Festival No. 0001080 · Est. 1992
Weekend of the year
No. 0007116
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- Venue
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2016
- City
- Leipzig, Germany
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About the artists
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Abney Park formed in 1997. Plays dark wave, gothic rock, steampunk. -
Absolute Body Control formed in 1979. Plays coldwave, ebm, minimal synth, synth-pop.
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Aesthetic Perfection formed in 2000. Plays ebm, electronic.
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Agonoize formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2002. Plays aggrotech, dark electro, electronic, industrial.
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Amber Asylum plays ambient, avant-garde metal, dark ambient, industrial, modern classical, neoclassical dark wave, neofolk.
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Amnistia formed in October 2003.
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Ancient Methods formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2007.
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And Also the Trees formed in Worcestershire, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays acoustic rock, art rock, avant-folk, gothic rock, post-punk.
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Artwork plays italo-disco.
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Aurelio Voltaire was born in La Habana, United States, on 25 January 1967. Plays dark cabaret, gothic.
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Autumnal formed in Madrid, Spain, in 1998. Plays death-doom metal, doom metal.
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Balzac formed in 1992. Plays hardcore punk, horror punk, punk rock, rock.
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Banane Metalik formed in Rennes, France, in 1989. Plays psychobilly, punk.
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Bifröst formed in Salzburg, Austria, in 2005, and split up in 2016, after 11 years. Plays folk metal, melodic black metal.
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Blitzmaschine formed in 2009.
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Christ Vs. Warhol plays deathrock, gothic rock.
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Christine Plays Viola formed in Pratola Peligna, Italy, in 2008. Plays gothic rock.
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Cinema Strange formed in 1994. Plays dark cabaret, deathrock, gothic rock.
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Coppelius formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1997. Plays rock.
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Crematory formed in Mannheim, Germany, in January 1991. Plays gothic metal, metal.
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Culture Kultur plays industrial.
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Cultus Ferox formed in 2001. Plays folk metal, folk rock, medieval rock.
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Dark Fortress formed in Landshut, Germany, in 1994, and split up in 2023, after 29 years. Plays melodic black metal, metal, progressive metal.
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darkher plays dark folk, doom metal, doomgaze, ethereal wave, gothic rock, occult rock, post-metal, post-rock.
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Das Ich formed in 1989. Plays ebm, electronic.
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Dernière volonté plays electro, electronic, new wave.
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Deutsch Nepal was born in 1990. Plays dark ambient, industrial, ritual ambient.
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Diary of Dreams formed in 1989. Plays dark wave, gothic.
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Die Krupps formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1980. Plays ebm, electronic, industrial metal, metal, neue deutsche welle.
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Die Wilde Jagd formed in 2015. Plays krautrock, psychedelic, synth-pop.
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Dive formed in 2001. Plays punk.
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Dornenreich formed in Tirol, Austria, in 1995. Plays black ambient, black metal, melodic black metal.
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Drangsal was born in Kandel, Germany, on 4 August 1993.
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Enslaved formed in Haugesund, Norway, in June 1991. Plays black metal, progressive metal, viking metal.
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Eric Fish was born in Treuenbrietzen, Germany, on 28 May 1969.
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Ernst Horn was born in 1949. Plays medieval.
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Esplendor Geometrico formed in Madrid, Spain, in 1980. Plays coldwave, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, experimental, industrial, noise, pop.
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Estampie formed in 1985. Plays medieval.
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Faun formed in Bayern, Germany, in 1999. Plays folk, medieval, neo-medieval folk, pagan folk.
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Gernotshagen formed in 2001. Plays folk metal.
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Girls Under Glass formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1986. Plays dark wave, gothic.
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Golden Apes formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1998. Plays rock.
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Gothminister formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1999. Plays gothic metal, industrial metal.
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Grausame Töchter formed in 2009. Plays aggrotech, dark electro, ebm.
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Hante plays dark wave, synthwave.
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Harpyie formed in 2011. Plays folk metal, folk rock.
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Haujobb formed in 1993. Plays electro-industrial, electronic, idm, techno.
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Hearts of Black Science plays dream pop, shoegaze.
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I LIKE TRAINS formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock.
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In the Nursery formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1981. Plays dark wave, electronic, neoclassical dark wave, synthwave.
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Irdorath formed in Liebenfels, Austria, in 2005. Plays black metal.
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Irfan formed in 2001.
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James Rays Gangwar formed in 1989.
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Jessica93 plays alternative rock, grunge, noise, psychedelic rock, shoegaze.
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Joachim Witt was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 22 February 1949. Plays neue deutsche welle, pop rock.
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Kari Rueslatten was born on 3 October 1973.
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Klinik formed in 1981. Plays ebm, electro-industrial, industrial.
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Lacrimosa formed in Frankfurt am Main, Switzerland, in November 1990. Plays dark wave, gothic, gothic metal, symphonic metal.
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Lament formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1993.
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Leaves' Eyes formed in Ludwigsburg, Germany, in 2003. Plays gothic metal, metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Legend formed in 2000.
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Leæther Strip was born in Aalborg, Denmark, on 13 November 1967. Plays dark electro, ebm, electro-industrial, industrial.
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Lord of the Lost formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 2007. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, gothic, gothic metal, gothic rock, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
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Machinista formed in December 2012. Plays synth-pop.
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Mesh formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays electro, electronic, synth-pop.
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My Dying Bride formed in Bradford, United Kingdom, in June 1990. Plays death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic metal.
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Neuroticfish formed in 1998. Plays futurepop.
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Nullvektor plays noise, power noise.
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Näo (FR) formed in 2002.
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Of The Wand and the Moon formed in 1998. Plays dark folk, neofolk.
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Orange Sector formed in Hannover, Germany, in 1992. Plays ebm, electro, electro-industrial, electronic.
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Other Day formed on 21 August 1995.
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Patenbrigade: Wolff formed in 1998. Plays electronic.
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Pink Turns Blue formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1986. Plays alternative rock, gothic rock, post-punk.
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Plastic Noise Experience formed in 1989. Plays ebm, electro-industrial.
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Portion Control formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays ebm, electro-industrial, industrial, minimal synth, minimal wave.
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Project Pitchfork formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1989. Plays dark wave, ebm, electronic, electronica, futurepop, gothic, industrial.
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Psilocybe Larvae formed in 1996.
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Reaper (DE) formed in 2005. Plays electro, electronic, heavy metal, techno.
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Sangre de Muerdago formed in Leipzig, Spain, in 2007. Plays neofolk.
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Schwarzer Engel formed in 2007. Plays gothic metal.
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Schöngeist plays gothic metal, gothic rock.
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Skálmöld formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in August 2009. Plays folk metal, viking metal.
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Solar Fake formed in 2007. Plays electronic, gothic.
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Somatic Responses formed in 1994. Plays breakcore, idm, techno.
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Sonar formed in 1996.
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Spetsnaz formed in 2001. Plays ebm, electronic.
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Suicide Commando formed in Leopoldsburg, Belgium, in 1986. Plays aggrotech, electro-industrial, electronic.
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The Angina Pectoris formed in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1990. Plays gothic rock.
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The Blue Angel Lounge formed in 2006.
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The Fright formed in 2002. Plays gothic rock, horror punk.
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The House Of Usher formed in 1990. Plays gothic, gothic rock, rock.
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The Legendary Pink Dots formed in London, United Kingdom, in August 1980. Plays ambient, avant-garde, dark ambient, dark wave, electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, experimental rock.
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The Ocean formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2000. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, experimental, post-metal, post-rock, progressive metal, sludge metal.
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The Underground Youth formed in 2008. Plays lo-fi, psychedelic, shoegaze.
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Thorofon formed in 1995.
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Tragic Black formed in 2000.
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Treha Sektori plays dark ambient, ritual ambient.
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Triarii plays martial industrial.
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TrollfesT formed in Oslo, Norway, in 2003. Plays folk metal.
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Unzucht plays gothic metal, gothic rock.
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Velvet Acid Christ formed in Denver, United States, in 1990. Plays ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, gothic, industrial, trip hop.
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Versengold formed in Bremen, Germany, in 2003. Plays folk, folk rock, medieval rock.
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Welle: Erdball formed in Stadthagen, Germany, in 1990. Plays bitpop, electronic, synth-pop.
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Winter Severity Index formed in Rome, Italy, in 2009. Plays coldwave, post-punk.
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Winterkälte formed in 1994. Plays electronic, power electronics, power noise.
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Xeno & Oaklander formed in 2004. Plays dark wave, electronic, minimal wave.
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XTR HUMAN formed in December 2012. Plays post-punk, shoegaze.