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In Part 2 of our video interview with Seventh Void, the band members talk about recording their self-titled debut album, their history with Dimebag Darrell, how Vinnie Paul wound up engineering and releasing the disc, their upcoming tour plans and their extreme distaste for the term "side project."

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Over four years in the making, the self-titled debut album by Seventh Void will descend like a heavy fog on April 21 on Vinnie Paul's label Big Vin Records. The band was formed in 2005 by Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, and also features ex-Supermassiv guitarist Matt Brown and Inhuman bassist Hank Hell. Like Type O, Seventh Void play sludgy doom metal in the tradition of Black Sabbath, but while Type O are largely influenced by goth, The Void have more of a stoner rock vibe.

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Type O Negative — Dead Again (SPV) He's survived an insane asylum, jail and rehab and now Peter Steele is back to tell us about all three with requisite doses of misery and barbed humor. This is the band's first offering to feature live drums since 1993's Bloody Kisses, and it may be the heaviest since then as well. For fans of Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, goth chicks, razor blades.

3 Inches of Blood -- Fire Up the Blades (Roadrunner) The third album by this Vancouver sextet is full of galloping beats, classic metal guitars and dueling vocals that veer from vibrato-laden shrieks to growls that make our stomachs rumble — or maybe that's the cheap coffee we bought at Costco? Equally potent are the lyrics about battle, babes and fire-breathing beasts. Does anyone else predict a Dungeons & Dragons renaissance?

Dragonforce — Inhuman Rampage (special edition) (Roadrunner) Only their name has anything to do with winged monsters, but Dragonforce have proven that their technically proficient, insanely melodic speed metal is as powerful as a meth-fueled warrior with a double-edged sword. The reissue of last year's classic features the bonus track "Lost Souls in Endless Time" and a DVD with two music videos and a behind-the-scenes rockumentary. Will the real Dethklok please stand up?

Alex Skolnick Trio — Last Days in Paradise (Magnitude) Testament's fleet-fingered guitarist delivers his third solo album of jazzy progressive tunes. In addition to a handful of originals, this one includes covers of Rush's "Tom Sawyer," Ozzy Osbourne's "Revelation (Mother Earth) and a Spanish version of Testament's "Practice What You Preach" called "Practica Lo Que Predicas." Que divertido!

Unsane — Visqueen (Ipecac) In the early ‘90s, before noise-metal was really marketable, this New York trio built a following by playing bludgeoning songs and releasing records that featured real-life gore on the sleeves (The Internet later stole their thunder). After a couple break-ups they're back with studio album number six, which is less noisy than their noisiest, but no less heavy. The art's a little mellower, though. Good thing there's rotten.com (enter at your own risk).

The folks at Century Media have announced that Brand New Sin will begin their U.S. tour with Type O Negative on March 28th. Celtic Frost will join the tour on April 9th.

The band will also be performing at this year's South By Southwest in Austin TX. When asked about the upcoming shows singer John Altier said, "We are extremely excited to hit the road with the legendary Type O Negative. We thank Pete Steele and the rest of the guys for asking us to be a part of their first tour in nearly three years."