Kenny Hickey
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kenneth Shaun Hickey |
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May 22, 1966 New York City, New York |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | Heavy metal, gothic metal, doom metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Labels | Roadrunner, SPV America |
| Associated acts | Type O Negative, Danzig, Seventh Void |
Kenneth Shaun "Kenny" Hickey (born May 22, 1966) is an American heavy metal musician, known as co-founder, guitarist and background vocalist of the gothic metal band Type O Negative. He is also the vocalist and guitarist for heavy metal band Seventh Void, and the touring guitarist for Danzig. Both bands also feature fellow Type O Negative member Johnny Kelly on drums.
Hickey was born in New York City. In 1986, he was asked to join Type O Negative after former Carnivore guitarist Marc Piovanetti declined. Hickey was a childhood friend of the band, growing up in the same neighborhood as the band members. He has been on every Type O Negative release with fellow members Peter Steele and Josh Silver (Johnny Kelly joined in 1994).
In the early days of Type O Negative, Hickey could be seen playing a black Gibson Flying V. He played this for the music video of “Christian Woman.” He then switched to a black Gibson SG, began to add green accessories (knobs and green painted fretboard and pickups) to it, and would continue to follow this trend. Starting in 1996, he used Fernandes Guitars, starting with a Raven Elite Sustainer and Revolver Sustainer with the green additions like his previous SG. He would use this for over half a decade. He would always use the Raven live, but as seen on the music video for “I Don't Wanna Be Me,” he could be seen using a Monterey Deluxe (without EMGs) in satin black, with green fingerboard. In 2007, he began using Schecter guitars, most prominently a green C-1 Baritone. Unlike his previous guitars, this has true green inlays, exposed pickups (A Seymour Duncan SH-4 “JB” bridge, and a Sustainiac neck pickup), and the body, including the headstock, the back of the headstock and the back of the neck is entirely green. All Hickey’s guitars have invariably been tuned to B Standard throughout his career.
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