Gothicfest 2005 was held on Saturday September 17th 2005 at The Odeum in Villa Park Illinois USA and featured: Hanzel Und Gretyl, Slick Idiot with En Esch and Guenter Schulz formerly of KMFDM, Project .44 with Levi Levi (The Thrill Kill Kult), Grigori 3, Slave Driver, Deepest Symphony, Ofearia, 13 Winters, Dies Mali, Rosenguard, Withering Soul, Ghost Orgy, Drake, Reverend Agony, Rachael’s Surrender featuring Elysabeth Grant the vocalist for Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Psionic, Methodical, Terminal Bliss and Dead Girls Corp! Exhibit booths by: Transylvania Imports, Design Toscano, DeFacto Clothing, Lollipop Magazine, Top Notch Tattoos, Michelle Belanger, Corvis Nocturnum, Cutterz Edge, The Gothic Council of Chicago, Phaedra’s Philtres, Theatrikil Productions and Dark Candles Plus Nickolaus Pacione, Twilights Muse Jewelry, Red Scream Magazine, Satanic-Sluts.com, Gashley Darcane, Witchschool.com, Bone Daddy Creations, Jerry Ohlinger’s Movie Material’s Store, Grave Grrrls, The Dungeon, and CyRen Gear! Gothicfest 2005 was featured in Spin Magazine with a full 5 page article on the event. “Day of the Not-Quite Dead” is the caption displayed on the cover.