That fell through, but we eventually met him in 1995. But Peter Steele of Type O Negative was a major supporter, which we became aware of in 1994 when Projekt Records told us that Peter really liked A Day In The Stark Corner and wanted us to open their upcoming tour. I like NIN so it would be flattering but I have no idea, really.

I’ve never met him, I’ve never heard this from other musicians, and I’ve never seen it documented anywhere besides just vague internet mentions. Van Portfleet: I have no idea where the Trent Reznor mentions originate from, but I’m asked about this often. At what point did you become aware that they were fans? Lycia is often mentioned as a favorite of well-known musicians like Peter Steele and Trent Reznor. At least it’s closer, and there’s no fashion statement associated with it. The darkwave tag is more accurate, I guess, but I’m not sure it’s right, either. So goths were upset we didn’t look like Edward Scissorhands-and I saw more than one example of that crestfallen realization on tour-and non-goths didn’t even bother listening to Lycia because most people think the whole goth thing is cartoonish. Being into dark themes and even wearing black clothes does not equate to goth. Tara Vanflower: One of the things that always frustrated me about the 'goth' tag was that it was just inaccurate. Darkwave? A term that represents two very different styles. I like a wide range of styles, and while Lycia is without a doubt moody and dark, I don’t see any label really fitting what we do. For years we were marketed as being a goth band, and we’ve heard statements along the lines of, “I never listened to Lycia before because I don’t like that kind of music, but now that I’ve heard it I really like it” quite a number of times. Van Portfleet: I really dislike being labeled as something. Is that a term you’re comfortable with? Is it preferable to “goth rock”? Lycia are regularly cited as darkwave pioneers.

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