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MetalDays was a heavy metal music festival held annually Slovenia. It saw increased popularity every year with more media coverage, and saw bands like Megadeth, Slayer, Amon Amarth, Volbeat and Sabaton and many more play at the festival. It was also known for its sustainability and ecology initiatives and won a greener future award 5 years in a row.

Key facts

Music festival.name
MetalDays
Music festival.image
Metaldays Festival Logo.png
Music festival.location
Tolmin, Slovenia (2004–2022)Velenje, Slovenia (2023)
Music festival.years_active
2004–2023
Music festival.dates
July, August
Music festival.genre
Heavy metal, extreme metal

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  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021 (The Weekend of Solace)
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • References
  • External links

MetalDays was a heavy metal music festival held annually Slovenia. It saw increased popularity every year with more media coverage, and saw bands like Megadeth, Slayer, Amon Amarth, Volbeat and Sabaton and many more play at the festival. It was also known for its sustainability and ecology initiatives and won a greener future award 5 years in a row.

From 2004 till 2022, the festival was held in Sotočje, Tolmin. In 2010, the tickets were limited to 12,000, but the limit was later increased to 25,000. 2012 was the last year when the name Metalcamp was used before the name was changed to MetalDays in 2013. In 2023, the location changed to Lake Velenje, Velenje. The festival was last held in 2023 and was officially discontinued in 2024.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Metalcamp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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