A side project of
Type O Negative members
Kenny Hickey and
Johnny Kelly,
Seventh Void were originally conceived in 2003 during the recording of
Type O's
Life Is Killing Me.
Seventh Void eschew the goth influence found in
Type O Negative in favor of a dirtier stoner/doom sound, with Southern metal riffage reminiscent of
Pantera combined with the slow, plodding heaviness of
Crowbar. The result is like a darker, heavier version of
Velvet Revolver, with music that pushes just beyond the boundaries of hard rock and into the realm of metal. By 2005, they had solidified a lineup, with
Hickey on guitar and vocals,
Kelly on drums, Supermassiv guitarist Matt Brown, and
Inhuman bassist Hank Hell. With the pieces in place, they began recording, squeezing in time when they could between
Type O Negative albums and touring. Four years in the making, their debut full-length,
Heaven Is Gone, was finally released in April of 2009 on Big Vin Records, owned by
Pantera's
Vinnie Paul. ~ Gregory Heaney