Artist description A legendary underground industrial group.

Music Style Electronic Industrial, Industrial Dance, Industrial Rock

Musical Influences Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb, Killing Joke, Gang Of Four, Front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, Test Dept., DAF

Similar Artists Ministry, KMFDM, Revolting Cocks, Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb, Front 242

Artist History 1987: Vicar (vocals, samples, guitars, synths) and Graf (samples, airwave appropriation) begin collaborating after hours on improv soundscape compositions, in Toronto — DHI’s home town. The duo partially names itself Death and Horror Inc. after a classic 70s BBC sound effects record. 1988: Max joins the band on synths, samples and metals. DHI’s first demo cassette, "Need And Ability", is distributed in Toronto, receiving positive college media attention. The trio makes its live debut and quickly amasses a strong regional following. 1989: "Chemical Land Showdown", the band’s second album-length demo, is released. A handful of Toronto DJs successfully chance DHI’s sound on the dance club crowd. The group is invited to support A Split Second, and a few weeks later, Front Line Assembly. 1990: Canadian indie label Fringe Product inks the band to a three year deal. DHI meets producer/engineer Rob Sanzo (Dogpile—Kk/Electrip recording artists) and begins re-recording material for future releases. An opening spot is secured for The Young Gods. 1991: The limited edition "Chemical Land" CD EP, featuring two rare tracks, is released on Fringe. Max departs Stateside and is replaced by Nocturne (samples, violins). The group is approached by director Steve Jones, resulting in DHI’s first video outing (also for "Chemical Land"). 1992: "Machine Altar Transmission", the band’s Canadian debut CD, hits the streets. Much Music, and City TV’s internationally syndicated New Music program, both air features documenting DHI’s original/unorthodox sampling techniques. The band plays in support of Alien Sex Fiend. Another video, entitled "New Vision", featuring metal artist Steve Richards’ Insidious Devices (Lollapalooza) and ex-Archaos firebreather Mike Dent, is launched. DHI embarks upon a lengthy series of writing and recording sessions at its Scriptorium studio, and later at Signal To Noise with Rob Sanzo. 1993: Another limited edition EP, "Bitter Alloys", is released. Mike "Speed" Gibbs (Dogpile) joins the band, providing additional guitar and bass work. CBC’s Prime Time News captures DHI in performance for a special on “cyberpunk” author William Gibson. 1994: The foursome continue an onslaught of Canadian gigs supporting "Pressures Collide", DHI’s second CD. Shooting for the "Pain And Courage" video (the CD’s lead-off single) is conducted in a ghastly, long-abandoned brick factory. 1995: Van Richter Records (California) and Kk records (Belgium) both license the Pressures disc, resulting in DHI's debut release in the U.S. and Europe. The Van Richter disc includes the limited-edition Bitter Alloys EP. These two versions of the disc boast fully redesigned sleeves - exclusively for each label's territory. During this year, the band initiates its instrumental electronic side project, Transformantra. 1997: The Transformantra project becomes the group's full-time musical endevour, and the DHI name is put to rest. Van Richter Records re-releases DHI's debut album and EP as the collection “Transmissions from the Chemical Land” (containing two out-of-print tracks and the out-of-print "Showdown" version of Chemical Land). 1998: The band's final studio recording, "Emotional Lockout", appears on the compilation "Sweet Little Things" (Sweet Tooth Entertainment, sugarfix6@hotmail.com). 1999: Vicar assembles a 13-track compilation of unreleased live songs and early demo recordings. Spanning the years 1989-1997, the comp also includes the aforementioned final DHI studio recording, "Emotional Lockout". This disc is scheduled for internet-only distribution in 2000.

Group Members Vicar, Graf, Nocturne, Speed

Instruments Samplers, synthesizers, vocals, guitars, bass, violin, metal grinder

Albums 1991: "Chemical Land EP" CD. 1992: "Machine Altar Transmission" CD & CASS. 1993: "Bitter Alloys EP" CD. 1994: "Pressures Collide" CD.1996: "Bitter Alloys/Pressures Collide" CD re-issue. 1997: "Transmissions From The Chemical Land" CD re-issue. Coming in 2

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Location Toronto, ON - Canada

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