SEVENTH VOID Heaven is gone Gatefold LP

SEVENTH VOID Heaven is gone Gatefold LP - 2009

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Heaven Is Gone isn't simply a must for Type O Negative fans. It's a thoroughly enjoyable, expertly constructed effort with all the potential to step over genre boundaries. Ignore it at your peril. 8.5/10 (Chronicle of chaos)

Before the album hit the stores, the Brooklyn four-piece embarked on tour with Monster Magnet through Europe. When the Wyndorf fans have not too much smoke around their heads, they will discover a new revelation in Seventh Void. 90/100 (Lords of Metal)

Given the history of half of the members of the band, its inevitable that Seventh Void will be compared to their former full-time band, Type O Negative. With Kenny Hickey at the helm, Seventh Void features a gritty, stripped down sound with guitars and the infamous RIFF at the forefront. Although we got hints of it in Type O, here Kenny’s voice takes the lead and his vocals really shine. He utilizes both his distinctly powerful trademark yell as well as a previously unused lower-register croon at times. Drawing heavily from good old Sabbath, the tempo of the songs on “Heaven is Gone” vary, but usually settle around mid-tempo. They still manage to keep your attention though, as the riffs are distinctly full of melody and Kenny’s vocals compliment them quite well. The vibe that the band captures is comparable to Sabbath of course, but there is also the eerie darkness of Alice in Chains and Kennys voice conjures up shades of Soundgarden here and there as well. Overall, Heaven is Gone is a really solid album. There is a definite consistency to it, but some songs fall a little short as far as excitement goes. They have got a perfect balance of doom, groove and melody though to be accessible to fans of many styles of rock.  If one good thing can come out of such a terrible situation, we may just find a legendary band in Seventh Void. (Hammerheart)

Tracklist

Side A

1.     Closing In
2.     Heaven Is Gone
3.     The End of All Time
4.     Broken Sky
5.     Killing You Slow 

Side B

6.     Descent  
7.     Shadow on Me
8.     Drown Inside 
9.     Death of a Junkie
10.     Last Walk in the Light