Void Of Vision | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Metalcore |
Years active | 2013 | –2025
Labels | UNFD |
Members |
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Past members | Matt Thompson |
Website | voidofvision |
Void Of Vision are an Australian metalcore band from Melbourne, formed in 2013. The band consisted of vocalist Jack Bergin, guitarists James McKendrick and Mitch Fairlie and drummer George Pfaendner. Void of Vision have released four studio albums: Children of Chrome (2016), Hyperdaze (2019), Chronicles (2023), and What I'll Leave Behind (2024).
The band announced in November 2024 that they will be breaking up following a farewell tour in February 2025.
Void Of Vision was formed in April 2013 by Jack Bergin on vocals, James McKendrick & Mitch Fairlie on guitar, George Pfaendner on drums and Matt Thompson on bass. In May of that year the band released a debut self-published two-track Reflect // Revolt on Bandcamp. [1]
In 2014, the band caught the public's attention when they released the music video for their first single "Life//Blood" on 16 April. [2] By the end of the year Void of Vision had performed three national tours. [3] Their debut EP, Broken // Bones, was released in October and was named Blunt Magazine's EP of the Year for 2014. [4] [5] On 27 December, Void of Vision released a new music video for their track "Persist // Perceive" from their EP, Broken // Bones, featuring Mason Bunt from the band Pridelands. The video contained live footage from Void of Vision's performance at The Resolve Tour with Hand of Mercy and Hellions. [6]
On 5 March 2015, a music video for their track "Nightmare" was released before the Indian Summer Tour supporting Hellions. [7] On 18 June, Void of Vision released a new single "Sunrise" alongside an accompanying music video. [8]
In 2016, the band was signed on to the UNFD record label and later that year released the singles, "//" and "Ctrl Freak". Their debut studio album Children of Chrome followed on 30 September. [3]
In February 2017, Void of Vision marked their first international tour supporting Chelsea Grin on the Self Inflicted European Tour. [9] On 9 November, the single "Ghost in the Machine" was released alongside an accompanying music video. [10] Their second EP, Disturbia, was released a day later under UNFD. [11] [12] The band recorded a rendition of the 1995 song "Israel's Son" by Silverchair for Spawn (Again), a tribute album to Silverchair released on 17 November. [13] From 17 to 25 November, Void of Vision co-headlined with Woolongong metalcore band Graves for their farewell tour. They performed at venues across Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Adelaide and Melbourne. [14] On 11 December, bassist Matt Thompson played his last show with the band before leaving for unknown reasons. [15]
On 12 January 2018, Disturbia received a limited physical release of 500 vinyl EPs. [16] On 29 November, Void of Vision released a new standalone single, "Kill All My Friends", alongside an accompanying music video. [17] "Kill All My Friends" was described as being a new level for their sound, incorporating more industrial and experimental elements that frontman and vocalist Jack Bergin called "110% classic VOV with a new edge." [18] In December, Void of Vision joined the lineup for the inaugural Good Things festival. [19]
On 28 June 2019, during an all ages show in Croydon, Void of Vision unveiled new music. [20] On 23 July, their sophomore studio album Hyperdaze was announced alongside the new single "Hole in Me". The album was set to release on 13 September. [21] On 16 August, Void of Vision released a cover of Slipknot's "Psychosocial" featuring Marcus Bridge of Northlane, Sean Harmanis from Make Them Suffer, and Ryan Siew from Polaris. The cover was included on the Slipknot cover compilation album, March of the Maggots, by Metal Hammer magazine. [22] On 3 September, Void of Vision released their second single, "Babylon". [23] On 9 September, their third single, "If Only", was released alongside an accompanying music video. [24] On 14 September, they performed in the Amity Affliction's mini-festival Heaven & Hell. [25] From October to December 2019, Void of Vision joined Northlane on their Australian and European legs of their Alien World Tour. [26] [27]
On 9 July 2020, the band released a music video for "Decay", the fourth single from Hyperdaze. The music video was created by the AV Club on no budget and was completely home-made. In a press statement, Bergin revealed that as his rental lease was finishing up they were left with an empty house to shoot the video in. [28]
On 5 February 2021, Void of Vision teamed up with label-mate Thornhill's lead singer Jacob Charlton for a re-imagined version of "Year of the Rat" and also released a new music video. [29] Later that month, they teamed up with Ecca Vandal for a new version of "Decay". The band are also expected to join the Amity Affliction on their Everyone Loves You… Once You Leave Them Australian Album Tour. [30] These reimagined tracks were later revealed to be part of Hyperdaze (Redux) a remix album released on 5 March. [31]
On 3 September, Void of Vision released a new single titled "The Lonely People". A music video accompanied the released track. [32] On 20 October, another single, "VAMPYR" was released, with an accompanying music video. Void of Vision announced simultaneously that an EP would be released on 22 October, titled Chronicles I: Lust. The EP was then released on the aforementioned date, containing 4 tracks, including single releases, "The Lonely People" and "VAMPYR". Chronicles I: Lust will be the start of an ongoing series of EPs yet to be written. [33]
On 21 February 2022, Void of Vision released the new single, "Dominatrix", which was a slightly different endeavor for their sound. [34] A second single, "Into the Dark" was released on 4 April alongside the announcement of their upcoming EP in the Chronicle series. [35] On 29 April, their second EP in the series Chronicles II: Heaven was released. It featured the two previously released singles, as well as three additional tracks. The track "Altar" featured vocals from Creeper vocalist, Hannah Greenwood. [36] On 18 October, a new single "Hell Hell Hell" was released. [37] On 11 November the band surprise released the third and final EP in the series, Chronicles III: Underworld, which included the single previously released as well two additional songs. [38]
On 17 February 2023, Void of Vision released the Chronicles studio album, compiling all three EPs together. [39] In March, Void of Vision joined the lineup for the inaugural Australian Knotfest festival. [40] In April the band announced an Australian Headline tour with Like Moths To Flames, Varials & Annalynn, [41] shortly afterwards vocalist Jack Bergin was hospitalised with a ruptured Cerebral arteriovenous malformation, leaving the band to pull out of their scheduled performance at Unify Gathering Off The Record. [42] In October the band triumphantly returned with single Angel Of Darkness [43] announcing tours in North America/Canada with Invent, Animate and Europe/United Kingdom with Stray From The Path.[ citation needed ]
In June 2024, the band announced that a new album "What I'll Leave Behind" will be released on 20 September 2024. [44]
On November 14, 2024, the band announced that they will break up following a final headline tour in Australia in February 2025. [45]
Void of Vision has been described as taking their musical influences from bands such as Northlane, Architects, Meshuggah and others. Their genre has been described as metalcore, nu metal, and industrial. Their live performances have been described as being aggressive and erratic. [46]
Current
Former
Timeline
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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Children of Chrome |
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Hyperdaze |
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Chronicles | — | |
What I'll Leave Behind | — |
Title | Album details |
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Hyperdaze (Redux) |
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Title | EP details |
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Broken // Bones |
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Disturbia | |
Chronicles I: Lust |
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Chronicles II: Heaven |
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Chronicles III: Underworld |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Kill All My Friends" | 2018 | Non-album single |
"Angel of Darkness" | 2023 | What I'll Leave Behind |
"Empty" | 2024 | What I'll Leave Behind |
"Gamma Knife" | 2024 | What I'll Leave Behind |
"Blood For Blood" | 2024 | What I'll Leave Behind |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Israel's Son" | 2017 | Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair |
"Psychosocial" (feat. Marcus Bridge, Sean Harmanis & Ryan Siew) | 2019 | March of the Maggots |
"Eyes Wide Shut" (PhaseOne & Void Of Vision) | 2023 | PhaseOne x UNFD - EP |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Chronicles I: Lust | Best Independent Heavy Album or EP | Nominated | [58] [59] |
2024 | Chronicles | Best Independent Heavy Album or EP | Nominated | [60] |
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