DJ BJ and DJ Letro spin alternative/metal and goth/industrial every Saturday night... They're pretty good at taking requests if you ask them early enough in the night. Sample bands include Apoptygma Berzerk, VNV Nation, Covenant, Wumpscut, Tool, RATM, NIN, Pop Will Eat Itself, A Perfect Circle, Haujobb, Rammstein, Cubanate, Beborn Beton, and everything in between.

The dancefloor is a decent size, with dry ice and lighting effects, and there are plenty of tables and a few couches to sit at. There's also a pool table, a loonie game machine, and a TV.

Drinks are about $3.75. Bottled water is a dollar, water in a cup is free. Washrooms are to the right, just past the entrance.

The crowd comes and goes from week to week ... some nights it's packed, and others it's not so busy. But all in all, the atmosphere is cozy and the staff is very cool.

Despite being a very small club, it's a pretty decent night :) Great for those of us who live in Durham and can't go downtown all the time to go clubbing. Be warned: some music is mainstream, but it gives those who're dancing a chance to rest in between ;) I've been going there for a few years now, and I still like it much better than some downtown clubs.

- review by ravenfyre (May 2001)

If you tell yourself the only clubs worth going to are in Toronto then your are denying yourself a great evening of drinking and dancing. Into the Oblivion @ The Dungeon is a prime example of what can happen if enough motivated and talented people get together to put on an action packed night of industrial mayhem.

Recently the Dungeon's resident DJ BJ has hooked up with DJ Letro in a tag team effort and the effect on the crowd is fabulous. What you get is a wonderful competition between two capable DJs that results in a packed dance floor. The floor could not have been unoccupied for more then one song. I found they both really could read the crowd and once they found the audiences wave length they jumped on and stayed with it.

The music was a good mix of old and new and a little bit of mainstream alternative. But by no means is this the Phoenix. They played everything from Wumpscut, Cubanate, and Snog to Siouxsie, White Zombie and Ministry. A very diverse play list that made you want to dance. Or you could just sit back and soak up the beats.

One last note about the DJs. It is nice to see a DJ who is having fun. It is disheartening to see a stone faced automaton in the behind the booth. You look back at BJ and Letro to see them dancing along, you know you have someone who enjoys the music and is approachable.

What really needs work is the atmosphere. The Dungeon is host to may events over the week so they have not committed to a particular style. It is basically a pub lit in a creative way to give in a darker, more sinister feel. There are plenty of places to sit and a decent size dance floor. At least the place is somewhat clean and you don't have to worry about putting you drink down for more then a minute.

Into Oblivion has the all the ingredients of a decent club. Capable DJs, good staff, great music and a large friendly crowd. Lets hope in the near future they will do some renovations to the place. Once that is accomplished you will have a place that is on par with most of the Toronto clubs.

- review by chris harper (May 2001)

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