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[Zobens Un Lemess](https://festt.io/en/festivals/zobens-un-lemess-2026) celebrates the [black metal](https://festt.io/en/genres/black-metal) and [death metal](https://festt.io/en/genres/death-metal) scene at Vecumnieki estrāde in [Latvia](https://festt.io/en/countries/lv), from June 12-14, 2026. This underground festival gathers international artists and local Baltic scene. [Nargaroth](https://festt.io/en/artists/nargaroth) brings legendary radical German black metal, while [October Tide](https://festt.io/en/artists/october-tide) delivers melancholic heavy [death-doom metal](https://festt.io/en/genres/death-doom-metal). [Hate](https://festt.io/en/artists/hate) unleashes brutal technical Polish [blackened death metal](https://festt.io/en/genres/blackened-death-metal), fusing death metal intensity with black metal darkness. [Morok](https://festt.io/en/artists/morok) explores [pagan black metal](https://festt.io/en/genres/pagan-black-metal), blending pagan traditions with dark atmospheres. The local Latvian scene features [Proch](https://festt.io/en/artists/proch) with black metal, [Huskvarn](https://festt.io/en/artists/huskvarn), and [Vilki](https://festt.io/en/artists/vilki) exploring Baltic genre roots. Vecumnieki's natural environment near Jaunā ezera creates an immersive atmosphere where Latvian wilderness meets Nordic extreme metal intensity. Zobens Un Lemess affirms Latvia's position in the international underground metal scene, celebrating local tradition and global influences.