Hyperdaze

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Hyperdaze
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Studio album by
Void of Vision
Released13 September 2019
Recorded2019
Studio
  • Lance Prenc's studio
  • Pony Music Rehearsal Studios, Hallam, VIC
Genre Metalcore
Length30:50
Label UNFD
Producer Jon Deiley, Lance Prenc
Void of Vision chronology
Disturbia
(2017)		Hyperdaze
(2019)
Singles from Hyperdaze
  1. "Hole in Me"
    Released: 23 July 2019

Hyperdaze is the upcoming second studio album by Australian metalcore band Void of Vision. It is expected to be released on 13 September 2019 by UNFD. It was produced by Northlane guitarist Jon Deiley and Lance Prenc, and recorded at Prenc's home studio and Pony Music Rehearsal Studios in Hallam.

Metalcore is a fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, that originated in the late 1980s. Among other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, which are slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining instrumentation includes heavy guitar riffs often utilizing percussive pedal tones and double bass drumming. Vocalists in the genre typically perform screaming, more popular bands often combine this with the use of standard singing, usually during the bridge or chorus of a song. However the death growl is also a popular technique within the genre.

Void of Vision is an Australian metalcore band from Melbourne, formed in 2013. The band consists of guitarists James McKendrick and Mitch Fairlie, drummer George Murphy, and vocalist Jack Bergin. Void of Vision have released one studio album: Children of Chrome (2016), their second album Hyperdaze is set to release in September 2019.

UNFD

UNFD is an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia. The label is home to a number of Australian artists including Northlane, Ocean Grove, Hellions and In Hearts Wake, and international artists Frank Iero, Architects, Beartooth and more. The label is widely known as Australia's leading heavy music brand with a focus on developing heavy music around the world with offices in London and Los Angeles.

Contents

Background and promotion

On 22 July 2019, UNFD announced that they would be releasing four band's new songs, Void of Vision was later revealed to be one of them. [1]

On 23 July, their new single "Hole in Me" was released along side an accompanying music video. [2] Their sophomore studio album Hyperdaze was then announced for a release date of 13 September. [3]

From October–December, Void of Vision are set to join Northlane on their Australian and European legs of their Alien World Tour. [4] [5]

Northlane Australian band

Northlane is an Australian metalcore band from Sydney, formed in 2009. The band comprises guitarists Jon Deiley and Josh Smith, drummer Nic Pettersen, bassist Brendon Padjasek and vocalist Marcus Bridge. Northlane have released four studio albums: Discoveries ; Singularity, which reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart; Node, a number one album and Mesmer. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 the group won the Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album category for their album Node. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the band won again with Mesmer.

Writing and composition

About how the album will be heavy and angry, vocalist Jack Bergin said:

"From fine-tuning and tweaking all the synths and accompaniment to the grittiness and aggression of the vocals, we really wanted the pure anger that went into making these recordings to translate out the other side – something I feel we haven’t quite grasped on previous records." [6]

Bergin also revealed that the themes present on the album are: "Pure hatred, self-loathing and nihilism." [7]

Nihilism is the philosophical viewpoint that suggests the denial of, or lack of belief in, the reputedly meaningful aspects of life. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism, which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Moral nihilists assert that there is no inherent morality, and that accepted moral values are abstractly contrived. Nihilism may also take epistemological, ontological, or metaphysical forms, meaning respectively that, in some aspect, knowledge is not possible, or reality does not actually exist.

"Hole In Me" was described as sounding "like The Prodigy blended with metalcore with plenty of ambient synth and distorted screams." [6]

The Prodigy English electronic dance music group

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band from Braintree, Essex, formed in 1990 by keyboardist and songwriter Liam Howlett. The line-up of the band has included MC and vocalist Maxim, dancer and vocalist Keith Flint, dancer and live keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill, and dancer and vocalist Sharky (1990-1991). Along with the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy are credited as pioneers of the breakbeat-influenced genre big beat, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Howlett's rock inspired drum rhythms infused with electronic rave music beats/breaks were combined with Maxim's omnipresent mystique, Thornhill's shuffle dancing style and Flint's modern punk appearance.

Track listing

Track listing adapted from iTunes. [8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture" 0:42
2."Year of the Rat" 3:31
3."Babylon" 2:07
4."If Only" 3:51
5."Slave to the Name" 3:31
6."Adrenaline" 1:31
7."Hole in Me"Jack Bergin, James McKendrick, Jon Deiley3:23
8."Kerosene Dream" 2:41
9."Decay" 3:12
10."Splinter" 3:14
11."Hyperdaze" 3:07
Total length:30:50

Personnel

Void of Vision
Production

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References

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  2. ↑ UNFD (22 July 2019). "Void Of Vision - Hole In Me [Official Music Video]" . Retrieved 29 July 2019– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Void Of Vision - NEW ALBUM, 'HYPERDAZE' - SEPTEMBER 13". Facebook. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Void Of Vision - NORTHLANE ALIEN WORLD TOUR - EUROPE/UK..." Facebook. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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