The Vatikan will be open tonight with DJ Damis (Fri nights) spinning. www.vatikanonline.com

Juno Reactor accompanied by Amampondo, Medicine Drum (LIVE), DJs Phink, Psi-koTec, John Dee, Dam. $25 adv @ Siren Clothing, Penguin Music, The Pit, Metropolis Records, Solid Sounds Records, Seekers Books, $35 door VENUE: TBA www.deepseafish.ca www.reactorleak.cjb.net

Edgefest at Molson Park in Barrie feauturing Tool, The Tea Party, Big Wreck, Finger Eleven, 3Doors Down, Gob, Bif Naked, Project Wyze. 2nd stage: Mudmen, Joydrop, Flylbanger, Live on Release, Smoother, Rubberman, Staggered Crossing, Static in Stero, Sevendust. 3rd stage: a bunch more. No refunds due to weather conditions. 32-45$ advance at Ticketmaster or www.hob.ca

T.i.K. moves to Savage Garden with DJs Lord Pale, M, and Squid.Release party for Diverje - On Skin and Andraculoid - Observations in Human Error courtesy of DSBP records! For more info: www.yip.org/tik tik@yip.org

Fear Factory with Puya, Primer 55, and Dry Kill Logic. At Kool Haus (formerly the Warehouse), 132 Queens Quay E. Tickets are $20 adv at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Sonic Temple or www.hob.ca.

Dark Rave v.17 with LIVE performances from PSYCHE and IMPLANT with DJ's Lazarus, Phink, Trauma, Clockwork, and Antithesis. Tickets are $15 in advance $20 at the door, $10 after the bands (bands will end around midnight). Tickets will be available after approximately june 18th at Siren, Penguin, and Metropolis Records. Doors open at 9pm and bands will go on sharply at 10pm. Visit www.psyche-hq.de and www.move.to/implant for band info. Other useful sites include www.artoffact.com and www.djlazarus.com.

An evening of dream pop and dark electro blues after the full moon at Clintons. Doors open at 9pm, show at 10. Admission unknown at this time but probably won't be more than $6. www.eclipsusmusic.com 19+ only.

The Ultimate Metal show in Toronto at the Kathedral. All of the best bands in Toronto gathering to destroy the mediocracy and weaknesses that plauge our music industry. Be ready for the heavist music that puts a Mack truck to shame! Or be evasicated by a wall of sheer heaviness. Feauturing No Assembly Required, Cura, Twinfold, Rumsfeild, Laced, Six on Nine, 30odd08, 420 Crew, Tagnet, Invoice, Phayze, and Filth. Doors open at 5pm, tickets to be purchased at the door for 15$. All ages show. For more info: Mike_nar@hotmail.com or www.kpllm.musicpage.com

Event Horizon invites electro-synth sensation Eden Ants to Velvet Underground (510 Queen W). The free performance starts at 11pm, with doors opening at 10. If you've seen Eden Ants in the past, you will definitely notice a change in direction with much harder beats. For more info: traumaspecialist@yahoo.com or www.edenants.com or 416-588-2847

Hosted by Mistress Jezebel, cover is $8 in goth/fetish wear, $2 off with flyer and/or the Salon de Kink flogger, $10 in evening gown/tuxedo, and $15 unprepared. Doors open at 9:30pm. Theme for this night is Warriors and Geishas. DJ Jay plays goth/industrial and dancier-type things. Special Live Performance by Mistress Jezebel at midnight. Play areas and a change area are very discrete for those who wish to play/change. For more info see www.salondekink.com

Hosted by Now Magazine film critic Ingrid Randoja, check out The Birds at 9.30pm for free at 235 Queens Quay West. Watch the winged ones attack a peaceful American town. For more info call the Norigen Hotline at 416.973.3000 or visit www.harbourfront.on.ca

Glamarama featuring Robin Black, & the Intergalactic Rockstars, Faster Pussycat, LA Guns, CJ Sleez and Bullet Boys. Palais Royale (1601 Lake Shore W). Tickets are $27.50 and can be purchased in advance at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Sonic Temple, or www.sfx.com Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7.30pm. 19+ only

Old favourites Echo & the Bunnymen play at the Phoenix (410 Sherbourne) with The Rosenburgs. Tickets are $22.50 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Sonic Temple, or www.sfx.com Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm. 19+

Private social night for Babygoth list members. 8:00pm, RSVP only, donation of $10 which will go toward the Middyin Bat Conservation Fund. Location on Queen St. E, Toronto - specific location will be emailed to you closer to the date of the event. Watch your favorite movies & videos on the big screen while listening to your favorite music. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.toronto-goth.com/middyin/main2.html

Marumari at at Now Lounge (189 Church St. south of Dundas). Feedback Monitor (www.feedbackmonitor.com) presents an evening of blips, bleeps and beats in a comfortable & chilled environment, featuring headliner Marumari (Carpark Records, NYC - www.marumari.com) and local support acts Multiplex (Toytronic Records, UK - www.multiplexmusic.com) and I Am Robot And Proud (Catmobile Records, UK - www.bloop.org/robot). Recommended for fans of Aphex Twin, Mouse On Mars, Plaid, Boards of Canada, Warp Records. $8 at the door, 19+ only.

This annual outdoor literary festival starts at 7pm sharp. There is a suggested donation of $5.00. Bring a blanket, a picnic and a friend. Three hours of live poetry featuring: Mariko Tamaki, Andrea Thompson, Mark Cochrane and Alana Wilcox (7pm), Steve McCaffery, Ken Babstock, Trish Salah and Michael St. George (8pm) and Sam Andreyev & The Trosper Ensemble, Beth Follett, Renee Rodin, Larynx and Pier Giorgio Di Cicco (9pm). For more info visit www.thescream.ca or email info@thescream.ca

Rammstein plays at the Docks with special guests Godhead and Crossbreed. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets for $34.50 from Ticketmaster, Sonic Temple, and Rotate This, on sale now.

Hosted by Now Magazine film critic Ingrid Randoja, check out Vertigo at 9.30pm for free at 235 Queens Quay West. For more info and to confirm the time, call the Norigen Hotline at 416.973.3000 or visit www.harbourfront.on.ca

Northbound Leather's ISM Fetish Night on all 3 floors at the Limelight (250 Adelaide W). DJ's Phink, Phluph-E and Jimi LaMort. Dress code in effect ( Denim and Athletic wear not permitted ). Preferred Attire: Leather, Rubber, PVC, Drag, Lingerie, Uniforms, Gothic Admission b4 11pm or dressed to impress $10, $15 w/pass, $20 w/out pass. www.northbound.com

Return of Darkfloor to Area 51 (577 King St. W). With DJ Prospero and DJ Phink playing industrial.trance.noise.ebm.darkwave. music. No cover, 19+ only.For more info visit www.antimattermedia.com/darkfloor Tonight is the launch of rEdEmption, and it will be continuing every Friday night after.

New place to go on Fridays - called again Flux Fridays and will now be starting August 10th. Originally scheduled to start in June, it was delayed due to renovations at Studio 69 (69 Bathurst). With www.djlazarus.com

Fetish Masquerade party at the Reverb. Doors open at 10 pm and drinks are cheap before 11pm. Cover is $5 with pin or dressed in theme, $6 with a pass or $8 otherwise. Go to the "Medical Night" as a naughty nurse, dirty doctor, or perverted patient. The Fetish Masquerade is a regular event and takes place on the 3rd Saturday of every month at the Reverb. There is always a strict fetish dress code in effect. www.fetishmasquerade.com

World Electronic Music Festival 2001 Featuring: Nostrum, John the Dentist, Commander Tom, Ed Rush, Optical, Ray Keith, H-Foundation, Olav Basoski, Bassbin Twins, Czech, MC Skibadee, Christian Smith, Bam Bam, and much much more. Location TBA. Tickets from Ticketmaster. Visit www.wemf.com for more info.

COP recording artist Deathline International in concert at the Kathedral (651 Queen St W). Presented by DJ M, Squid, and Artofact Records. With special guests Edan Ants. Tickets avail at for $10 in advance at Penguin, Rotate This, Savage Garden and dli@yip.org . Tickets will be $15 at the door. www.yip.org/tik and www.copint.com www.yip.org/djm

Cradle of Filth with God Forbid at the Opera House (735 Queen E). Tickets are $22 from Ticketmaster. This is an all ages show. Doors open at 8pm.

Featuring Moby, Outkast, Incubus, New Order, Nelly Furtado, Paul Oakenfold, The Orb, Carl Cox, The Roots, Rinocerose, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Timo Maas, and more! Tickets go on sale May 5th. Doors open at 2pm and the show starts at 3.30pm. All ages. For details check www.areafestival.com

Book signing for Neil Gaiman's "American Gods." 7.00pm at the Merill Collection of science fiction at the Lillian H. Smith Library. Contact: Loma Toolis, 416.393.7748. The book itself is on sale June 19th - to preorder it at amazon.com, click here. www.americangods.com

Ozzfest 2001 featuring Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Crazy Town, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Cold, Taproot, Union Underground, Systematic, Nonpoint, American Head Charge, Drowning Pool, Pure Rubbish, Hatebreed, Beautiful Creatures, Black Label Society, Otep, Godhead, Pressure 4-5 and more. The Village of the Damned concourse has been revamped into an apocalyptic village with all-new vendors, attractions, world-class tattoo artists, piercing booths, and video games. Taking place at The Docks, 11 Polson. Tickets are 79$ from Ticketmaster or www.sfx.com. This is an ALL AGES show. Doors open @ 10am, show starts at 11am. All ages event ! www.ozzfest.com

Synergy's second evening has been slated to occur tonight at Savage Garden (550 Queen St. W). Feauturing DJ Vox, 209 and Trauma spinning the newest in Industrial, Power Noise, Trance, Drumm and Base, Synthpop and EBM. Doors open at 9pm, 19+ only, no cover. Check out a related weekly net radio show at www.extremedefection.com

The long awaited return of the architects of sound, Haujobb has finally occurred. Polarity marks the end of a two year hiatus for Haujobb, who take this release to the edge of electronic extremes and beyond. Polarity is packed with electro break beats, ambient structures, and tweaked intricacies that deliver a wide spectrum of sound to fill the quietest void or largest chasm. Release party for Haujobb's new album, Polarity, courtesy of Metropolis taking place at Savage Garden (550 Queen St. W). 19+ only. Hosted by DJ M: www.yip.org/djm

This show has been cancelled. Refunds available at point of purchase. Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell, Magnetic Fields, and Rufus Wrainwright. Sinead O'Connor not going to be there anymore The Molson Amphlitheatre (955 Lake Shore W). Ticketmaster or www.hob.ca

Toronto's first CyberGoth-Rave with a futra-military theme, where you will be bombarded all night by Goa and Psy-Trance, UV cannons, an SMRT-Laser array, and pyrotechnic explosions by TFX. dam (DeepSeaFish, MoonShadow, Area51, 1groove.com), Jebediah (Blacklight Activists Darkrave), Psi ko-Tec (DeepSeaFish, Darkfloor, ISM Translucent, Darkrave), Jarek (Blacklight Activists, Darkrave), and Graver (Binary-Wasteland/VU/AC) are confirmed to be playing a new brand of [yb3r Tr4n[3 for aural-stims. Details and agent registration online at www.cyborganization.org Agents are requested to show up for duty in full battle regalia. R351574N[3 15 FU71L3. Coming July 28th and then the last Saturday of every month at the Reverb. $10 at the door, 19+ only. Doors open at 10pm. Ticket contest at http://contests.toronto-goth.com now closed. Read a review of this event

The DiVinE with special guests Seraphim Syringe and more play at Club 220... 220 Bayview drive Barrie On...(45 minutes north of toronto). Doors open at 7, and tickets may be purchased at the door for $5. For more info see www.virtualdivinity.net or email thedivine@virtualdivinity.net or phone 705-739-0703. This is an *all ages* event and ID will be required to purchase alcohol.

Ambient Ping presents Akumu and Mara's Torment live at Club Nia / C'est What (19 Church Street @ Front Street). Read a review of this event.

Ether Net returns to Toronto on August 2, Ted's Wrecking Yard, 549 College St. Their music is awash with glittery guitars over edgy, ambient rock and darkly romantic vocals. You might have seen them open for Placebo last April, now don't miss the chance to see a rare area appearance in a more intimate setting. For more info, contact Ted's 416-928-5012.

The Beta Band and Kid Koala open for Radiohead at Molson Park in Barrie. Tickets are 45$, available from Ticketmaster, on sale June 16th. Doors open @ 5pm, showtime is 7.30pm.

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