Empire, Pittsburgh's monthly gothic/industrial night, welcomes Boston's harem-influenced goth band Black Fortress of Opium, fronted by beautiful songstress Ajda this Saturday June 6 @ 9pm.

Their debut album, produced by Martin Bisi (Dresden Dolls, Lydia Lunch, Foetus, Sonic Youth), has been called "a heady brew of melancholia, exotic instrumental flourishes, sinister glances and a sound that is as gothic as it is Appalachian and European" by Ink 19 Magazine, while the Boston Phoenix says that "Ajda the Turkish Queen lures you with her voice, tells her deepest secrets, and generally draws you in to a gorgeous netherworld."

Have a Listen: http://www.myspace.com/blackfortressofopium

DJs Hiem and Static Pulse bookend the night with a blend of pounding industrial and darkwave. 

$5 cover in the Back Lounge. All ages & BYOB!