COLUMBUS, Ohio — More then a hundred weary souls braved the cold and ice of the Feb. 2, winter-night as they ventured through the elements to Outlands Nightclub, here, for a triple-bill performance featuring darkwave, goth, industrial-dance acts - Ego Likeness, Ayria and The Cruxshadows.

Flyers for the show announced a prompt start time of 9 p.m. Promptness was replaced by flexibility as the Baltimore based Ego Likeness hit the stage just before 10 p.m. But hey, this is a Goth show, so the later the better, right?

Donna Lynch led the vocal attack as Steven Archer slung his Gibson Les Paul and Justin "Dingo" Sabe worked his keytar to perfection. Ego Likeness played through a nearly 45 minute set, immersing the crowd in their lush soundscapes of heavy electronica blended with a dash of darkwave.

Toward the end of their set, Lynch, a classically trained pianist, sat down behind her keyboard and enchanted the crowd with her masterful playing and vocals. Ego Likeness is a tight act who've demonstrably put their time in on the road as evidenced by their playful interaction and easy manner on a somewhat crowded stage.

Offering a counter to the darker sounds of Ego Likeness, up next was Toronto's Aryia, a high energy, industrial-dance, two-piece. For as long as I've listened to this sub-genre of music (it’s got so many names these days, I don’t even know what to call it all) I’m still constantly blown away by the massiveness of sound capable with just two people manning the helm.

Ayria was no exception as Jennifer Parkin, vocals and music programming, and Joe Byer, keyboard, took to the stage and launched into a throbbing mash of heavy beats and textured sounds. Ahhh, to have the energy of youth as both Parkin and Byer jumped around the stage letting loose tracks from the bands 2005 release, Flicker, including the dance floor hit "My Revenge on the World." Byer almost seemed like his keyboard may have offended him in some fashion as he jumped about, slamming his fingers down onto the keys, demanding sound from the instrument. Parkin was equally engaging, her pinned up locks flailing about as she jumped up and down inches away from the crowd, challenging them to one-up her energy.

While they might not have one up her, they did keep pace, waving their hands in the air in an almost hip-hop concert moment, mouthing the words to each song. Going strong for an hour, an understandably out of breath Parkin announced the final song of the evening followed by The Cruxshadows.