Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO)
Violent Magic Orchestra’s name speaks volumes. The Japanese group breaks the boundaries of musical genres, creating an explosive and epic fusion of black metal, techno, industrial, noise, gabber, and contemporary music—a violent clash of aggressive electronic rave and abrasive black metal. VMO describes their sound as a meeting of corpse paint and Aphex Twin—or as an explosion of dark energy and visual excess.
The group, with members named after legendary black metal bands like Mayhem and Gorgoroth, is known for their intense live shows, which combine five strobe lights, smoke machines, and the charismatic frontwoman ザスター (Zastar). On stage, VMO delivers an overwhelming audiovisual experience in collaboration with award-winning visual artist KEZZARDRIX, who has also worked with BabyMetal and Millennium Parade. Their latest album, “DEATH RAVE” (2024), features guest appearances by legends such as Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Dylan Walker (Full of Hell), and Kælan Mikla. At this summer’s Roskilde Festival, their mind-blowing showcase in Gloria left audiences shaken to their core, and we are thrilled to welcome VMO to ALICE this spring as part of their RAINBOW FROM ANGEL CORPSE TOUR—an expanded, sense-bombarding version of “DEATH RAVE.”
rEmPiT g0dDe$$
The Malaysian DJ, composer, and producer rEmPiT g0dDe$$ blends the sounds of traditional Malaysian and Filipino instruments—including the wind instrument serunai, the string instrument rebab, and the percussion instrument kulingtang—with industrial soundscapes. The result? A heavy, relentless, and mutated rave energy that pulls us into the club’s farthest and darkest recesses.
Behind the artist alias rEmPiT g0dDe$$ is Viktoria Yam. In addition to her own musical projects (which also include her singer-songwriter alias VIKTORIA), the experimental electronic artist, based in Malaysia and Cambodia, is the force behind ALIGN.ONLINE—a platform dedicated to amplifying the visibility of Southeast Asian female and queer electronic artists. Furthermore, Viktoria Yam is a co-founder of the DJ collective 3NiTi and part of the Wayang Kulit-puppet theater ensemble. She has performed across Asia, Canada, and Europe, including a Boiler Room set at the Maho Rasop Festival in Bangkok and a show at King’s Place in London as part of The Oram Awards, where she won in the international category in 2023. The Oram Awards recognize pioneering female and gender minority artists that are pushing the limits of electronic music—something Viktoria Yam undoubtedly does!