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 Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:21 pm
Have any of you ever gone? Im just looking for someone to talk to whos experienced going with some tips, stories or advice. I'm seriously thinking about going. I live in the states so its gonna cost an arm and a leg x_x but one of the first bands they announced was immortal. Just gathering information at this point.
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:35 am
Never been there myself, though I'd love to go someday. It's just too expensive a proposition for me at this point, and I wouldn't really want to go by myself. xp This year's lineup was mostly crap, though.
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:27 am
Shadowlit Facade Never been there myself, though I'd love to go someday. It's just too expensive a proposition for me at this point, and I wouldn't really want to go by myself. xp This year's lineup was mostly crap, though.
It was, and thats one of my biggest problems.. is i havent really got anyone i can rely on to go. =(
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:35 am
Well, I've never been to Wacken. I've only been to Dynamo, when this was still on.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:50 pm
I've never been, wouldn't mind going, even if the line up sucked, but I'd prefer if it were better.
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:37 pm
Digital Malevolence I've never been, wouldn't mind going, even if the line up sucked, but I'd prefer if it were better. Even with a sucky line up there were still like 8 bands i would enjoy Lol.
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:39 am
Of the '09 lineup, the only bands I would've been interested in seeing there would be Amon Amarth (eh, maybe), Borknagar, Cathedral, In Flames (if they stuck to a pre-2000 setlist), and Nevermore. Slim pickings.
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:37 am
Shadowlit Facade Of the '09 lineup, the only bands I would've been interested in seeing there would be Amon Amarth (eh, maybe), Borknagar, Cathedral, In Flames (if they stuck to a pre-2000 setlist), and Nevermore. Slim pickings. I wouldve gone just for borknagar. At New England Metal Fest two years ago i saw a guy with an empiricism shirt.. and i offered him 50 bucks and the shirt i was wearing for it. He said if he hadnt got it in the czech republic he mightve gone for it =P
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:32 pm
I want to see ASP and Pain the most, but I would have went for:
ASP
In Flames
Anthrax
Amon Amarth
Testament
Pain
Korpiklaani
In Extremo
Turisas
Enslaved
Gwar
Einherjer
Trouble
Pentagram
Running Wild
Bold = who i'd want to see the most, for the music
Italic = bands I like alright, but they put on a fantastic show so its worth seeing them
the rest I just wouldn't mind seeing.
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:58 pm
Digital Malevolence I want to see ASP and Pain the most, but I would have went for: ASPIn Flames AnthraxAmon AmarthTestament Pain KorpiklaaniIn ExtremoTurisasEnslavedGwarEinherjerTrouble Pentagram Running Wild Bold = who i'd want to see the most, for the music Italic = bands I like alright, but they put on a fantastic show so its worth seeing them the rest I just wouldn't mind seeing. ASP!? I wanna go! gonk But sadly, from what I've seen, they aren't too great live. Might've just been what I saw, though... emo
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:54 am
Rotting Gnarl Digital Malevolence I want to see ASP and Pain the most, but I would have went for: ASPIn Flames AnthraxAmon AmarthTestament Pain KorpiklaaniIn ExtremoTurisasEnslavedGwarEinherjerTrouble Pentagram Running Wild Bold = who i'd want to see the most, for the music Italic = bands I like alright, but they put on a fantastic show so its worth seeing them the rest I just wouldn't mind seeing. ASP!? I wanna go! gonk But sadly, from what I've seen, they aren't too great live. Might've just been what I saw, though... emo It already past. I've never seen ASP but I like their music. If they suck live, I'd be pissed. mad
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:24 am
I've never been to Wacken, eventhough it's not that far away. It's just we get only a few hundred tickets here on sale at most, and they go within days (and I don't even know when they come on sale here!), so I've never got them. And then there's the matter of flights and busses and whatnot and I'm not sure how I'd manage in a tent with hundreds of thousands of people for days on end.
Also, I'm usually working when Wacken's on. And most of the bigger bands that play at Wacken, also play at our local Tuska festival, which only costs me the ticket and 3-days worth of train tickets. So, I don't have to go that far to see big bands anyway. Of course there's always bands at Wacken that aren't at Tuska that I'd like to see, but maybe they'll come here someday and I'll see them then. I'm not such a big gig-going person that I'd fuss a lot about not seeing a few of my favourite bands playing, even if they did it in Finland.
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:53 pm
Digital Malevolence Rotting Gnarl Digital Malevolence I want to see ASP and Pain the most, but I would have went for: ASPIn Flames AnthraxAmon AmarthTestament Pain KorpiklaaniIn ExtremoTurisasEnslavedGwarEinherjerTrouble Pentagram Running Wild Bold = who i'd want to see the most, for the music Italic = bands I like alright, but they put on a fantastic show so its worth seeing them the rest I just wouldn't mind seeing. ASP!? I wanna go! gonk But sadly, from what I've seen, they aren't too great live. Might've just been what I saw, though... emo It already past. I've never seen ASP but I like their music. If they suck live, I'd be pissed. mad I know, but I could always arrange for a future descendent of mine to time travel back here and take me to that festival. 3nodding And yeah, I saw a few vids on YouTube... I had to block out the memory of it from my mind... emo
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:42 pm
Dark_Mana I've never been to Wacken, eventhough it's not that far away. It's just we get only a few hundred tickets here on sale at most, and they go within days (and I don't even know when they come on sale here!), so I've never got them. And then there's the matter of flights and busses and whatnot and I'm not sure how I'd manage in a tent with hundreds of thousands of people for days on end.
Also, I'm usually working when Wacken's on. And most of the bigger bands that play at Wacken, also play at our local Tuska festival, which only costs me the ticket and 3-days worth of train tickets. So, I don't have to go that far to see big bands anyway. Of course there's always bands at Wacken that aren't at Tuska that I'd like to see, but maybe they'll come here someday and I'll see them then. I'm not such a big gig-going person that I'd fuss a lot about not seeing a few of my favourite bands playing, even if they did it in Finland. If I were as close to it as you, I'd go. ninja @Rotting Gnarl: Youtube doesn't do bands justice to be honest. I've seen some really good performances by band live, then watched videos of that band on Youtube and on Youtube they seemed terrible but in person they were great.
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:36 pm
I can see a lot of reason to what Mana is saying. It would be even more of a hassle going there from the States, especially considering how difficult it is to get a ticket in Europe. I think if I ever do go to WOA, it'll be as part of a larger sightseeing trip to Germany. All of that time and money and discomfort just to see a few bands? Not worth it on its own. I've always wanted to visit Germany, and attending WOA would be a perfect way to finish a trip. But by itself? Not worth it.
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