Restless Presents, Saint Vitus, and Synthicide are joining forces for a three-day festival showcasing the best in darkwave, industrial, EBM, and coldwave music.

Announced today, Flesh and Steel will take place from December 1 through December 3 in Brooklyn venues Saint Vitus, Knockdown Center, The Meadows, and Good Room.

The pre-show will take place on December 1 inside Saint Vitus with performances from RIKI, Ortotasce, Ces Cadavares, and Un Hombre Solo. The following day (December 2), Boy Harsher, A Split-Second, Soft Crash, Parade Ground, Ms. Boan, NGHTCRWLR, and ‘80s Baby will perform at the Knockdown Center. December 3 will feature performances from Psyche, Sacred Skin, Rare DM, and Lathe Of Heaven at The Meadows. Each show will feature special DJ sets. The entire lineup can be seen below.

Synthicide’s Andi Harriman said this about the event’s name:

“The name ‘Flesh & Steel’ comes from the song by SPK from their 1985 album Machine Age Voodoo. The mid-’80s iteration of SPK with Machine Age Voodoo was a daring one—it mixed pop elements with industrial ones, blending their early anarchic noise and sampling with a song-based sensibility. So pulling the name from the sexy track, ‘Flesh And Steel,’ on that album seemed to fit well, as did the inspiration for the flyer imagery that reflects the band's aesthetic at that time… brutal but intimate."

Three-day and single-day tickets for Flesh & Steel festival are on sale to the general public right now. Three-day ticket buyers will gain a complimentary Flesh & Steel 2022 shirt.

Flesh & Steel festival

Dec 1 pre-party event at Saint Vitus

RIKI

Ortotasce

Ces Cadavares

Un Hombre Solo

DJ sets from Confines (Saint Vitus owner David Castillo) and Mayland

Dec 2, Knockdown Center

Boy Harsher

A Split-Second

Soft Crash

Parade Ground