ØØ Void Review

Band	Sunn O)))
Album	ØØ Void
Type	Album (Studio full-length)
Released	June 26, 2000
Genres	Drone Metal
Labels	Hydra Head Records, Rise Above Records
Length	58:33
Ranked	#237 for 2000 , #9,529 all-time

Reviewer :  SilentScream213         Rating :  40 / 100

Here’s one compliment I will give… the droning low frequencies and fuzzy feedback here could actually be pretty good white noise. That is, if you want something to fall asleep to, or even just to fill empty space if you’re the type who hates silence, or maybe to distract an overthinking mind. Yeah, I can see a practical appeal to it.

But for someone like me who requires a focused listen to provide some form of value, this has got nothing for me. The drones do absolutely nothing interesting, they don’t evoke any sort of emotion or mood, and they don’t work on building any specific atmosphere, relying entirely on feedback texture. Songwriting is nonexistent, as there’s practically no progression or structure at all to these songs. And I’m still hesitant to call this “Metal”… it’s just Drone music made using electric guitars. I don’t think an electric guitar makes something Metal.

Has some practical use as noise, but as “music,” it fails to do anything for me.