This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Industrial music pioneers Skinny Puppy closed out their "In Solvent See" tour with a devastating show at Club Nokia in LA Live on Thursday night. Using a walker to amble onto the stage, lead vocalist Ogre was covered from head-to-toe in white cloth, which turned him into part of the lightshow as colorful visual projections were splashed across the backdrop. Basically the entire stage resembled a huge hallucination as images were flashed across layered gauze screens, Ogre and white sheets covering the equipment. Meanwhile, cEvin Key on electronics and Justin Bennett on drums pounded out a steady barrage of electro-goth beats as Ogre growled through some of their vast 25+ year catalog including old classics "Assimilate" and "Worlock". The band treated it's devoted dark throng to a lengthy encore before smashing up the elaborate stage props to celebrate the end of the tour. Solo acts Vverevvolf Grehv and Baseck opened the show.
