Void of Vision
Void of Vision performing in 2019
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresMetalcore
Years active2013 (2013)–present
LabelsUNFD
Members
  • Jack Bergin
  • James McKendrick
  • Mitch Fairlie
  • George Murphy
Past membersMatt Thompson
Websitevoidofvision.com

Void of Vision are 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 three studio albums: Children of Chrome (2016), Hyperdaze (2019) and Chronicles (2023).

History

Early years and Children of Chrome (2013–2016)

Void of Vision was formed in April 2013 by James McKendrick on lead guitar, Mitch Fairlie on rhythm guitar, George Murphy on drums, Matt Thompson on bass and Jack Bergin on vocals. 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 via Elevnth Records.[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]

Disturbia and Thompson's departure (2017–2018)

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]

Hyperdaze (2019–2021)

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]

Chronicles (2021–present)

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]

Musical style

Void of Vision has been described as taking their musical and lyrical influences from bands such as Parkway Drive, Architects, System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine and others. Their genre has been described as metalcore, heavy metal, and djent.[3] Their live performances have been described as being aggressive and erratic.[40]

Controversy

On 4 February 2019, Wall of Sound released an article about US based metalcore band Glass Crown allegedly plagiarising Void of Vision's song "Ghost in the Machine". The song in question, titled "Lucid", featured similar guitar riffs almost identical to that in Void of Vision's song.[41][42][43] A day later, Glass Crown frontman and songwriter Danny DiBella reached out to Wall of Sound, responding to the accusations. He refuted that he was not aware of "Ghost in the Machine" before writing "Lucid", and if he had known they sounded so similar "Lucid" would not exist.[44] The track has since been re-recorded and re-released online with an updated guitar riff. Nick Brown from The Backbone Sunday Sessions podcast voiced support for DiBella and Glass Crown.[43]

Members

Current

  • Jack Bergin – unclean vocals (2013–present), clean vocals (2022–present)
  • James McKendrick – lead guitar, clean vocals (2013–present)
  • Mitch Fairlie – rhythm guitar (2013–present)
  • George Murphy – drums (2013–present)

Former

  • Matt Thompson – bass guitar, backing vocals (2013–2017)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[45]
Children of Chrome 54
Hyperdaze
  • Released: 13 September 2019
  • Label: UNFD
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 —[upper-alpha 1]
Chronicles
  • Released: 17 February 2023[49][50][51]
  • Label: UNFD
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 —

Remix albums

List of extended plays
Title Album details
Hyperdaze (Redux)

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title EP details
Broken // Bones
Disturbia
  • Released: 10 November 2017[11]
  • Label: UNFD
  • Format: EP, digital download, streaming
Chronicles I: Lust
  • Released: 22 October 2021
  • Label: UNFD
  • Format: EP, digital download, streaming
Chronicles II: Heaven
  • Released: 29 April 2022[52]
  • Label: UNFD
  • Format: EP, digital download, streaming
Chronicles III: Underworld
  • Released: 11 November 2022[53]
  • Label: UNFD
  • Format: EP, digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Album
"Reflect // Revolt" 2013 Non-album singles
"Dissipate"
"Life//Blood" 2014 Broken // Bones
"Sunrise" 2015 Children of Chrome
"//" 2016
"Ctrl Freak"
"Ghost in the Machine" 2017 Disturbia
"Kill All My Friends" 2018 Non-album single
"Hole in Me" 2019 Hyperdaze
"Babylon"
"If Only"
"Decay" 2020
"Year of the Rat" (feat. Jacob Charlton) 2021 Hyperdaze (Redux)
"Decay" (feat. Ecca Vandal)
"Splinter" (feat. Kadeem France)
"The Lonely People" Chronicles I: Lust
"Vampyr"
"Dominatrix" 2022 Chronicles II: Heaven
"Into the Dark"
"Hell Hell Hell" Chronicles III: Underworld
"Angel of Darkness" 2023 Non-album single

Album appearances

List of album appearances
Title Year Album
"Israel's Son" 2017 Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair
"Psychosocial" (feat. Marcus Bridge, Sean Harmanis & Ryan Siew) 2019 March of the Maggots

Music videos

Year Song Director
2014 "Life//Blood" Thomas Elliott
"Persist // Perceive" Cian Marangos
2015 "Nightmare" Thomas Elliott
"Sunrise" Unknown
2016 "//" Dead End Media
"Ctrl Freak" Cian Marangos
2017 "Ghost in the Machine" Unknown
2018 "You Will Bring Me Down" Kieran Ellis-Jones
"Kill All My Friends"
2019 "Hole in Me" Cian Marangos
"If Only"
2020 "Decay" The AV Club
2021 "Decay" (feat. Ecca Vandal)
"Year of the Rat" (feat. Jacob Charlton)
"The Lonely People" Zak Pinchin
"Vampyr" The AV Club
2022 "Dominatrix"
"Into the Dark"
"Hell Hell Hell"

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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.
2022 Chronicles I: Lust Best Independent Heavy Album or EP Nominated [54][55]

Notes

  1. ↑ Hyperdaze did not enter the Australian Top 100 Albums Chart but did peak at number 36 on the Australian Digital Albums Chart,[47] and at number 7 on the Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart.[48]

References

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  2. ↑ VoidOfVisionBand (16 April 2014). "Void Of Vision - Life//Blood (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via YouTube.
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  6. ↑ VoidOfVisionBand (27 December 2014). "Void Of Vision - Persist // Perceive (Feat. Mason Bunt) [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]". Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ VoidOfVisionBand (5 March 2015). "Void Of Vision - Nightmare (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Elevnth (18 June 2015). "VOID OF VISION - 'SUN//RISE' OFFICIAL VIDEO". Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via YouTube.
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  11. 1 2 Eleonora, Cassandra (13 November 2017). "Void of Vision release new EP "Disturbia"". Rock Nation. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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  13. ↑ Tencic, Nat (12 October 2017). "Northlane, The Amity Affliction and more to cover Silverchair on tribute album". Triple J. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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