SUN DONT SHINE Feat. TYPE O NEGATIVE And CROWBAR Members: New Single 'What You Are' Released

SUN DONT SHINE (formerly EYE AM),the band featuring Kirk Windstein (guitar, vocals; CROWBAR, DOWN, KINGDOM OF SORROW) alongside former TYPE O NEGATIVE members Kenny Hickey (guitar/vocals) and Johnny Kelly (drums),plus Todd Strange (CROWBAR, DOWN),has released a new single, "What You Are". You can now watch the official music video for the track here.

Although it was announced this past June that SUN DONT SHINE would release an EP called "Coming Down" in July via Corpse Paint Records, the band has since revealed plans to focus instead on putting out a full-length effort in early 2026.

In a new interview with Sh!t Talk Reviews, Hickey stated about SUN DONT SHINE's recent activities: "We ended up not going to Europe [like we were originally supposed to this summer] and opted to finish the record, add three more songs so that we can actually release an LP instead of an EP. So we took that month we would've been there. I went to New Orleans, we all met at New Orleans, and we all just concentrated on [writing] and recording three more songs."

Elaborating on the musical direction of the three latest SUN DONT SHINE songs, Kenny said: "They're great. It's just another level. I think the band is really beginning to find its sound. It's a darker, heavier, more versatile sound we got out of these three songs. Really, we just locked ourselves in a studio for almost a month and basically concentrated on music and jamming together and developing them. It's definitely just a next level up from the previous stuff that we've done. These three songs, they're just really explosive, very powerful."

Regarding a possible release date for the debut SUN DONT SHINE album, Kenny said: "It looks like beginning of the year, 2026, it's gonna be released. We have a number of singles that are gonna be released still up until then, so four more singles. When we were in New Orleans, not only did we record, but we also, we also shot three new videos. We shot one, which has a theme to it, in the Airbnb we were in, we're staying in. And then we shot two of the new songs that we worked on. So we got a lot done over there."

On the topic of a possible SUN DONT SHINE tour in 2026, Kenny said: It's definitely gonna happen. And we have some good stuff coming up in the beginning of the year too, in January. So, yes — the answer is yes… We're gonna find the time and we're gonna do it. We're gonna make it happen."

This past June, SUN DONT SHINE released the official music video for the song "Coming Down".

The first single from SUN DONT SHINE, "The Promise Song", came out in January.

Under the band's original name EYE AM, SUN DONT SHINE released two singles, "Dreams Always Die With The Sun" in June 2023 and "Cryptomnesia" in November 2023, via Corpse Paint Records. The songs' accompanying music videos were shot and directed by Mike Holderbeast at OCD Recording And Production.

SUN DONT SHINE isn't just a band – it's a powerful convergence of four iconic musicians who have shaped the landscape of hard rock.

At its core, SUN DONT SHINE is a reflection of its members' shared philosophy: embrace the raw, reject the overly polished, and let the music speak for itself.

"I don't want our music to be one-dimensional," says Hickey. "I don't want it to be just dark and doomy or always so heavy. I want it to be both light and dark, dynamic and unpredictable."

It's a sentiment that runs deep in their sound, where each track takes on a life of its own, exploring contrasting moods and textures that reveal more with every listen.

With Windstein's earth-shaking riffs and Hickey's evocative, often ethereal melodies, the band strikes a delicate balance between heavy and haunting. Kelly's drumming keeps things tight but never feels constrained, while Strange's bass lines act as the backbone, holding down the bottom end with a ferocity only years in the rock trenches can cultivate.

Yet, what truly sets SUN DONT SHINE apart is the chemistry among its members. You can hear it in every note, a raw, almost unfiltered energy that comes from playing with people who have been through it all together — both the highs and the lows. Their music is about embracing imperfections and channeling them into something transcendent, capturing a moment rather than chasing perfection. It's messy, it's visceral, and it's real.

Roman P-V - 2025-09-04 12:13:43