WGT mini-reviews 2015
This year I am going with peoples! Hence the addition of links to music so they don't all have to reinvent the wheel.
(Also I have finally learnt from past data-entry mistakes and used = as my separator not - . Go me! No bands are allowed a = in their names this year.)
Declared prejudices: I generally like goth, punk/horrorpunk/psychobilly, 80s, pirates, and the near end of metal, electronica, EBM, industrial. Also weirdo up-itself French/Spanish noodling with drums, for some reason I cannot adequately explain.
I generally do not like folk/mittelalter, indie, noise, the noisy end of electronica &c., the beepy/clubby ends of electronica &c., the washing-machine/sore-throat/hit-it-as-fast-as-you-can-no-faster ends of metal. So if you like those things, take my reviews with a pinch of salt and listen to the bands anyway. (Also while I generally like classical, it's not what I go to WGT for, so I tend to skim over classical artists.)
http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/forumwgt3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21362
0 OMG no - really avoid
* no - avoid
** tolerable - wouldn't mind going if others want to
*** OK but not worth a special trip
**** would like to see if possible
***** must see
****** I will cry if I don't get to see this band
001 = ***** = Fields of the Nephilim = classic (also really very good). Gravelly vocals, wall-of-sound wraps round you like a giant gothy blanket = https://myspace.com/fieldsofthenephilim/music/songs
002 = *** = Samsas Traum = mostly, fun, chunky modern German goth rock; occasional forays into not-nearly-as-good earnestness and songs about zebras = https://soundcloud.com/samsastraum
003 = ** = Unto Ashes = rather wet but otherwise inoffensive. Acoustic/strings/floaty vocals = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22unto+ashes%22
004 = ** = Automelodi = 80s-influenced experimental; OK background music but doesn't do very much = https://soundcloud.com/automelodi
005 = ** = Soror Dolorosa = particularly minimalist and dull coldwave = https://soundcloud.com/soror-dolorosa
006 = *** = Solstafir = super laid-back experimental/atmospheric Icelandic rock, would need to be in the right mood for this = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=solstafir
007 = ** = Polaroid Kiss = disappointing electronic rock, ought to be much better than it actually is. Also, oddly reminiscent of U2 = https://soundcloud.com/polaroidkissofficial
008 = *** = Ash Code = somewhat She Wants Revenge, though not as good = https://soundcloud.com/ashcode
009 = *** = Empathy Test = 80s-inspired synthpop, bit like a slow, less lively Pet Shop Boys = https://soundcloud.com/empathytest
010 = ** = Dupont = minimalist EBM, almost spoken vocals, quite derivative = https://www.youtube.com/user/DupontSweden
011 = *** = Antimatter = competent, calm rock with varying amounts of goth in it = http://www.antimatteronline.com/#!listen/c1ktj
(012 = = Trollfest = cancelled)
013 = ** = Accessory = fuzzy/noisy EBM/electro-industrial = http://www.reverbnation.com/accessory (but skip the first track, it's a very badly-mixed set of tiny album snippets)
014 = *** = Jo Quail - weird and interesting electric cello music = http://www.joquail.co.uk/watchlisten/
015 = * = Blood and Sun = dirgey folk, annoyingly imprecise tuning/timing/styling = http://bloodandsun.bandcamp.com/
016 = ** = Agent Side Grinder = post-punk assortedness, often noticeably 80-s influenced = https://soundcloud.com/agent-side-grinder
017 = * = Sol Invictus = jejune acoustic/strings, annoyingly imprecise singer = specifically this album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92F2793BCAC3E366
018 = * = Eisregen = Gollum-fronted death metal = https://myspace.com/frissscheisse/music/albums
019 = * = Lisa Cuthbert = singer-songwritery, very dull and repetitive = http://lisacuthbert.bandcamp.com/
020 = * = Mushroom's Patience = painfully slow, wanky experimental psychedelic = http://mushroomspatience.bandcamp.com/
021 = *** = Klutae = very EBM, slightly less accessible persona of Laeather Strip = https://myspace.com/klutae/music/songs
022 = * = Ashram = I keep expecting this to turn into an advert for a bank = http://www.ashramusic.com/asdown.php3
023 = **** = Harmjoy = quite Meshy (if a bit up themselves) = https://soundcloud.com/harmjoy
024 = * = Evi Vine = modern post-music goth, yawnfest = https://soundcloud.com/evi-vine
025 = **** = Ghosts of Dawn = old-school goth pogoing music = https://myspace.com/ghostsofdawnmusic/music/songs
026 = ** = Grendel = aggrotech electro-industrial, OK for that sort of thing (lime green motorcycle) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-V-xqf3LGs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUAX1NV2Src
027 = *** = Two Witches = 90s Nightbreed goth band (spangly guitars, vampire trad vocals) = https://myspace.com/twowitches/music/songs
028 = * = Orphx = experimental techno noises = http://www.orphx.com/links.html
029 = * = Morthound = odd noodly atmospheric = http://raubbau.bandcamp.com/album/this-crying-age
030 = ** = Roma Amor = dark cabaret, better in Italian than in English = https://myspace.com/romamorensemble/music/songs
031 = **** = Escape With Romeo = very 80s, "quite goth-pants" = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-5yg3Ik8A&index=1&list=PL7Slbr2lMklTymClW5zPZcS8OyqDt9ttR
032 = ** = King Dude = fuzzy rock, gravelly vocals, *slightly* C&W, bit like a common house or garden version of Nick Cave = http://kingdude.bandcamp.com/
033 = ** = NZ = pretty ordinary EBM = http://emmobizrecords.bandcamp.com/album/aggressions
034 = **** = The Present Moment = fairly minimalist/90s goth electronica = http://thepresentmoment.bandcamp.com/
035 = *** = Sweet Ermengarde = adequate goth rock = http://sweetermengarde.bandcamp.com/
036 = **** = Nosferatu = were very naff goth rock; pretty good since reforming 2010ish; but recently changed vocalist so who knows? = https://myspace.com/officialnosferatu/music/songs
037 = *** = Cromdale = enthusiastic rock-folk, quite Vroudenspily, ought not to write lyrics in English = https://myspace.com/cromdalerockt/music/songs
038 = **** = Rezurex = pretty good psychobilly = http://www.reverbnation.com/rezurex
039 = ** = Unterschicht = very plain electro-industrial = https://soundcloud.com/unterschicht
040 = **** = Astari Nite = laid-back and somewhat minimalist gothy darkwave = https://officialastarinite.bandcamp.com/
041 = ** = Fixmer/McCarthy = this is allegedly techno-influenced but I don't believe it for a moment; weird combination of genres, a bit incoherent = https://myspace.com/fixmermccarthy/music/songs
042 = ** = Snog = ...odd. Quiet poppy electronica, weird vocals (both in tone and content) = https://myspace.com/snogtheband/music/songs (skip the first one, not sure it's by the right band)
043 = ***** = The Other = allegedly horrorpunk but actually quite rocky/metally. Polished but not enough to remove the fun = http://www.theother.de/
044 = ***** = Otto Dix = operatic (countertenor!) Russian goth/electronic, bit OTT = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=otto+dix+russian
045 = *** = The Saint Paul = passable futurepop = https://myspace.com/thesaintpaul/music/songs
046 = *** = L'Ame Immortelle = overly earnest (and sometimes slightly wobbly) goth electronica. Quite Untoten of late = http://www.reverbnation.com/lameimmortelle
047 = ** = Keluar = studiously off-key minimalist post-punk electronica (nice voice though) = http://keluar.bandcamp.com/
048 = *** = Ashes You Leave = calm doom/goth metal, clear vocals = http://www.reverbnation.com/ashesyouleave
049 = * = Esa = chugga chugga wheee = https://soundcloud.com/esa-1
050 = * = Terrorfrequenz = doof doof sore throat random sample = https://myspace.com/terrorfrequenz/music/songs
051 = ***** = Die Kammer = perky goth music with a tuba. Jolly and sinister = https://soundcloud.com/die-kammer
052 = ***** = Ari = busy electronica with floaty vocals, bit formulaic but I really like it = http://arimason.bandcamp.com/
053 = *** = Black Lung = interesting, slowly evolving, mostly wordless electronica = https://mailorder.ant-zen.com/product/id/2400
054 = *** = Substaat = very danceable synthpop = http://substaat.bandcamp.com/
055 = 0 = Birdmachine = does the band know what the point of this incoherence is? I certainly don't = http://birdmachine.bandcamp.com/
056 = ** = The Exploding Boy = cromulent indie = http://vendettamusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-album-north-american-edition
057 = 0 = Centhron = uninspired synthy/sore-throaty industrial, with mature titles such as "Vatican Fuck" and "Pornoqueen", *yawn* = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE4ma6-ynMlBf6MuuLxldUg
058 = 0 = Last Dominion Lost = incoherent experimental industrial, largely made of Zerg = http://lastdominionlost.bandcamp.com/
059 = ** = Rabbit At War = "dark electro" - nothing wrong with it, but itsn't grabbing me much = https://soundcloud.com/rabbitatwar
060 = **** = Minuit Machine = calm, interesting synth wave, lovely voice = http://minuitmachine.bandcamp.com/
061 = **** = Deine Lakaien = experimental but in a good way, dark wave with lots of interesting elements = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL8xThy0nEXf2BHihsK5wTbC2ReWlSj1
062 = ** = While Angels Watch = self-indulgent and aimless (and oddly easy-listening goth) = http://whileangelswatch.net/page17.htm
063 = * = Faey = hyperactive and somehow irritating folky thing = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqIuPLu5Gc1_lw0or6Wp1tA
064 = **** = Captain Reckless & the Lost Souls = horrorpunk/psychobilly with a trombone section! = http://www.reverbnation.com/captainrecklessandthelostsouls https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Captain+Reckless+and+the+Lost+Souls (all youtube videos low quality and apparently of the same song)
065 = ** = Seasurfer = dull electronicy shoegaze = https://soundcloud.com/seasurfer-1
066 = ****** = Koffin Kats = enthusiastic and jaw-droppingly competent psychobilly = http://www.reverbnation.com/koffinkats
067 = * = Soko Friedhof = dull doof-doof = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=soko+friedhof
068 = *** = Skyforger = Latvian metal, variously death- and folk- = http://www.reverbnation.com/skyforger
069 = 0 = Majdanek Waltz = noisy and confusing atmospheric = https://majdanekwaltz.bandcamp.com/music
070 = ** = Spencer = competent but unexciting indie = https://soundcloud.com/spencerband http://mx3.ch/spencer
071 = **** = Mono Inc. = properly overblown goth rock = https://myspace.com/monoincmusic/music/songs http://mono-inc.com/home/videos (I particularly commend https://www.youtube.com/embed/2zxOVhpy0cA with its primer of common German goth song words)
072 = ** = Stoneman = like a much less subtle version of Deathstars = http://www.reverbnation.com/stonemanmusic
073 = ** = Wrangler = computer game plinky-plonky = https://www.youtube.com/user/StevoMusicManUK/videos
074 = 0 = Hezzel = not as noisy as the noisiest noise, but still noise = http://hezzel.bandcamp.com/
075 = * = .com/kill = inoffensive electro-industrial = https://soundcloud.com/comkill
076 = **** = QNTAL = electro/medieval crossover, slightly Dead Can Dancey, bouncy and interesting = http://qntal.de/musik/?lang=de https://myspace.com/qntal/music/songs
077 = ***** = Clan of Xymox = truly excellent electronic goth rock, fantastic live = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clan+of+xymox
078 = **** = Heldmaschine = Rammstein-mould industrial rock, pretty good = http://seite.heldmaschine.com/?page_id=40
079 = **** = Twisted Nerve = old-school goth/punk = https://myspace.com/twistednervosis/music/songs
080 = 0 = Mono No Aware = exceedingly noisy noise = https://myspace.com/mnanorm/music/songs http://www.last.fm/music/Mono+No+Aware
081 = **** = Eisbrecher = lively industrial-ish rock, bit Gravity Kills = https://www.youtube.com/user/EISBRECHERofficial/videos https://vimeo.com/117032982
082 = ** = Asynje = self-similar folk = https://soundcloud.com/asynje
083 = * = Lights of Euphoria = very repetitive electro-industrial = https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/true-life https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/schwarze-sonne
084 = 0 = Nachtmahr = doof-clank EBM, very boring = http://www.nachtmahr.at/home.html
085 = ** = Bella Donna = I genuinely cannot say what this band is doing but it's very strange and hard to take seriously ("I don't know where they got this sound from but they should put it back" says Ben) . Bit like a 70s folk band that has gone very weird = http://www.etage-music.de/hoerprobe.html http://artistxite.ca/label/Etage-Music (first CD on the page, click the cover image)
086 = ** = Eluveitie = folk metal of varying styles (with sore-throat vocals) = https://myspace.com/eluveitie/music/songs
087 = ***** = Falloch = calm, atmospheric metal = https://www.youtube.com/user/fallochmusic/videos
088 = *** = Virelai = tootly Danish folk (actually quite good) = http://www.virelai.dk/musik.htm
089 = ** = Laura Carbone = kinda post-punky slightly-poppy thing, goes on a bit too long and not grabbing me = https://soundcloud.com/laura-carbone-2/
090 = *** = Kingdom of Heaven = a cross between Nick Cave and Frank Zappa = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ9BAsMBLN0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7_wS1X91Eo
091 = ** = Moonspell = unremarkable death metal = http://www.reverbnation.com/moonspell
092 = * = Steinkind = doof doof whooo electro = https://www.youtube.com/user/RaulTheBody
093 = **** = Bergtatt = I suppose this is technically folk metal, but it's rich and ponderous and splendid = https://myspace.com/bergtattband/music/songs
094 = * = Der Weg Einer Freiheit = metal with very fast notes, very slow themes, really excessively sore-throaty vocals = https://soundcloud.com/derwegeinerfreiheit
095 = ** = XMH = unexciting doof-doof electro = https://myspace.com/xmh/music/songs
096 = ****** = Diorama = practically perfect electro = https://www.youtube.com/user/thekonsul/videos (if you're listening, they take a while to get into, so do give them the benefit of the doubt, they really reward it)
097 = *** = Frank the Baptist = Nephs-mould trad, drags on a bit = https://myspace.com/frankthebaptistmusic/music/songs
098 = ** = Cacophoneuses = this may be the closest I come to liking techno = https://soundcloud.com/cacophoneuses
099 = ** = Frigoris = black metal; nice music but ruined by the vocals = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AczSnY-e_Y
100 = * = Monolith = doo-oof doo-oof doo-oof doo-oof = http://er5634.wix.com/monolith
101 = * = God Seed = fast, featureless metal = https://myspace.com/godseedband/music/songs
102 = *** = The March Violets = trad goth = http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/ https://marchviolets.bandcamp.com/album/made-glorious-2
103 = ***** = Euzen = distinctive progressive rock, lots of interesting rhythms and melodies = http://www.euzen.dk/ (play button at top right)
104 = ** = Owls = "an album of dark trip-folk ballads which all sound the same, featuring the eerie in-tune-esque vocals of english neofolk musician Tony Wakeford". I would be less annoyed at this if it had less potential = http://www.rarenoiserecords.com/owls-store
105 = * = Crash Course in Science = post-punk chanty/noisy thing with bonus odd noises. Have been moribund for over 20 years = http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/dark-entries/crash-course-in-science-signals-from-pier-thirteen-ep/
106 = ** = DAF = chanty, rhythmic EBM? post-punk? kinda thing = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llNxy7FZOM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO0NVu44imk https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=deutsch+amerikanische+freundschaft
107 = * = TeHÔM = experimental ambient with deep voices. "I pluck from your soul pieces of ectoplasm as from the rotten log", well that's me told = https://soundcloud.com/tehom-official
108 = ** = DoppelgängeR = rather pedestrian goth rock, slightly reminiscent of SBA = http://doppelganger-ru.bandcamp.com/album/whispers-behind-the-heaven-trees
109 = *** = Surturs Lohe = crunchy, folky, (largely) melodic metal = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW7laIWegMI&list=PL34C07CEC61EF2BBA
110 = **** = Zombiesuckers = straightforward jolly horror punk = http://www.reverbnation.com/zombiesuckers
111 = ***** = Front 242 = precise and inventive EBM. I'm told (1) they have an excellent stage show and (2) they're prone to getting in a strop about it not working properly = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1cRGVaJF7Y&list=PL26oVH5Oc64UtpKRG5KVkjen6kQwNpMZ7
112 = * = Dark Funeral = no-messing-about black metal, quite dull = https://myspace.com/darkfuneral/music/songs
113 = * = L.E.A.F. = folk pixies = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDSC3VUdom_86zR_lvOhaQ
114 = ** = Modulate = trancey, clubby music (re-)mixes = http://www.reverbnation.com/modulate
115 = 0 = Kaunan = tootly/screechy mittelalter/folk = https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kaunan/667961593215412 (embedded videos, sorry, that was the best I could find)
116 = ** = Tommi Stumpff = shouty, noisy 80s electronica = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tommi+stumpff
117 = 0 = Distel = boring fuzzy experimental thing = https://ant-zen.bandcamp.com/album/puur
118 = * = Skaluna = mittelalter tootlers = http://www.skaluna.de/index.php/unsere-musik
119 = ** = Postscriptum = modern radio 6 rock, long on earnestness, bit short on interest = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDhx9JguaAdmHxBkcUGq4w
120 = * = Schonwald = very French-sounding minimalist post-punk (actually Italian FWIW) = https://schonwald.bandcamp.com/
121 = *** = Kirlian Camera = reasonable melodic electronica, newer stuff better than older = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kirlian+camera
122 = ***** = The Beauty of Gemina = melancholy rock-with-beeps in, bit Xymoxy. Storming live (I totally cheated and c&ped this review from earlier) = https://soundcloud.com/the-beauty-of-gemina
123 = ** = Megaherz = second-rate Rammsteinalike = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=megaherz+napalm+records
124 = * = Cesair = folk/experimental = https://soundcloud.com/cesair
125 = ** = Zackenflanke = bouncy if repetitive mittelalter folky pirates = https://soundcloud.com/zackenflanke
126 = 0 = Combichrist = noisy shouty industrial = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChkRHfQavQPQo2x5JkATA0w
127 = * = Reliquiae = tootly mittelalter = https://www.youtube.com/user/ReliquiaeBand
128 = *** = Terrorlokaust = noisy, doofy electro-industrial, vocals quite Gravity Kills = http://www.reverbnation.com/terrolokaust1945
129 = * = Svartsot = tootly folk metal = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O2daeGt8Wg https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=svartsot+hammermusichungary
130 = ** = The Essence = what The Cure would sound like if they were attached to the 1970s with strong elastic = perform the album "Glow" https://www.youtube.com/user/theessencemusic
131 = ** = Jäger 90 = 80s boingdoof EBM = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=J%C3%A4ger+90
132 = 0 = Gerechtigkeits Liga = incomprehensible wank = https://myspace.com/gerechtigkeitsliga/music/songs
133 = * = Sea+Air = harpsichord+guitar singy songs, not greatly redeemed by an excellent moustache. Ben thinks this band might do better if they'd had coffee = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt8e6JblhC5dn-eCjSTABZA
134 = ** = Dalriada = extremely folky metal. David likes it but then he is odd = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dalriada
135 = ** = Death In Rome = gothy covers of pop songs = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=death+in+rome
136 = * = Mila Mar = tootly and warbly, uncertain genre, but all vaguely irritating = https://soundcloud.com/milamarband
137 = ** = Tempers = fuzzy coldwave = https://soundcloud.com/tempersmusic
138 = *** = Metal Cambra = the Dead Can Dance of folk metal = https://soundcloud.com/metal-cambra also you have to see this: http://www.metalcambra.com/html/esp/images/fotos/007.jpg
139 = * = Luigi Rubino = strings + piano, not hugely interesting (Ian likes this, "lyrical" and finger-wavey) = https://myspace.com/luigirubino/music/songs
140 = * = Phasenmensch = ambient, varying between piano/electro/techno = https://soundcloud.com/phasenmensch
141 = 0 = Blackhouse = highly irritant noisy crap = https://blackhouse.bandcamp.com/
143 = *** = Clock DVA = ambient, space noises/b-movie variety = https://soundcloud.com/armediacom
143 = ** = Haggard = pretty ordinary folk/mittelalter death metal = https://www.youtube.com/user/haggardband
144 = ** = Arkona = Russian folk metal = https://myspace.com/arkonarussia/music/songs
145 = 0 = Dr Mark Benecke = forensic biologist (auf Deutsch) =
146 = ** = London After Midnight = aka good grief, are they still going? So-so 90s goth, tend to go on too long = https://myspace.com/lam/music/songs http://www.londonaftermidnight.com/music.html
147 = ** = Blutengel = passable electronicky rock thing = http://www.web.blutengel.de/video/ https://myspace.com/vampireromance/music/songs
148 = *** = Goethes Erben = spoken-word and OTT music, very poetic and dramatic = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd6uVB46a8JWRv8h1BeKPjw
149 = **** = Jordan Reyne = brilliant looped guitar/voice/etc. - everything done live, very interesting to watch = http://jordanreyne.bandcamp.com/
150 = 0 = Youth Code = screamy headachey EBM = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=youth+code
151 = 0 = Sektion B = incoherently angry thing = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gursMGzaAK0&list=RDHCMzh61vqNocg
152 = *** = Client = chill, minimalist 80s-modern electronica = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=client
153 = **** = Tüsn = as far as I can tell from the 1.2 songs available, very good modern minimalist goth rock = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlEicsQMkw86ho4GouLxGg
154 = ** = Veil of Light = run-of-the-mill echoey goth = http://veiloflight.bandcamp.com/music
155 = 0 = Zeena Schreck = weird magick/ethnick experimental rubbish = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuPtVeYPXawUB9ngrcOP4Q http://www.zeenaschreck.com/sound-art.html
156 = **** = Beborn Beton = infectiously bouncy synthpop = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiaLIqHOsb8&list=PL8p71b1v-Fz-1CHiukiHP025v37SFDPil
157 = *** = Dear Strange = slightly trancey synthpop = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdLdlpZMeVh1_XRYojOx6VA https://soundcloud.com/dearstrange
158 = * = Donnertrummel = mittelalter tootlers = http://www.donner-trummel.de/musik.html
159 = ** = Dragòna = fire! = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WiyvU56Fyc
160 = * = Feuerdorn = mittelalter tootlers = https://www.youtube.com/user/feuerdornbande
161 = ** = Hologram_ = noisey electro-industrial ambient = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx3txWnw7-dJ7-JyrbglZfA
162 = * = In Ruin = guitarry noodly songs, kinda dull = https://soundcloud.com/inruinmusic
163 = *** = Jamey Rottencorse and the Rising Dead = enthusiastic horrorpunks = http://www.reverbnation.com/jameyrottencorpse
164 = * = Liebknecht = not very interesting techno = https://soundcloud.com/dmyer (not all Liebknecht, he does stuff under various names, aka Architect)
165 = * = Murkeley = mittelalter tootlers = https://myspace.com/murkeley/music/songs
166 = * = Nachtwindheim = extra-tootly tootlers = https://myspace.com/nachtwindheim/music/songs
167 = 0 = Shield Patterns = noodly to the point of incomprehensibility = http://www.shieldpatterns.com/music.html
168 = * = Sophia = dull shoegaze = http://sophia.bandcamp.com/
169 = ** = Spiral69 = noodly electropop = https://spiral69.bandcamp.com/
170 = ** = The Frozen Autumn = very 80s synthpop with amazing hair, passable if a bit extended-remix = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=frozen+autumn
171 = ** = The Juggernauts = pedestrian EBM, badly fails the self-similarity test = http://www.reverbnation.com/thejuggernautsbelgium
172 = * = Tibetréa = hip modern folk = https://soundcloud.com/tibetrea
173 = * = Vive la Fête = up-itself electropop, annoying vocals = https://www.youtube.com/user/FeteLaVive/videos
174 = **** = Brigitte Handley = rock-and-roll = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brigitte+handley
175 = 0 = Schneewittchen = overwrought, out of tune goth, as an excuse to wear not enough clothes = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcF4df9OxYM (warning, contains not enough clothes)
176 = ** = Oberer Totpunkt = bouncy doof-doof with spoken vocals = http://www.reverbnation.com/oberertotpunkt
177 = *** = Broken Soldier Project = unpolished but interesting electro-rock = https://www.youtube.com/user/BrokenSoldiers/videos
178 = *** = Lucy van Org/Meystersinger = calm, quiet, melodic electro = https://www.youtube.com/user/MEYSTERSINGER/videos
179 = ** = After white Smoke = pleasant enough electronic background listening (Camden shop background music) but not enough content per track = http://afterwhitesmoke.bandcamp.com/
180 = * = Lykanthea = very dull ethereal ambient = https://lykanthea.bandcamp.com/
181 = * = Schattenkinder = dull noodly strings + singing = https://myspace.com/schattenkinder/music/songs
182 = * = Electronic Noise = cookie-cutter trance = http://www.reverbnation.com/electronicnoise
183 = 0 = Monokelpop = cabaret; probably hilarious if your German is much better than mine = https://www.youtube.com/user/MonokelPop/videos
184 = *** = Eigensinn = lively if not terribly original dramatic metal = http://www.reverbnation.com/eigensinn http://eigensinn.net/?page_id=36
185 = ** = Versus = pedestrian EBM = http://www.versus-music.de/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqF6gdNgQTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8XI8wqB7IXoTmL-qVVAviZdr82_QsZlC
186 = ** = Liljana = goth metal, slightly out of tune = https://soundcloud.com/liljana-1
187 = * = Die Dudelzwerge = oddly unenthusiastic medieval rock = https://myspace.com/dudelzwerge/music/songs
188 = *** = Dale Rowles von BB Black Dog = not sure why these lot are labelled steampunk, AFAICT they're straight-up stoner rock = http://www.reverbnation.com/bbblackdog
189 = ** = Düsterpiano Verwunschene Orte = haunted house pictures + goth piano accompaniment = http://www.duesterpiano.de/Videos---Fotos.html
190 = *** = Time & Space Society = modern prog rock, pretty good = http://www.reverbnation.com/timeandspacesociety
191 = * = Fairydust = straight trad folk/country/mittelalter, quite dull = http://youtu.be/2KVhKJohbcs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OOhmHitSkA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIBpbRtWQQU
192 = ** = Unloved = gothy jazz, quite interesting = https://soundcloud.com/unloved-official (warning, first track is a sampler but this isn't very obvious)
193 = ** = lauterSTAUB = OK guitarry rock but a bit unpracticed, will be better in a few years' time = https://soundcloud.com/lauterstaub
194 = ** = Noxious Noise = generic rock, bit simplistic = https://soundcloud.com/noxious-noise
195 = ** = Johannes Thon = Das Ich, but he's playing acoustic so who knows? They don't even sound like they *have* a guitarist. Let's say ** = https://myspace.com/dasich/music/songs
196 = *** = Florian Grey = slightly OTT gothy = http://www.florian-grey.com/
197 = * = Vampir Vampy = upbeat guitarry songs, somehow really irritating = https://myspace.com/vampirvampy/music/songs
198 = * = Neustrohm = irritating doofy crap = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmqV39jWZnlzbNgdsBce4A
199 = *** = Held der Arbeit = chunky, new-wavey electro = http://www.reverbnation.com/heldderarbeit
200 = ** = Devil-M = sore-throaty electro-industrial = https://devil-m.bandcamp.com/
201 = ** = Ost+Front = clearly very subtle Rammsteiny rawk = https://myspace.com/okusaberlin/music/songs
202 = ? = Herold Schlemihl = ? = ?
203 = ** = Novastorm = OK boingdoof = https://novastorm.bandcamp.com/
204 = * = Arise X = sore-throaty trance (good trick if you can do it!) = https://soundcloud.com/arise-x
205 = * = Intent:Outtake = electropop varying between Depeche Modey and sore throaty = https://soundcloud.com/intent-outtake
206 = 0 = Noisuf-X = hectic noisy trance = https://soundcloud.com/noisuf-x
207 = * = Architect = experimental electronic = https://soundcloud.com/dmyer (aka Liebknecht)
208 = ** = Rangleklods = experimental electro, a bit Kate Bush = https://soundcloud.com/rangleklods
209 = 0 = Phase Fatale = experimental doofdoof = https://soundcloud.com/phasefatale
210 = **** = Molllust = fun opera goth = https://molllust.bandcamp.com/
comments at Dreamwidth
(Also I have finally learnt from past data-entry mistakes and used = as my separator not - . Go me! No bands are allowed a = in their names this year.)
Declared prejudices: I generally like goth, punk/horrorpunk/psychobilly, 80s, pirates, and the near end of metal, electronica, EBM, industrial. Also weirdo up-itself French/Spanish noodling with drums, for some reason I cannot adequately explain.
I generally do not like folk/mittelalter, indie, noise, the noisy end of electronica &c., the beepy/clubby ends of electronica &c., the washing-machine/sore-throat/hit-it-as-fast-as-you-can-no-faster ends of metal. So if you like those things, take my reviews with a pinch of salt and listen to the bands anyway. (Also while I generally like classical, it's not what I go to WGT for, so I tend to skim over classical artists.)
http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/forumwgt3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21362
0 OMG no - really avoid
* no - avoid
** tolerable - wouldn't mind going if others want to
*** OK but not worth a special trip
**** would like to see if possible
***** must see
****** I will cry if I don't get to see this band
001 = ***** = Fields of the Nephilim = classic (also really very good). Gravelly vocals, wall-of-sound wraps round you like a giant gothy blanket = https://myspace.com/fieldsofthenephilim/music/songs
002 = *** = Samsas Traum = mostly, fun, chunky modern German goth rock; occasional forays into not-nearly-as-good earnestness and songs about zebras = https://soundcloud.com/samsastraum
003 = ** = Unto Ashes = rather wet but otherwise inoffensive. Acoustic/strings/floaty vocals = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22unto+ashes%22
004 = ** = Automelodi = 80s-influenced experimental; OK background music but doesn't do very much = https://soundcloud.com/automelodi
005 = ** = Soror Dolorosa = particularly minimalist and dull coldwave = https://soundcloud.com/soror-dolorosa
006 = *** = Solstafir = super laid-back experimental/atmospheric Icelandic rock, would need to be in the right mood for this = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=solstafir
007 = ** = Polaroid Kiss = disappointing electronic rock, ought to be much better than it actually is. Also, oddly reminiscent of U2 = https://soundcloud.com/polaroidkissofficial
008 = *** = Ash Code = somewhat She Wants Revenge, though not as good = https://soundcloud.com/ashcode
009 = *** = Empathy Test = 80s-inspired synthpop, bit like a slow, less lively Pet Shop Boys = https://soundcloud.com/empathytest
010 = ** = Dupont = minimalist EBM, almost spoken vocals, quite derivative = https://www.youtube.com/user/DupontSweden
011 = *** = Antimatter = competent, calm rock with varying amounts of goth in it = http://www.antimatteronline.com/#!listen/c1ktj
(012 = = Trollfest = cancelled)
013 = ** = Accessory = fuzzy/noisy EBM/electro-industrial = http://www.reverbnation.com/accessory (but skip the first track, it's a very badly-mixed set of tiny album snippets)
014 = *** = Jo Quail - weird and interesting electric cello music = http://www.joquail.co.uk/watchlisten/
015 = * = Blood and Sun = dirgey folk, annoyingly imprecise tuning/timing/styling = http://bloodandsun.bandcamp.com/
016 = ** = Agent Side Grinder = post-punk assortedness, often noticeably 80-s influenced = https://soundcloud.com/agent-side-grinder
017 = * = Sol Invictus = jejune acoustic/strings, annoyingly imprecise singer = specifically this album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92F2793BCAC3E366
018 = * = Eisregen = Gollum-fronted death metal = https://myspace.com/frissscheisse/music/albums
019 = * = Lisa Cuthbert = singer-songwritery, very dull and repetitive = http://lisacuthbert.bandcamp.com/
020 = * = Mushroom's Patience = painfully slow, wanky experimental psychedelic = http://mushroomspatience.bandcamp.com/
021 = *** = Klutae = very EBM, slightly less accessible persona of Laeather Strip = https://myspace.com/klutae/music/songs
022 = * = Ashram = I keep expecting this to turn into an advert for a bank = http://www.ashramusic.com/asdown.php3
023 = **** = Harmjoy = quite Meshy (if a bit up themselves) = https://soundcloud.com/harmjoy
024 = * = Evi Vine = modern post-music goth, yawnfest = https://soundcloud.com/evi-vine
025 = **** = Ghosts of Dawn = old-school goth pogoing music = https://myspace.com/ghostsofdawnmusic/music/songs
026 = ** = Grendel = aggrotech electro-industrial, OK for that sort of thing (lime green motorcycle) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-V-xqf3LGs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUAX1NV2Src
027 = *** = Two Witches = 90s Nightbreed goth band (spangly guitars, vampire trad vocals) = https://myspace.com/twowitches/music/songs
028 = * = Orphx = experimental techno noises = http://www.orphx.com/links.html
029 = * = Morthound = odd noodly atmospheric = http://raubbau.bandcamp.com/album/this-crying-age
030 = ** = Roma Amor = dark cabaret, better in Italian than in English = https://myspace.com/romamorensemble/music/songs
031 = **** = Escape With Romeo = very 80s, "quite goth-pants" = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-5yg3Ik8A&index=1&list=PL7Slbr2lMklTymClW5zPZcS8OyqDt9ttR
032 = ** = King Dude = fuzzy rock, gravelly vocals, *slightly* C&W, bit like a common house or garden version of Nick Cave = http://kingdude.bandcamp.com/
033 = ** = NZ = pretty ordinary EBM = http://emmobizrecords.bandcamp.com/album/aggressions
034 = **** = The Present Moment = fairly minimalist/90s goth electronica = http://thepresentmoment.bandcamp.com/
035 = *** = Sweet Ermengarde = adequate goth rock = http://sweetermengarde.bandcamp.com/
036 = **** = Nosferatu = were very naff goth rock; pretty good since reforming 2010ish; but recently changed vocalist so who knows? = https://myspace.com/officialnosferatu/music/songs
037 = *** = Cromdale = enthusiastic rock-folk, quite Vroudenspily, ought not to write lyrics in English = https://myspace.com/cromdalerockt/music/songs
038 = **** = Rezurex = pretty good psychobilly = http://www.reverbnation.com/rezurex
039 = ** = Unterschicht = very plain electro-industrial = https://soundcloud.com/unterschicht
040 = **** = Astari Nite = laid-back and somewhat minimalist gothy darkwave = https://officialastarinite.bandcamp.com/
041 = ** = Fixmer/McCarthy = this is allegedly techno-influenced but I don't believe it for a moment; weird combination of genres, a bit incoherent = https://myspace.com/fixmermccarthy/music/songs
042 = ** = Snog = ...odd. Quiet poppy electronica, weird vocals (both in tone and content) = https://myspace.com/snogtheband/music/songs (skip the first one, not sure it's by the right band)
043 = ***** = The Other = allegedly horrorpunk but actually quite rocky/metally. Polished but not enough to remove the fun = http://www.theother.de/
044 = ***** = Otto Dix = operatic (countertenor!) Russian goth/electronic, bit OTT = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=otto+dix+russian
045 = *** = The Saint Paul = passable futurepop = https://myspace.com/thesaintpaul/music/songs
046 = *** = L'Ame Immortelle = overly earnest (and sometimes slightly wobbly) goth electronica. Quite Untoten of late = http://www.reverbnation.com/lameimmortelle
047 = ** = Keluar = studiously off-key minimalist post-punk electronica (nice voice though) = http://keluar.bandcamp.com/
048 = *** = Ashes You Leave = calm doom/goth metal, clear vocals = http://www.reverbnation.com/ashesyouleave
049 = * = Esa = chugga chugga wheee = https://soundcloud.com/esa-1
050 = * = Terrorfrequenz = doof doof sore throat random sample = https://myspace.com/terrorfrequenz/music/songs
051 = ***** = Die Kammer = perky goth music with a tuba. Jolly and sinister = https://soundcloud.com/die-kammer
052 = ***** = Ari = busy electronica with floaty vocals, bit formulaic but I really like it = http://arimason.bandcamp.com/
053 = *** = Black Lung = interesting, slowly evolving, mostly wordless electronica = https://mailorder.ant-zen.com/product/id/2400
054 = *** = Substaat = very danceable synthpop = http://substaat.bandcamp.com/
055 = 0 = Birdmachine = does the band know what the point of this incoherence is? I certainly don't = http://birdmachine.bandcamp.com/
056 = ** = The Exploding Boy = cromulent indie = http://vendettamusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-album-north-american-edition
057 = 0 = Centhron = uninspired synthy/sore-throaty industrial, with mature titles such as "Vatican Fuck" and "Pornoqueen", *yawn* = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE4ma6-ynMlBf6MuuLxldUg
058 = 0 = Last Dominion Lost = incoherent experimental industrial, largely made of Zerg = http://lastdominionlost.bandcamp.com/
059 = ** = Rabbit At War = "dark electro" - nothing wrong with it, but itsn't grabbing me much = https://soundcloud.com/rabbitatwar
060 = **** = Minuit Machine = calm, interesting synth wave, lovely voice = http://minuitmachine.bandcamp.com/
061 = **** = Deine Lakaien = experimental but in a good way, dark wave with lots of interesting elements = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxL8xThy0nEXf2BHihsK5wTbC2ReWlSj1
062 = ** = While Angels Watch = self-indulgent and aimless (and oddly easy-listening goth) = http://whileangelswatch.net/page17.htm
063 = * = Faey = hyperactive and somehow irritating folky thing = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqIuPLu5Gc1_lw0or6Wp1tA
064 = **** = Captain Reckless & the Lost Souls = horrorpunk/psychobilly with a trombone section! = http://www.reverbnation.com/captainrecklessandthelostsouls https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Captain+Reckless+and+the+Lost+Souls (all youtube videos low quality and apparently of the same song)
065 = ** = Seasurfer = dull electronicy shoegaze = https://soundcloud.com/seasurfer-1
066 = ****** = Koffin Kats = enthusiastic and jaw-droppingly competent psychobilly = http://www.reverbnation.com/koffinkats
067 = * = Soko Friedhof = dull doof-doof = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=soko+friedhof
068 = *** = Skyforger = Latvian metal, variously death- and folk- = http://www.reverbnation.com/skyforger
069 = 0 = Majdanek Waltz = noisy and confusing atmospheric = https://majdanekwaltz.bandcamp.com/music
070 = ** = Spencer = competent but unexciting indie = https://soundcloud.com/spencerband http://mx3.ch/spencer
071 = **** = Mono Inc. = properly overblown goth rock = https://myspace.com/monoincmusic/music/songs http://mono-inc.com/home/videos (I particularly commend https://www.youtube.com/embed/2zxOVhpy0cA with its primer of common German goth song words)
072 = ** = Stoneman = like a much less subtle version of Deathstars = http://www.reverbnation.com/stonemanmusic
073 = ** = Wrangler = computer game plinky-plonky = https://www.youtube.com/user/StevoMusicManUK/videos
074 = 0 = Hezzel = not as noisy as the noisiest noise, but still noise = http://hezzel.bandcamp.com/
075 = * = .com/kill = inoffensive electro-industrial = https://soundcloud.com/comkill
076 = **** = QNTAL = electro/medieval crossover, slightly Dead Can Dancey, bouncy and interesting = http://qntal.de/musik/?lang=de https://myspace.com/qntal/music/songs
077 = ***** = Clan of Xymox = truly excellent electronic goth rock, fantastic live = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clan+of+xymox
078 = **** = Heldmaschine = Rammstein-mould industrial rock, pretty good = http://seite.heldmaschine.com/?page_id=40
079 = **** = Twisted Nerve = old-school goth/punk = https://myspace.com/twistednervosis/music/songs
080 = 0 = Mono No Aware = exceedingly noisy noise = https://myspace.com/mnanorm/music/songs http://www.last.fm/music/Mono+No+Aware
081 = **** = Eisbrecher = lively industrial-ish rock, bit Gravity Kills = https://www.youtube.com/user/EISBRECHERofficial/videos https://vimeo.com/117032982
082 = ** = Asynje = self-similar folk = https://soundcloud.com/asynje
083 = * = Lights of Euphoria = very repetitive electro-industrial = https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/true-life https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/schwarze-sonne
084 = 0 = Nachtmahr = doof-clank EBM, very boring = http://www.nachtmahr.at/home.html
085 = ** = Bella Donna = I genuinely cannot say what this band is doing but it's very strange and hard to take seriously ("I don't know where they got this sound from but they should put it back" says Ben) . Bit like a 70s folk band that has gone very weird = http://www.etage-music.de/hoerprobe.html http://artistxite.ca/label/Etage-Music (first CD on the page, click the cover image)
086 = ** = Eluveitie = folk metal of varying styles (with sore-throat vocals) = https://myspace.com/eluveitie/music/songs
087 = ***** = Falloch = calm, atmospheric metal = https://www.youtube.com/user/fallochmusic/videos
088 = *** = Virelai = tootly Danish folk (actually quite good) = http://www.virelai.dk/musik.htm
089 = ** = Laura Carbone = kinda post-punky slightly-poppy thing, goes on a bit too long and not grabbing me = https://soundcloud.com/laura-carbone-2/
090 = *** = Kingdom of Heaven = a cross between Nick Cave and Frank Zappa = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ9BAsMBLN0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7_wS1X91Eo
091 = ** = Moonspell = unremarkable death metal = http://www.reverbnation.com/moonspell
092 = * = Steinkind = doof doof whooo electro = https://www.youtube.com/user/RaulTheBody
093 = **** = Bergtatt = I suppose this is technically folk metal, but it's rich and ponderous and splendid = https://myspace.com/bergtattband/music/songs
094 = * = Der Weg Einer Freiheit = metal with very fast notes, very slow themes, really excessively sore-throaty vocals = https://soundcloud.com/derwegeinerfreiheit
095 = ** = XMH = unexciting doof-doof electro = https://myspace.com/xmh/music/songs
096 = ****** = Diorama = practically perfect electro = https://www.youtube.com/user/thekonsul/videos (if you're listening, they take a while to get into, so do give them the benefit of the doubt, they really reward it)
097 = *** = Frank the Baptist = Nephs-mould trad, drags on a bit = https://myspace.com/frankthebaptistmusic/music/songs
098 = ** = Cacophoneuses = this may be the closest I come to liking techno = https://soundcloud.com/cacophoneuses
099 = ** = Frigoris = black metal; nice music but ruined by the vocals = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AczSnY-e_Y
100 = * = Monolith = doo-oof doo-oof doo-oof doo-oof = http://er5634.wix.com/monolith
101 = * = God Seed = fast, featureless metal = https://myspace.com/godseedband/music/songs
102 = *** = The March Violets = trad goth = http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/ https://marchviolets.bandcamp.com/album/made-glorious-2
103 = ***** = Euzen = distinctive progressive rock, lots of interesting rhythms and melodies = http://www.euzen.dk/ (play button at top right)
104 = ** = Owls = "an album of dark trip-folk ballads which all sound the same, featuring the eerie in-tune-esque vocals of english neofolk musician Tony Wakeford". I would be less annoyed at this if it had less potential = http://www.rarenoiserecords.com/owls-store
105 = * = Crash Course in Science = post-punk chanty/noisy thing with bonus odd noises. Have been moribund for over 20 years = http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/dark-entries/crash-course-in-science-signals-from-pier-thirteen-ep/
106 = ** = DAF = chanty, rhythmic EBM? post-punk? kinda thing = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llNxy7FZOM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO0NVu44imk https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=deutsch+amerikanische+freundschaft
107 = * = TeHÔM = experimental ambient with deep voices. "I pluck from your soul pieces of ectoplasm as from the rotten log", well that's me told = https://soundcloud.com/tehom-official
108 = ** = DoppelgängeR = rather pedestrian goth rock, slightly reminiscent of SBA = http://doppelganger-ru.bandcamp.com/album/whispers-behind-the-heaven-trees
109 = *** = Surturs Lohe = crunchy, folky, (largely) melodic metal = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW7laIWegMI&list=PL34C07CEC61EF2BBA
110 = **** = Zombiesuckers = straightforward jolly horror punk = http://www.reverbnation.com/zombiesuckers
111 = ***** = Front 242 = precise and inventive EBM. I'm told (1) they have an excellent stage show and (2) they're prone to getting in a strop about it not working properly = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1cRGVaJF7Y&list=PL26oVH5Oc64UtpKRG5KVkjen6kQwNpMZ7
112 = * = Dark Funeral = no-messing-about black metal, quite dull = https://myspace.com/darkfuneral/music/songs
113 = * = L.E.A.F. = folk pixies = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDSC3VUdom_86zR_lvOhaQ
114 = ** = Modulate = trancey, clubby music (re-)mixes = http://www.reverbnation.com/modulate
115 = 0 = Kaunan = tootly/screechy mittelalter/folk = https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kaunan/667961593215412 (embedded videos, sorry, that was the best I could find)
116 = ** = Tommi Stumpff = shouty, noisy 80s electronica = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tommi+stumpff
117 = 0 = Distel = boring fuzzy experimental thing = https://ant-zen.bandcamp.com/album/puur
118 = * = Skaluna = mittelalter tootlers = http://www.skaluna.de/index.php/unsere-musik
119 = ** = Postscriptum = modern radio 6 rock, long on earnestness, bit short on interest = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDhx9JguaAdmHxBkcUGq4w
120 = * = Schonwald = very French-sounding minimalist post-punk (actually Italian FWIW) = https://schonwald.bandcamp.com/
121 = *** = Kirlian Camera = reasonable melodic electronica, newer stuff better than older = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kirlian+camera
122 = ***** = The Beauty of Gemina = melancholy rock-with-beeps in, bit Xymoxy. Storming live (I totally cheated and c&ped this review from earlier) = https://soundcloud.com/the-beauty-of-gemina
123 = ** = Megaherz = second-rate Rammsteinalike = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=megaherz+napalm+records
124 = * = Cesair = folk/experimental = https://soundcloud.com/cesair
125 = ** = Zackenflanke = bouncy if repetitive mittelalter folky pirates = https://soundcloud.com/zackenflanke
126 = 0 = Combichrist = noisy shouty industrial = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChkRHfQavQPQo2x5JkATA0w
127 = * = Reliquiae = tootly mittelalter = https://www.youtube.com/user/ReliquiaeBand
128 = *** = Terrorlokaust = noisy, doofy electro-industrial, vocals quite Gravity Kills = http://www.reverbnation.com/terrolokaust1945
129 = * = Svartsot = tootly folk metal = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O2daeGt8Wg https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=svartsot+hammermusichungary
130 = ** = The Essence = what The Cure would sound like if they were attached to the 1970s with strong elastic = perform the album "Glow" https://www.youtube.com/user/theessencemusic
131 = ** = Jäger 90 = 80s boingdoof EBM = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=J%C3%A4ger+90
132 = 0 = Gerechtigkeits Liga = incomprehensible wank = https://myspace.com/gerechtigkeitsliga/music/songs
133 = * = Sea+Air = harpsichord+guitar singy songs, not greatly redeemed by an excellent moustache. Ben thinks this band might do better if they'd had coffee = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt8e6JblhC5dn-eCjSTABZA
134 = ** = Dalriada = extremely folky metal. David likes it but then he is odd = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dalriada
135 = ** = Death In Rome = gothy covers of pop songs = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=death+in+rome
136 = * = Mila Mar = tootly and warbly, uncertain genre, but all vaguely irritating = https://soundcloud.com/milamarband
137 = ** = Tempers = fuzzy coldwave = https://soundcloud.com/tempersmusic
138 = *** = Metal Cambra = the Dead Can Dance of folk metal = https://soundcloud.com/metal-cambra also you have to see this: http://www.metalcambra.com/html/esp/images/fotos/007.jpg
139 = * = Luigi Rubino = strings + piano, not hugely interesting (Ian likes this, "lyrical" and finger-wavey) = https://myspace.com/luigirubino/music/songs
140 = * = Phasenmensch = ambient, varying between piano/electro/techno = https://soundcloud.com/phasenmensch
141 = 0 = Blackhouse = highly irritant noisy crap = https://blackhouse.bandcamp.com/
143 = *** = Clock DVA = ambient, space noises/b-movie variety = https://soundcloud.com/armediacom
143 = ** = Haggard = pretty ordinary folk/mittelalter death metal = https://www.youtube.com/user/haggardband
144 = ** = Arkona = Russian folk metal = https://myspace.com/arkonarussia/music/songs
145 = 0 = Dr Mark Benecke = forensic biologist (auf Deutsch) =
146 = ** = London After Midnight = aka good grief, are they still going? So-so 90s goth, tend to go on too long = https://myspace.com/lam/music/songs http://www.londonaftermidnight.com/music.html
147 = ** = Blutengel = passable electronicky rock thing = http://www.web.blutengel.de/video/ https://myspace.com/vampireromance/music/songs
148 = *** = Goethes Erben = spoken-word and OTT music, very poetic and dramatic = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd6uVB46a8JWRv8h1BeKPjw
149 = **** = Jordan Reyne = brilliant looped guitar/voice/etc. - everything done live, very interesting to watch = http://jordanreyne.bandcamp.com/
150 = 0 = Youth Code = screamy headachey EBM = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=youth+code
151 = 0 = Sektion B = incoherently angry thing = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gursMGzaAK0&list=RDHCMzh61vqNocg
152 = *** = Client = chill, minimalist 80s-modern electronica = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=client
153 = **** = Tüsn = as far as I can tell from the 1.2 songs available, very good modern minimalist goth rock = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlEicsQMkw86ho4GouLxGg
154 = ** = Veil of Light = run-of-the-mill echoey goth = http://veiloflight.bandcamp.com/music
155 = 0 = Zeena Schreck = weird magick/ethnick experimental rubbish = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuPtVeYPXawUB9ngrcOP4Q http://www.zeenaschreck.com/sound-art.html
156 = **** = Beborn Beton = infectiously bouncy synthpop = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiaLIqHOsb8&list=PL8p71b1v-Fz-1CHiukiHP025v37SFDPil
157 = *** = Dear Strange = slightly trancey synthpop = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdLdlpZMeVh1_XRYojOx6VA https://soundcloud.com/dearstrange
158 = * = Donnertrummel = mittelalter tootlers = http://www.donner-trummel.de/musik.html
159 = ** = Dragòna = fire! = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WiyvU56Fyc
160 = * = Feuerdorn = mittelalter tootlers = https://www.youtube.com/user/feuerdornbande
161 = ** = Hologram_ = noisey electro-industrial ambient = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx3txWnw7-dJ7-JyrbglZfA
162 = * = In Ruin = guitarry noodly songs, kinda dull = https://soundcloud.com/inruinmusic
163 = *** = Jamey Rottencorse and the Rising Dead = enthusiastic horrorpunks = http://www.reverbnation.com/jameyrottencorpse
164 = * = Liebknecht = not very interesting techno = https://soundcloud.com/dmyer (not all Liebknecht, he does stuff under various names, aka Architect)
165 = * = Murkeley = mittelalter tootlers = https://myspace.com/murkeley/music/songs
166 = * = Nachtwindheim = extra-tootly tootlers = https://myspace.com/nachtwindheim/music/songs
167 = 0 = Shield Patterns = noodly to the point of incomprehensibility = http://www.shieldpatterns.com/music.html
168 = * = Sophia = dull shoegaze = http://sophia.bandcamp.com/
169 = ** = Spiral69 = noodly electropop = https://spiral69.bandcamp.com/
170 = ** = The Frozen Autumn = very 80s synthpop with amazing hair, passable if a bit extended-remix = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=frozen+autumn
171 = ** = The Juggernauts = pedestrian EBM, badly fails the self-similarity test = http://www.reverbnation.com/thejuggernautsbelgium
172 = * = Tibetréa = hip modern folk = https://soundcloud.com/tibetrea
173 = * = Vive la Fête = up-itself electropop, annoying vocals = https://www.youtube.com/user/FeteLaVive/videos
174 = **** = Brigitte Handley = rock-and-roll = https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brigitte+handley
175 = 0 = Schneewittchen = overwrought, out of tune goth, as an excuse to wear not enough clothes = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcF4df9OxYM (warning, contains not enough clothes)
176 = ** = Oberer Totpunkt = bouncy doof-doof with spoken vocals = http://www.reverbnation.com/oberertotpunkt
177 = *** = Broken Soldier Project = unpolished but interesting electro-rock = https://www.youtube.com/user/BrokenSoldiers/videos
178 = *** = Lucy van Org/Meystersinger = calm, quiet, melodic electro = https://www.youtube.com/user/MEYSTERSINGER/videos
179 = ** = After white Smoke = pleasant enough electronic background listening (Camden shop background music) but not enough content per track = http://afterwhitesmoke.bandcamp.com/
180 = * = Lykanthea = very dull ethereal ambient = https://lykanthea.bandcamp.com/
181 = * = Schattenkinder = dull noodly strings + singing = https://myspace.com/schattenkinder/music/songs
182 = * = Electronic Noise = cookie-cutter trance = http://www.reverbnation.com/electronicnoise
183 = 0 = Monokelpop = cabaret; probably hilarious if your German is much better than mine = https://www.youtube.com/user/MonokelPop/videos
184 = *** = Eigensinn = lively if not terribly original dramatic metal = http://www.reverbnation.com/eigensinn http://eigensinn.net/?page_id=36
185 = ** = Versus = pedestrian EBM = http://www.versus-music.de/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqF6gdNgQTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8XI8wqB7IXoTmL-qVVAviZdr82_QsZlC
186 = ** = Liljana = goth metal, slightly out of tune = https://soundcloud.com/liljana-1
187 = * = Die Dudelzwerge = oddly unenthusiastic medieval rock = https://myspace.com/dudelzwerge/music/songs
188 = *** = Dale Rowles von BB Black Dog = not sure why these lot are labelled steampunk, AFAICT they're straight-up stoner rock = http://www.reverbnation.com/bbblackdog
189 = ** = Düsterpiano Verwunschene Orte = haunted house pictures + goth piano accompaniment = http://www.duesterpiano.de/Videos---Fotos.html
190 = *** = Time & Space Society = modern prog rock, pretty good = http://www.reverbnation.com/timeandspacesociety
191 = * = Fairydust = straight trad folk/country/mittelalter, quite dull = http://youtu.be/2KVhKJohbcs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OOhmHitSkA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIBpbRtWQQU
192 = ** = Unloved = gothy jazz, quite interesting = https://soundcloud.com/unloved-official (warning, first track is a sampler but this isn't very obvious)
193 = ** = lauterSTAUB = OK guitarry rock but a bit unpracticed, will be better in a few years' time = https://soundcloud.com/lauterstaub
194 = ** = Noxious Noise = generic rock, bit simplistic = https://soundcloud.com/noxious-noise
195 = ** = Johannes Thon = Das Ich, but he's playing acoustic so who knows? They don't even sound like they *have* a guitarist. Let's say ** = https://myspace.com/dasich/music/songs
196 = *** = Florian Grey = slightly OTT gothy = http://www.florian-grey.com/
197 = * = Vampir Vampy = upbeat guitarry songs, somehow really irritating = https://myspace.com/vampirvampy/music/songs
198 = * = Neustrohm = irritating doofy crap = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmqV39jWZnlzbNgdsBce4A
199 = *** = Held der Arbeit = chunky, new-wavey electro = http://www.reverbnation.com/heldderarbeit
200 = ** = Devil-M = sore-throaty electro-industrial = https://devil-m.bandcamp.com/
201 = ** = Ost+Front = clearly very subtle Rammsteiny rawk = https://myspace.com/okusaberlin/music/songs
202 = ? = Herold Schlemihl = ? = ?
203 = ** = Novastorm = OK boingdoof = https://novastorm.bandcamp.com/
204 = * = Arise X = sore-throaty trance (good trick if you can do it!) = https://soundcloud.com/arise-x
205 = * = Intent:Outtake = electropop varying between Depeche Modey and sore throaty = https://soundcloud.com/intent-outtake
206 = 0 = Noisuf-X = hectic noisy trance = https://soundcloud.com/noisuf-x
207 = * = Architect = experimental electronic = https://soundcloud.com/dmyer (aka Liebknecht)
208 = ** = Rangleklods = experimental electro, a bit Kate Bush = https://soundcloud.com/rangleklods
209 = 0 = Phase Fatale = experimental doofdoof = https://soundcloud.com/phasefatale
210 = **** = Molllust = fun opera goth = https://molllust.bandcamp.com/
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