So, finally the time has come to get packed up and head out for the yearly Wave Gotik Treffen (not a very sexy web site, but I’m going there for the music, not the web design ;). Last year we didn’t go so this years festival has been eagerly anticipated for a long time. And these are the bands that I expect to see:

• Aesthetic Perfection (USA)
• Agonoize (D) – if nothing better is going on at the same time
• ASP (D)
• Cat Rapes Dog (S) – depends on what’s going on otherwise at that time
• Client (GB)
• Combat Company (D) – don’t know what to expect really
• Combichrist (N) – here on the other hand I do know what to expect. Pain. =)
• Container 90 (S) – we’ll see what this turns out to be
• Die Form (F)
• FabrikC (D) – this can not be missed!
• Feindflug (D) – seen them way more times than what’s healthy for you – but why not again? =)
• Fetisch:Mensch (D) – don’t remember if I’ve heard anything by this band before or not, let’s give it a shot
• FGFC 820 (USA) – let’s hope their stage show isn’t as pathetic as one of their music videos
• Frozen Plasma (CH)
• Icon Of Coil (N/CDN) – not seen live before, partly the same crew as in Combichrist
• KMFDM (USA) – ooooh yeees!
• Lahannya (GB)
• Megaherz (D) – this could be insanely boring, but it could also be great
• Melotron (D)
• Painbastard (D) – last time I saw this guy live it was a great show, let’s hope he can repeat it this year
• Patenbrigade:Wolff (D) – TURMDREHKRAN
• Project Pitchfork (D) – a potential sleeping pill, but if nothing else requires my attention I’ll be there
• Qntal (D) – always wanted to see them, but last time it was impossible to get into the venue even with a press pass
• SAM (D) – oh hell yeah!
• Sara Noxx & Friends (D) – I’d be willing to go to pretty great lengths to see her perform live
• Scandy (N) – I’m assuming this’ll be a DJ set in one of the night clubs
• Shnarph! (D) – this also can’t be missed
• Solitary Experiments (D)
• Sonar (B) – not really my taste in electronic style, but might fly anyway
• VNV Nation (GB) – now why did I put this band on the list? SO I CAN AVOID IT!
• Winterkälte (D) – I like freezing in the winter =)
• Yelworc (D)

As I was surfing around to find that utterly pathetic video of FGFC820 I instead found this lovely interpretation of EBM dancing on the youtubes: Combichrist – Without Emotion. You have got to see it – I love it!

In about one hour we’re leaving. Wohooo!

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