Termed “[t]he most challenging band in this [Moscow] scene,” (Noisey) IC3PEAK are the duo of Nick Kostylev and Nastya Kreslina, who describe themselves as “audio-visual terrorists.” They craft futuristic, dystopian opera, and recently found themselves in direct opposition with the Russian authorities, playing secret shows and being shut down by the FSB for their outspoken political views. Their latest album, CKA3KA, journeys through a Russian horror fairytale and arc passes across delicate and ethereal textures, frantic trap, and the occasional moment of clarity. In Australia for Dark Mofo, and performing for the first in Melbourne, IC3PEAK will be joined by industrial-goth masters, HABITS and Melbourne's patron saint of darkwave, V.