DHI (death and horror inc):
An unruly return

DHI (death and
horror inc):
An unruly return

In an unanticipated move, DHI resurfaced in June 2020 with its first single in over two decades. A second dispatch was issued just a few months later, and now we have what could be considered the defining moment of DHI’s new era. Entitled The Idiot Parade EP, the title track is described by frontman Vicar as “a condemnation of grotesque ideologies and their disturbing intertwinement. It’s a protest against fact denialism, Hollywood-esque conspiracy theories, anti-science activism, mob rule mentality, and the delusion of white supremacy.”

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DHI who?

Formed in 1987, DHI rose to become a leading light of Toronto’s early electronic industrial scene.

In the 1990s, the band issued four CDs on Fringe Product (the Canadian home to Black Flag and The Dead Kennedys), and also appeared on Belgium’s Kk Records (Front Line Assembly, Bauhaus). DHI’s discs received solid university radio support across North America, and even managed to bother the charts at Toronto’s groundbreaking CFNY 102.1FM. Spins from legendary DJ and Skinny Puppy remixer Chris Sheppard, and video play on MuchMusic, saw DHI’s hybrid sound reach an even wider audience.

DHI shared the stage with prominent figures such as The Young Gods, Front Line Assembly and Alien Sex Fiend, and maintained its presence on the industrial landscape until its hiatus in 1997.

But, the story didn’t end there.

In 2019, the group released expanded editions of its entire 1990s catalogue, including remixes and rare early tracks. In response to the renewed interest in DHI that followed, and with the blessing of his cofounding band member, frontman Vicar is once again creating new material under the DHI banner.

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DHI (death and horror inc)‘s entire 1990s catalogue, plus early cassette highlights, and the latest releases of DHI’s new era.

Chosen Ruler

2020

Pressures Collide
(25th Anniversary Edition)

1994 (REMASTERED 2019)