Death Guild

Best Dj's... with variety. Every Monday night there is a rotation ...Your fav EBM, Classic goth, industrial and more. Two rooms for dancing and more on special event nights.
People are chill - reserved as might be expected at any similar club... but friendly if you make conversation.

They go the extra mile with decorations , cool lighting effects and occasional vendors that offer some nice adornments at reasonable prices.

A must for any Goth or 'Darker Spirit' looking for a awesome dancing!

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Congratulations On More Than Two Decades Of Manic Industrial DJ Dancin Fun!

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On the occasion of their 23rd Anniversary Celebration, DEATH GUILD is throwing a wild-ass four (4)-day party to appropriately give justice to the music-AWESOME we've enjoyed these many years.

THE SETUP

The DNA Lounge - the home of Death Guild for about a decade now - has thrown open not only the main dance floor and the upstairs lounge, but has also opened up the two remaining upstairs venues to celebrate this special occasion.

In fact, in addition to the main DJ-promotion team of DJ Melting Girl, DJ Decay, DJ Joe Radio and DJ Sage, several other DJs and promoters have come together to help with the festivities, including DJ Adrian (BOOTIE) and Emcee Jim Sweeney (Hubba Hubba Revue).

The result has been a cavalcade of lots of talented dancers, burlesque artists, DJs, and other showpeople.

THE SWAG

Along with the V.I.P. entry is a bag of swag that includes 5 Compilation CDs worth of mixed music (one by each DJ), a Death Guild combo cigarette lighter & bottle opener, and Death Guild dog tag. Sweet sweet swag.

THE LOWDOWN

A fun time in the old dance club tonight!

Love: Hosting of DG. Their cider and nachos.

Hate:
The specific lack of effing toilet seats man.

Because DNA, ALL your toilets had no toilet seats!!! Being a girl, I find that incredibly gross. I'm not camping, there is no reason your bathrooms should look like a highway truck stop.

P.S. I really hate camping.

Oh and FYI, you're being watched the entire time you're there.
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I had a great time at Death Guild! Went for Halloween and it was quite a lively turn-out.

There was a nice mix of music--from industrial to 80's--and the crowd was appropriately diverse; all ages were represented. If you're a goth who regularly bemoans the lack of the right "scene," you will feel right at home here. If you're not a goth, but nonetheless enjoy dabbling in the subculture, you will still enjoy yourself.

The host club, DNA lounge, is spacious--two story, with multiple bars, and it is adjoined by a pizza place that exudes a truly mouthwatering aroma.

The cover charge is only $5--a seemingly excellent deal that is soon negated by the egregiously high drink prices. The cheapest well drink is $9. Anything more complicated is $16. The bartenders pour heavy, though, bless their hearts. By drink #3, I was spinning so you will get close to your money's worth.

I'll definitely go back. Wish I lived closer.

This is my favorite club night in all of San Francisco!! You never have to worry about super-drunk brotards wearing misogynistic neon t-shirts yacking all over your shoes or hitting on you loooooooong after you've said, "No, thanks!" You never have to worry about hearing Justin Bieber or Katie Perry or Ke$ha blasted over the speakers, and everyone puts actual effort into their appearance...some baby bats flutter around wearing the most exquisitely interesting and creative costumes one could imagine anyone thinking up for a Monday night!

First, let's get one thing straight: This is a GOTH club. That means people will be wearing black clothing, have evil-looking dramatic make-up on, possibly be wearing fetish attire, and dance alone in a melodramatic way that expresses their inner existential angst. The music will be some mish-mash of goth, industrial, dark wave, etc. Strangers may glower at you, girls may walk by wearing little more than a pair of patent pleather hot pants and thigh-high 7" platform fetish boots...in fact, some guys might walk by wearing that very same outfit. There may be elder goths (eek, you mean people in their 60's still have lives and do cool things?? Perish the thought!!!) and gender queer folks and (heaven forfend!) people there who are sober and just came to dance!!! I know, right? What is the world coming to?!!!

If this doesn't sound like your fine-china cup of belladonna-spiked tea, perhaps you'd be more happy heading to DNA Lounge on a Saturday night for Bootie.

But if it DOES sound like something that would make your ebony-clad loins quiver, Death Guild is definitely The Best Goth Club in San Francisco, and certainly the best thing happening in the Bay Area on a Monday night!

So, haven't been yet? Not sure how to dip your sun-allergic toes into the misery-infused dank delicious abyss that is Death Guild? It's very simple: at the very least, wear black. Seriously. Head to toe. And make it a little sexy...the more creative, the better! Have creepy glowing contact lenses? Yup, those'll be great! Cyber-goth neon clip-in dreds? Faaabulous! And don't forget the three rules of gothic dressing: black eyeliner, black eyeliner, and black eyeliner!!!

Extra points if your garb never inhabited any of the racks at Hot Topic (real goths will sniff you out like ravenous wolves on a mortally-wounded squirrel!), even better if you customized some aspect of your apparel yourself! Don't own anything gothy? Wearing black-tie formalwear is generally acceptable, too...Ladies, stick to black or congealing-blood red in your floor-length gown!

Door charge is only $5 (!!!), and no one will think it weird if you arrive by yourself, or dance solo...after all, that's the goth way! If you favor the fruity beverages, find the blonde-pony-tailed bartender Ron and ask him to make you a Hello Kitty...or if you fancy yourself a more serious gothling, here absinthe abounds...

Death Guild is fun to visit like once a year when you've got a hankering for some Siouxsie Sioux and recreating your fav looks from your high school days. Don your fishnets and check it out.

As you would pretend everything is ironic whilst at a hipster bar, best attitude to have here is that everything is depressing and/or annoying.

It's a cool space, the music is quite nice and there's plenty to see.

I love Death Guild! I've been coming here for years now and always have the most amazing time, such a wonderful escape from life! The music is well rounded and always danceable, the crowd is nice and generally to themselves. You can be a free bird here, never any judgement or weird looks. They've been around for over 20 years because of the feeling it gives people. If you like dressing in black and dancing the night away, this is your place!

From what I understand it's the longest running Goth/ Industrial Clubs still around in the area

The best one around the Bay Area. When scenes die, they die. The good thing about "Death Guild" is it doesn't feel like the early days of Goth ever did & that is commendable. I would HIGHLY recommend going up stairs, to check out that dance floor. I will return (at least a couple more times.

I'm not sure if this should be a review of Death Guild or DNA Lounge. I'm picking DG since I was there on a Friday night "Meat vs Death Guild" event.

I've been to DNA Lounge for Death Guild nights as well as a few live concerts. I love the environment, the people, the bartenders, the bouncers, and the music. Yeah, it's pretty typical goth/industrial/EBM you'd expect, but most of it is music I really enjoy hearing and dancing to. It gives me an opportunity to pull out the bondage pants, fishnets, and whatever else I love to wear but can't during the work week.

The live concerts are good and I've seen both VNV and A23 here. I've been to better sounding venues but this is still decent enough that the experience is worth going if your favourite band is here.

The prices on the drinks can be a bit up there, but if you pick up drinks that they have on special, it's not bad at all. I did find the coat check cost to be a bit high, but when you don't have many options for a jacket, it's worth doing instead of freezing without one.

Two thumbs up to DNA Lounge and Death Guild. It's a great place to go for your dancing needs!

So other than the fact that you may run into some of your favorite industrial bands, the music is good (for the most part). For some reason though i have lost something every time I go there.
There are a mix of people most nights and there can be ass holes that wonder in. For the most part though, it is fun to go to get dressed up, drink with your friends, and dance the night away with no inhibitions. Cheers!