of WA metal from as far back as the early 1990’s, having played alongside the likes of Obituary, Allegiance and Fear Factory, they are very popular and very well respected in our metal community. 

Local Perth brutal death metal band Iniquitous Monolith will also headline DDSIII on Friday 20th November. Iniquitous Monolith are inarguably one of WA’s most popular and hard-working heavy metal acts. 

All of these, supported by WA’s awesome locals Oceans & Omens, Psychonaut, Psytopia, FistDead, Undeniable and Terror Adaptors. DDS will also bring the best emerging talent we’ve heard to really showcase how good WA heavy metal artists are - including Toxic Volcano, Deathcap Dinner Party and Valmara, with newest young guns Putrid Stench.

Ban'd IV Life also kick off the festival on both days with your favourite metal covers - warm up the pit!

FREE camping on site (while places last)

Food vans

BYO - no glass

Merch store

Family friendly (under 18's must be with ticket holding parent or legal guardian. Ages 10 and under enter free with ticket holding parent; ages 11-17 need ticket - family passes available)

TIX https://events.humanitix.com/dark-down-south-open-air-festival 

Join the DDS group - find your people https://www.facebook.com/groups/786692636900001 

DDS WEBSITE for further info https://www.darkdownsouth.tilda.ws/ 

Rave reviews from fans and bands alike saying:

"this is just like European festivals - WA is catching up!"

"this is now our annual family trip"

"awesome vibes, safe and friendly environment, well managed and great bands"

DDSIII will again be family friendly, BYO and free camping on site until places run out.

**No animals, no fires, no glass**