Saturday, August 9 Music

Hailing from the island paradise of Hawaii, RAZED IN BLACK was hitting hard in Honolulu’s dark underground since the 90s. Meshing hard-edged electronics, pulsating rhythms, heavy guitars, and emotionally driven vocals, multi-instrumentalist Romell Regulacion produced this project that caught the eye of LA’s well-known gothic industrial label Cleopatra Records who then released its debut album along with multiple full length albums, eps, and singles to follow. Gaining worldwide exposure, RAZED IN BLACK has graced the land of the rising sun, JAPAN, on stage and with exclusive releases, as well as albums licensed to Europe and other countries to line their shelves.

“CYBERIUM” was of the first tracks that held a grasp on listeners. The blend of genres with aggression and danceability landed on more than a dozen releases. “OH MY GOTH!” and it’s various remixes made a huge impact on the dancefloor from dark alternative clubs to even on a deejay’s setlist at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. RAZED IN BLACK’s cover of Metallica’s “DAMAGE, INC.” takes the song into a cyber direction. Metalheads have commented this cover brought them over to the industrial side.

Music has also been featured on TV shows like WB’s Mission Hill, CW’s Hellcats, NBC’s Homicide:Life on the Streets, as well as movies like Mystery Men, Carrie 2: The Rage, Ginger Snaps, MR73 (France), Strange Life:The Breech, even video games like Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam and THQ’s VS.

Taking RAZED IN BLACK to the stage members of the live outfit put down haircutting shears to embrace a microphone, hang up wrestling uniforms for guitars, tattoo machines for synths, and Stomp stage props for actual drums. A one-of-a-kind long-awaited performance after a long hiatus. Do not miss!

Since releasing their debut EP “Bound” at the end of 2023, their tracks continue to dominate DJ playlists across the globe culminating with PYLON Records (Nitzer Ebb, Xymox) licensing their three EP’s and re-releasing them as the album “Elektro Body Musique”.

Making their live debut in 2024, Die Sexual is quickly establishing itself as a coveted act having played over 40 shows across the U.S. over the last 9 months. Sharing the stage with acts such as Nitzer Ebb, Front Line Assembly, IAMX, Matte Blvck, Buzz Kull – they are ready to unleash aural stimulation and unbridled energy to stages everywhere.

Die Sexual entices you to join their journey from out of the shadows to under the strobe lights.

During the gloom and isolation of the pandemic, Hernandez began writing all new music and sending demos to Lawrence, to which he could only describe as “the music we had been wanting to write since we were teenagers, but were never talented enough to make.”

The result is a blend of aggressively fast rhythms, Johnny Marr-esque guitar melodies, and dreamy, brooding vocals by Hernandez. They have since built a worldwide fanbase with tracks like Crystal Coffins, Hot Crucible, and Depeche Mode—an homage to the band that inspired them as teens.

In 2024, OCCULTS released their debut full-length album RITUALS on vinyl through Midnight Mannequin Records and are currently touring the country in support of it.

Precious Blood has been conjuring dance floors since 2019, crafting shadowy soundscapes with dark rhythms and the occasional throwback. She’s the founder and resident DJ of POSSESSOR, a monthly at Denver’s 715 Club where goth, wave, Italo, post-punk, and synthpop collide with her love of horror movies. Her latest project, Soy Darks, co-created with DJ Ciencia and The Colorado Goth Society, is a tribute to Latinx goth, cultura y comunidad.

Originally hailing from Chicago, DJ Ciencia’s initial exposure to dark music came through bands such as Joy Division, The Cure, Souxsie and the Banshees, and the like. Later on, exposure to the Chicago House scene fostered a love of mixing music and the craft of DJing. These days, DJ Ciencia can be heard at numerous goth events around Denver and esepcially Soy Darks, co-created with DJ Precious Blood and The Colorado Goth Society, is a tribute to Latinx goth, cultura y comunidad.

Outside of DJing, as Jeffrey Weinstock, he is the president of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, the general editor of the scholarly journal American Gothic Studies, and
the author or editor of 33 books and more than 100 essays and book chapters on Gothic literature, horror and cult film, popular culture, and other suspect topics. He can be visited at http://www.jeffreyandrewweinstock.com.

DJ Fleisch has spun at some of Denver’s most iconic clubs and events!

Wreckroom, Onyx, Deadbeat Club, Vinyl, The Church, Milk/Shelter, Goth Prom, After Hours2am, and tons of fetish parties.

His old school sets have kept us stomping and swaying for years, and he is excited to perform at Convergence 27