Voivod: Deathproof

Hey, sorry about so many Voivod posts. This is the last one for a while, I promise. I grew up listening to metal in my teen years and Voivod has always been my favforite band of the genre. They are the greatest metal band from the 1980's to now in my opinion and it's hard to see them go. Here's "Deathproof" from their last album "Infini" of course. The catchiest song on the album, one of their greatest tracks.

VOIVOD: INFINI

"Inifini" is Voivod's newest and final album. It was recorded using guitarist Piggy's guitar tracks exactly as he recorded them on his laptop before his death. Due to the nature of this album and the fact that it was recorded after Piggy's death, I was a bit hesitant about how "Infini" would turn out. After all, Piggy was the driving musical force behind the band. I was worried that "Infini" would sound rather patched together. After hearing this album, I was surprisingly mistaken.

"Infini" comes very close to being the strongest release of the band's career. It reminds of the greatest moments of the discordant, psychedelic thrash of "Dimension Hatross" and the heavy, science fiction rock of "The Outer Limits". It is really a throw back to Voivod at their strongest. Their last few albums with Snake back on vocals and Metallica's Jason Newstead on bass only hint at the quality that this album brings. It features the heaviest and most brilliant guitar playing of Piggy's career. Mind blowing, psychedelic guitar solos and discordant, machine-like chords abound. Jason Newstead's bass playing has never sounded so heavy and aggressive. Snakes' vocals sound as inhuman, cybernetic, and aggressive as ever. In fact the band sounds very cohesive, It's hard to imagine that Piggy was not there during the recording and that his guitar tracks were used untampered with, exactly as he recorded them.

All tracks are great on this album. Dissonant, frightening, and catchy. Some of my favorites include "God Phones", "Global Warning" and "Deathproof". On "Infini" Voivod masterfully blends psychedelic thrash metal with trippy, cyber/space rock. An impressive album indeed, and a fitting, final note to their career. Highly recommended.

SOME OLD VOIVOD VIDEOS FROM DVOD 1

I just got Voivod's new and final album "Infini". Sounds great so far...a review will be coming soon. In the meantime, here's some vintage Voivod, classic music videos taken from the excellent DVD chronicling Voivod's early career from the early 1980's "War and Pain" to the very early 1990's "Nothingface". This disc does a great job at covering Voivod's early career, with a mixture of live performances and music videos. My only complaint is that it is a bit hard to navigate. It is well worth the money if you are a fan of Voivod's heavy, dissonant, futuristic sci-fi metal...

Here's "Voivod" from their first album "War and Pain"...


and here's "Ravenous Medicine" from their third album Killing Technology". Both tracks are very early and raw, not as refined as their later material, but well worth a look-see. Enjoy.

VOIVOD: POLAROIDS

Sorry in advance about the over Voivod exposure here, but you have to excuse me as I gear up for the release of their new album, "Infini". Here is a beautiful video for a not so futuristic, gloomy song. It's from their previous album "Katorz"...the song is "Polaroids". It's a bit mellow for Voivod but I love it. Purposefully black, white and gray in sound and appearance. Away's cryptic animation really adds to the video. Here's to a bizarre, gloom wrapped future that only Voivod could bring to you...

TWO PREVIEW TRACKS AVAILABLE FROM VOIVOD'S FORTHCOMING "INFINI"

There are two preview tracks available to Voivod's new album "Infini", to be released on June 23. They are incredible sounding. Quintessential Voivod....futuristic cyber metal at it's best. The sound is along the lines of their last two releases, with a little more emphasis on dissonance and bizarre, cybernetic chords. This album features the last written and recorded efforts of their deceased gutiarist Piggy, the driving musical force behind the band. To listen to the two songs, "Earthache" and "Global Warming", click here. They are the first two songs on the player. I can't wait until "Infini" is released. Gotta get my Voivod fix. To read a little more about Infini, click here.

Voivod's Final Album "Infini" To Be Released Soon

Futuristic cyber metal masters Voivod are releasing their final album, "Infini" on June 23 2009 in the United States and on June 15 in the U.K.. The album is culled from material that guitarist Dennis D'Amour aka "Piggy" wrote before his death in 2005 from colon cancer. He left the guitar tracks on his laptop, and left instrucutions to drummer Away on how to retrieve them. This CD will feature Away on drums, Jason Newstead on bass, Piggy's guitar playing, and Snake on vocals. Voivod is touring with Dan Mongrain from the prog-metal band Martyr taking Piggy's place on guitar, and with their original, founding bassist Blacky. I can't wait to hear this CD.

Here is "Infini's" track listing:

1. God Phones

2. From The Cave

3. Earthache

4. Global Warning

5. A Room With A V.U.

6. Destroy After Reading

7. Treasure Chase

8. Krap Radio

9. In Orbit

10. Deathproof

11. Pyramidome

12. Morpheus

13. Volcano