Kilkim Žaibu is a black metal/heavy metal and folk music festival in the Baltic region, Europe. It is held annually since 1999. The festival distinguishes itself from other major metal festivals by incorporating the shows of black metal aesthetic-related performers such as medieval folk bands and military-historical reconstruction clubs.
Metal programme:
Rotting Christ - Greece, gothic black metalMekong Delta - Germany, progressive thrash metalSkyforger - Latvia, pagan black metalNegura Bunget - Romania, folk black metalGods Tower - Belarus, pagan doom metalTemnozor - Russia, folk black metalKhors - Ukraine, pagan black metalMeressin - Lithuania, black thrash metalLuctus - Lithuania, thrash black metalFolk programme:
A. Smilgevičiūtė & the band Skylė (Lithuania)Vilki (archaic Latvian folk)Krynitza (Russian folklore)Din Brad (Romanian folkore)Marga Muzika (Lithuanian folklore)Ugniavijas (Lithuanian folklore)Vaiguva (Lithuanian folklore)Pajauta (archeological club)Stebule (ancient tradition club)Liepsnojantis Šerkšnas (fire show)Dvargantis (ancient tradition club)Kovarnis (Lithuanian warrior club))The festival in 2010 year first time took place at lake Lukstas in Varniai, Lithuania on 11–12 June 2010.
Primordial - Ireland, Celtic black metalDestroyer 666 - Australia, black thrash metalChrist Agony - Poland, black metalNokturnal Mortum - Ukraine, folk black metalNahash - Lithuania, occult black metalAzaghal - Finland, black metalPercival - Poland, medieval folkPercival Schuttenbach - Poland, pagan folk heavy metalObtest - Lithuania, pagan heavy metalBestia - Estonia, black metalInquisitor - Lithuania, symphonic black metalOssastorium (band) - Lithuania, melodic death metalThundertale - Lithuania, heavy/power metalUgniavijas - Lithuania, medieval folk musicFirst day programme:
- Root – Czech Republic (doom black metal)
- Infernal War – Poland (raw black metal)
- Saltus – Poland (pagan black death metal)
- Argharus – Lithuania (nihilistic black metal)
- Nycticorax – Latvia (black metal)
Second day programme:
- Amon Amarth – Sweden (Viking death metal)
- Skyforger – Latvia (pagan black metal)
- Impaled Nazarene – Finland (extreme black metal)
- Metsatoll – Estonia (folk pagan metal)
- Loits – Estonia (black'n'roll metal)
- Meressin – Lithuania (old school black metal)
- Atalyja – Lithuania (folk rock)
- Vilki – Latvia (archaic folk)
- Vilkatlakai – Lithuania (historical warrior club)
- Hospitalieriu Ordinas – Lithuania (historical warrior club)
Nahash - Lithuania, occult black metalAncient Rites - Belgium, medieval black metalObtest - Lithuania, pagan heavy metalTharaphita - Estonia, pagan black metalUrskumug - Latvia, tribal black metalAltaja - Lithuania, fire showŽalvarinis - Lithuania, folk rock/metalAuli - Latvia, traditional bagpipe and drum folk musicVilki - Latvia, archaic folkVaringis - Lithuania, war clubKovarnis - Lithuania, war clubThe bands that have performed at this festival since 1999 include:
Sear Bliss (Hungary)Nokturnal Mortum (Ukraine)Odroerir (Germany)Moonsorrow (Finland)Bestia (Estonia)Flaying (Latvia)Preternatural (Latvia)Urt (Estonia)Zpoan Vtenz (Lithuania)Miseria (Latvia)Heaven Grey (Latvia)Ugnėlakis (Lithuania)Liūnuosna (Lithuania)D.A.R. (Lithuania)Profane Probity (Lithuania)Donis (Lithuania)Notanga (Lithuania)Sinimaniseele (Estonia)Vilkači (Latvia)Meinardus (Estonia)Andaja (Lithuania)Ossastorium (Lithuania)Ugly Ogre (Estonia)Baltuva (Lithuania)Thundertale (Lithuania)Trejasmens (Latvia)Soul Brothers (Lithuania)Dark Domination (Latvia)
