Who would you like to see at the Showcase this year

Vanden Plas. Third time's the charm (right?)
I agree with you on that for sure!

First timers? I'd really love to see Cain's Offering, Kiuas and Machine Men.

Repeaters? There are many, but Amorphis, Saint Deamon, Mustasch and Sabaton are the first that come to mind.
 
You very well could be right about that one. Seems to make perfect sense to me.

I had thought about that myself, it does make perfect sense. Snowfall got amazing reviews from so many people here, and they can't really tour, just do random shows - so to do that gig headlining for a lot of their (let's be honest) biggest fans makes so much sense to me. I hope I'm right.
 
Redemption would be a good pick. Their set a few years ago was great, and they are "proggy", but still heavy enough to keep us PowerHeads awake and entertained.