Internal Void

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Name = Internal Void


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Origin = Frederick, Maryland, USA
Genre = Doom metal Stoner metal
Years_active = 1987 – present
Label = Hellhound Records Southern Lord Dogstreet Records
Associated_acts = Pentagram Cathedral Unorthodox Earthride Iron Man
Penance Dream Death
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Current_members = J.D. Williams Kelly Carmichael Adam Heinzmann Mike Smail
Past_members = Eric Little Ronnie Kalimon

Internal Void is a doom metal band from Frederick, Maryland. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jiftxqrhldke~T0 Internal Void] at Allmusic]

Biography

Internal Void came together in 1987 after Kelly Carmichael, Eric Little and Adam Heinzmann attended a Saint Vitus concert. [https://secure.washingtoncitypaper.com/cgi-bin/Archive/abridged2.bat?path=q:DocRoot/2005/050506/DOOM "Doomed from the Start"] Washington City Paper May 6th, 2005 (Retrieved May 21, 2007)] [http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4075 Internal Void intervew] Hellride Music October 4, 2004 (Retrieved May 22 2008)] The band later recruited J.D. Williams as a vocalist and put out two demo recordings in the late 80s/early 90s ("Voyage" and "Smokestack"). [http://rockdetector.com/artist,4433.sm Internal Void] at Rockdetector] Hellhound Records picked them up in the early 90s along with several other Maryland doom bands (The Obsessed, Wretched, Unorthodox, Iron Man, Revelation). They had two songs featured on the Hellhound sampler "What the Hell!" in 1991. In 1993 they released their debut album, "Standing on the Sun". This would prompt a nationwide tour with label-mates Saint Vitus. Not much was heard from the band after Hellhound's demise until 2000, when Southern Lord Records released the band's second album, "Unearthed", and a split single with Italian doom artist Paul Chain. By this time original drummer Eric Little had been rpelaced with former Unorthodox drummer Ronnie Kalimon. Kalimon would later be replaced by doom veteran Mike Smail (Cathedral, Dream Death, Penance) and in 2004 the band self-released their latest album, "Matricide". Internal Void have appeared on numerous tribute albums, included albums dedicated Saint Vitus, Blue Cheer, and Italy's Death SS.

Carmichael, Heinzmann and Smail all joined Pentagram in 2004 and are featured on Pentagram's most recent album, "Show 'em How". [ [http://rockdetector.com/officialbio,6820.sm Pentagram] at Rockdetector]

Members

*J.D. Williams - vocals
*Kelly Carmichael - guitar
*Adam Heinzmann - bass
*Mike Smail - drums

Discography

Albums

*"Standing on the Sun" (1993 Hellhound Records)
*"Unearthed" (2000 Southern Lord Records)
*"Matricide" (2004 Dogstreet Records)

ingles

*"Window to Hell" split 7" with Paul Chain (2000 Southern Lord Records)

Compilation tracks

*"Nothing but Misery" and "Internal Void" on "What the Hell!" (1991 Hellhound Records)
*"Parchman Farm" on "Blue Explosion: Tribute to Blue Cheer" (1999 Black Widow Records)
*"Murder Angels" on "Beyond the Realms of Death SS" (1999 Black Widow Records)
*"Black Wings of Deceit" on "Doom Capital" (2004 Crucial Blast Records)
*"Prayer for the (M)Asses" on "A Timeless Tale" (2004 RavenMoon Records)

References