Australian metalcore group Void Of Vision are sharing their new single “Empty“, along with a video for it directed by The AV Club. Speaking of the song’s origins, vocalist Jack Bergin stated:
“‘Empty‘ was written halfway through our Australian tour in October last year. We’d just completed our first run of shows back since I had surgery following a brain AVM rupture in April, which left me facing mixed emotions I didn’t expect. On one hand, we were playing our largest ever headline shows to date and selling them all out, and on the other, I was facing the fear of getting up on stage every night risking another potential rupture every set I played.
Performing under the ‘Angel Of Darkness’ persona for the single campaign, I’d get up on stage and play it down from the usual high energy show we’re known for, leaving every second of gratitude or appreciation to be communicated by a backing track in between songs to communicate with the audience. A protective measure sure, yet I felt vapid and far from the engaging stage persona that had led us to playing these bigger stages in the first place. We were at the peak of our career and I felt nothing but imposter syndrome up where I usually feel most at home.
Everything quickly snowballed into more bottled up emotions surfacing, all of a sudden finding myself coming to terms with unprecedented body dysmorphia after my hospital stay. I had never even processed losing all my hair from alopecia until I had to return to societal norms after hiding away for months straight off the back of touring. I’d just been diving into a world of fashion and makeup trying to cover everything up just to hide my face and body in a world where I couldn’t avoid comments and remarks, no matter how I presented myself.
Following the Sydney date of tour we found ourselves in the studio on an off day, laying down the foundations of what would by the end of the day, become ‘Empty.’ I took the first words off the top of my dome, and screamed that chorus at the top of my lungs, leaving the take from that very demo the exact same as the intro in the final track you hear today. It feels suiting to return now with a song all about perception, not only by the public but also one self.. and it feels like true growth now feeling entirely realized and ready for whatever is to come.”
Rapidly approaching for the band is the below U.S. tour with ERRA, Make Them Suffer and Novelists:
04/23 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
04/24 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
04/26 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
04/27 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Heaven)
04/28 Birmingham, AL – Iron City
04/30 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
05/01 Tampa, FL – Jannus Live
05/03 Houston, TX – Rise Rooftop
05/04 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
05/05 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
05/07 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
05/08 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
05/10 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
05/11 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
05/12 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
05/13 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
05/15 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
05/17 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
05/18 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
05/20 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
05/21 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
05/23 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
05/24 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
05/25 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
05/26 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
05/28 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall
05/29 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
05/31 Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
06/01 Boston, MA – Paradise
06/02 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
