This Canada Day, the ambient underground taps into the molton core, deep under the Canadian shield, as The Ambient Ping presents electronic soundscape artists dreamSTATE with their special guest Jim Field (Rhea's Obsession, still coiled, spacenoiz) on guitar and laptop synthesis (Reaktor). Deep, dark soundscapes will evolve into rhythmics from this world and elsewhere as the trio improvise two sets of ambience and mayhem in their first performance together. Redjet Media Visuals will be illuminating the ceremonies with digital abstractions. THE AMBiENT PiNG @ C'est What? - 19 Church St. doors open: 9pm cost: free, 19+. More info: http://www.theambientping.com

D.C. Music present the Live and Loud concert Series at the Tequila Lounge. A biweekly event showcasing the best hard bands in Toronto. Begins Wed. July 2nd and runs biweekly until Aug 27. $5 @ the door. For a full summer schedule visit www.dcmusic.ca

Toronto-Goth.com presents New Scream at Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. on the first Thursday of the month. Tonight features !Bang Electronika with DJs Dizzy and S'Foo . Doors 9pm, $3 cover, drink specials. Giveaways from Nocturnalia House of Dreams (gift certificates) and Yonge St. Tattoos (tattoo and piercing gift certificates). Merchandise booth and giveaways from Vampire Wear - http://www.vampirewear.com/ For ticket contest visit http://contests.toronto-goth.com (contest now closed). http://www.toronto-goth.com/newscream

GothGoddess invites you to another evening of Cyber Fetish! Surrender yourself to your darkest desires @ Cyber-Fetish! Play area, dance space, vendors, stage show, surprise guest & more... Dj's Darq, Trauma & Intercity Kitty, Fashion show, Dancers, Cyber Bug. Anyone is welcome as long as they behave themselves! The Vatikan -1032 Queen St West. Doors 10pm, $5 at the door, 19+. For more info see http://www.gothgoddess.com

Playing at Molson Amphitheatre. Tickets are $27-$91 from Ticketmaster, 416-870-8000. Doors 7pm, no cameras.

Funker Vogt Canadian Survivor Tour at Zen Lounge. Doors open @ 9pm, 19+ show. Tickets available from: Penguin Music (2 McCaul St., Toronto), Siren (463 Queen St. W, Toronto), every Friday night from the CD table at Savage Garden (550 Queen St. W., ) and on-line at industrialkollective@sympatico.ca. $22 CDN advance / $26 CDN at the door. Opening act will be http://www.terrorfakt.com/. See the band official site at http://www.funkervogt.net For more info see http://funkervogt.kao-production.com/ or http://industrialkollective.org/ After party for Funker Vogt at Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. (bring your ticket stub for free admission).

Placebo and Ambulance play at Kool Haus, 132 Queens Quay E. Tickets are $21.50+ from Ticketmaster, Rotate This and Sonic Temple. All ages.

1st Saturday every month Revolution at Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. The once a month rev party featuring $3.75 rev and tons of free rev swag. The perfect drink to pour into your body to pump you up for a non stop night of party. It seems that when you consume large amounts of Rev strange things are likely to happen. Think you missed out, well never fear our once monthly revolution is upon us stop in at Savage from 9pm on for tons of free Rev goodies, Tshirts, glow sticks, the further antics of Revman and of course $3.75 Rev. Life is good. The Evolution of Revolution. Because this night falls on a very special occasion with Funker Vogt coming to Toronto, Savage has teamed up with Tik distro to bring you this special offer. Go check out Funker live then head on over to Savage with your ticket stubb and get in free for no cover. Doors open 9pm, No cover before 12, $3 after.

The monthly DARKRAVE at the Big Bop, 651 Queen St. W. 10pm-6am. $12 at the door. Tonight features w/ Hellraver, Syn, Clockwork, and more . http://www.djlazarus.com/

Metallica, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park w/ Deftones, Mudvayne. At the SkyDome, 1 Blue Jays Way. Doors 3pm. No cameras. $81-$91 advance from Ticketmaster.

A night full of vomit , nausia and confusion ground into your skull. Industrial , digital hardcore , blackdistortion and everything in between. Ania's. 627 Queen St. West. Toronto On. 8pm 19+ $5 at the door. Toronto Digital Hardcore with special guests, Schizoid , Suzuki Kid , Unitus , Skeeter , Aum Supreme , TheSilent6 , Nwodtlem , czechoslovakian cock , crushkill , vinyl vandal and more. Visuals by Pin:Ksox. For more info: http://www.crushkill.com/

A dark theatrical gothic musical event, in a classic cabaret style, presenting tragic tales of love and murder. Warning: mature content, nudity, loud noise, loud music and an evil clown! At the Artword Theatre (75 Portland Street), tickets $8 from www.torontofringe.com , various door times. 13+. For more info: :cabaretsinistre@hotmail.com htttp://www.cabaretsinistre.com 416-588-7773

Adventures in Capitalism DVD viewing party at Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W. Savage will be projecting the award winning videos of Snog onto a large screen in Savage Garden, and hooking it up to Savage's sound system. No cover. 19+. Doors open 9pm.

DJ Darq gets to venture out to the city of Kitchener and spin your darkfloor pleasures!;) Dark-Techno, Dark-Trance, Gothic-Industrial, Darkwave, Ebm, Synth-Pop and More..... 183 King Street, 2nd Floor, Kitchener Entrance off Gaukel [Side Door] Across from Kitchener City Hall... 2$ cover at door [opens at 9pm] www.djdarq.com

The Scream's Annual Gala: http://www.thescream.ca/scream11/index.shtml#gala Pilot Tavern Stealth Lounge 22 Cumberland Street, Yorkville. "The Scream creates an aura of excitement and magic around itself that keeps people coming back year after year." - Nino Ricci. Other events occur on different days. For all the details, please visit http://www.thescream.ca

(time cannot be listed in media) Eye Scream: A Night of Visual Poetry http://www.thescream.ca/scream11/index.shtml#eyescream Virus Arts Gallery and Objectorium 624 Richmond Street West (at Bathurst). No cover. Other events occur on different days. For all the details, please visit http://www.thescream.ca

Dream Stage Amphitheatre High Park, Toronto $6 (suggested) The Scream in High Park is more than a literary event. It's an open-air anthology of contemporary and largely Canadian literature held on an outdoor stage in Toronto’s High Park. "The Scream creates an aura of excitement and magic around itself that keeps people coming back year after year." - Nino Ricci. Other events occur on different days. For all the details, please visit http://www.thescream.ca

RUE MORGUE Magazine presents a Special Screening of Jorge Olguin's SANGRE ETERNA (Eternal Blood) @ 8:30 pm (doors open @ 8) exclusively at The Vatikan 1032 Queen Street West. "The much maligned vampire film gets the Latin American homage courtesy of Chilean director Jorge Olguin whose major point of reference is George Romero's Martin. See... Gothic vampires hunted down by shotgun-wielding Catholics! Gasp... as the barely legible subtitles whip past your eyes! Thrill... at nuns with guns! Vampire aficionados and goth sympathizers won't want to miss it." Free Popcorn! Ghastly Prizes! Featuring Twitch! http://www.rue-morgue.com

Sexy Sci-Fi Theme ! Toronto's best gothic industrial kinky glamour party @ The Reverb and Holy Joe's, 651 Queen St. W. With DJs Lazarus, Phink, Darq, bolt and Human Clone. Launch 10pm- 4am, 19+ only, $10 with flyer or in theme, $12 w/out. Fetish dresscode enforced. http://www.djlazarus.com/ and http://www.fetishmasquerade.com/

Hardcore all ages night featuring Pyrrhic, Deterrence, Dr. Huxtable, Mr.Sleeze, Linear North, And Guests. Doors 7pm, tix $7 @ the door, all ages. flood.d@inthemindfield.com or 416-388-8343 for more info. Location: Masonic Lodge - 11 Thomas St Mississauga

An outdoor leather and fetish fair from 12noon-10pm at Wellesly and Yonge in downtown Toronto. $5 suggested donation which goes to charity. Whether you love fetish gear, dressing sexy or just like to watch, Folsom Fair North has something for everyone. Beer tent from Steamwhistle. More info @ http://www.folsomfairnorth.com/

after months of anticipation, world has come that the matrixx, 425 Adelaide St. West, will be opening. tonight is the first Synthetik Sunday hosted by Hosted by Barbi w/DJ Matrix & Guests. doors open at 10pm and there is no cover. for more info call 416-861-9722. 19+ night. "Music will feature a mix of New Wave/Industrial/Goth/Post Punk classic's from acts such as, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Front 242, Nitzerebb, The Cure, Skinny Puppy, Siouxsie, New Order, & Depeche Mode to name a few. Together with current Electro-Punk, Industrial, Techno fused grooves from acts like, the Rapture, Covenant, Fischerspooner, LCD Soundsystem, Wumpscut, & The Horrorist. Hope this gives you an idea of what the night is about... + keep an eye out for some live acts in the future."

Fetish Dresscode strictly enforced: leather, latex, lingerie, pvc, chaps, uniforms, ubergoth, no denim (except under chaps), no exceptions. $5 before 10pm, $15 after, or $10 with pass. 5 St. Joseph St. in downtown Toronto. For more info see http://www.northbound.com

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A Gathering of Vampires to camp at Rattlesnake Conservation area. Cost: contributions welcome. This is an event for vampires though donors and goths are welcome to come join us. If you intend to spend night you need to register with me or you can pay for day pass at park. There is plans for an underground movie to be filmed throughout weekend. There will be ghost/haunting and cemetaries tours that will be planned for registered participants. Bring yourself, friends , campgear and food! We have about 40 spaces left so contact me now to book yours!This is a child friendly events with lots of activities for the youths. For more infomation email Syd at syd7@email.com or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syd7sden/ .

Razed in Black has been a staple of the Industrial music scene for close to ten years. Their music is aggressive and intense in nature - meshing hard-edged electronics, pulsating rhythms and heavy guitars. Razed in Black is known world-wide for the club anthem "Oh My Goth". Their latest offering "Damaged" features guest appearances by Inertia, Spahn Ranch, Soil and Eclipse, also includes remixes by: Assemblage 23, Inertia, Cubanate, Regenerator and Neikka RPM. At Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W., hosted by DJs Human Clone and Karnage. No cover. 19+. Doors open 9pm. Lots of free giveaways courtesy of EMI Music Canada. .

Marilyn Manson plays at Hummingbird Theatre (1 Front Street East). Doors 8pm, tickets $39.50 - $47.50 from Ticketmaster.

DJ Lazarus presents PANIC. Zen Lounge - 526 Queen St West . Last Saturday of every month. 2 rooms of retro fun. Main Room: cool retro mix. Back Room: themes each month (tonight's theme is Front 242 vs Nitzer Ebb). Cover is $8 with 80's look or $10 for boring people. Launch 10pm, 19+ event. For ticket contest visit http://contests.toronto-goth.com. For more info see http://www.djlazarus.com/panic

Artists: The HellzKitchenShow, Nash The Slash flatt eddy violet ray band. Location: The Opera House, doors 7pm, 19+, tickets 10.00, 8.00 in advance from www.thehellzkitchenshow.com or 416 461-9570, or at the No Name Corner Shop at Logan and Queen St. For more info: www.thehellzkitchenshow.com or email thks@sympatico.ca

International Asshole Tour : Martin Atkins of Pigface appearing at Red Square Nightclub, 241 St. Paul St. in St. Catherines. $7 at the door, open at 9pm, 19+.. http://www.redsquarenightclub.com/sat.htm

Two features plus a wild & rowdy open stage. The Oasis, 294 College St., $3, 8pm (get there for 7:30 to sign up) (series - every fourth Sunday of the month)

Falling You: Darkwave and etherial dark ambient bleed from this Californian project merging electronics from John Michael Zorko with an everchanging series of haunting female vocalists (Jennifer McPeak, Sara Ayers, Krista Tortora, Dru Allen, Tara VanFlower, Erica Mulkey, Victoria Lloyd, Cyn Surreal, Aimee Page, Nancy LeVan and others). This trip the vocal "magicians" will be Dru Allen and Aimee Page as Falling You touch down in Toronto. club nia - 19 Church St. at Front. Doors 9pm, free, 19+. info@theambientping.com http://www.theambientping.com

Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) plays at Kool Haus. Ticketmaster. http://www.davegahan.com/

Futursonic presents Californian ambient/dark trip-hop artists Falling You, with Dreamstate, at The Underground, 41 Catharine St. North (at King William) in Hamilton. $5 door. Everyone who comes gets the free Futursonic compilation CD with tracks by electronic/ambient/IDM artists from Canada and the world. Doors 8pm, $5 at door (includes free compilation CD), 19+ only. For more info: http://www.futursonic.com

Decompression is again thrilled to host another "Asleep By Dawn" Magazine and Cd giveaway party. The latest edition of "Asleep By Dawn" features interviews with Type O Negative, Ronan Harris (VNV Nation), Wolfsheim and Martin Atkins (Pigface). The free compilation cd spotlights songs from Iris, Headscan, Mortiis and Kovenant (with a K). At Savage Garden, hosted by DJs Human Clone and Karnage At Savage Garden, 550 Queen St. W.. No cover. 19+. Doors open 9pm. Giveaways courtesy of Asleep By Dawn and Dancing Ferret Records. The first 300 patrons will receive a free magazine and cd, WOW!!

70's-90's Eclectic Retro with DJ Manny G on the last Wednesday of every month at Nasa Dance Pub, 609 Queen St. W. Sponsored by Red Cap. Future nights: aug 27 and sept 24th.