If you’re a goth-industrial fan, the question is not why you need to be at the Phantasy this night, but how you could possibly miss it. Toronto’s rocking Birthday Massacre headlines the live-band portion of the evening, fronted by female vocalist Chibi, who works an angel/succubus duality like few others. Diehard rivetheads can stay for the latest installation of Violent Playground, the club’s legendary industrial-alternative night, doubling as the CD-release party for DJ Cable‘s new Encoder project, which is heavy, sexy, and dark — like all the other entertainment, but a touch more so.

This article appears in Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2006.