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Canada’s progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOÏVOD check in with a new video clip created by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight13Media for the song “Holographic Thinking” off their recently released ‘Symphonique‘ album, a special live release together with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra.

Additionally, the band also has important line-up news for their upcoming European tour run starting this weekend, which will feature former band member Eric Forrest a.k.a. “E-Force” as a stand-in replacement for original vocalist Denis Bélanger a.k.a. “Snake.“

VOÏVOD have recently announced Eric Forrest a.k.a. “E-Force,” to fill in for vocalist Denis Bélanger a.k.a. “Snake,“ who needs to attend to a family matter this summer. E-Force was the lead singer and bass player for the formidable power trio years of VOÏVOD from 1994 to 2000 and checked in with the following comment himself:

“Greetings to all! I am honoured and blessed to be asked to fill in for Snake this summer, to keep the VOÏVOD fans, band, legacy in motion! I’m very thrilled to be part of this tour. I never ever imagined this, but I’m happy and motivated to step in and take care of business…Can’t wait to see you all! Merci, santé!”

VOÏVOD’s drummer and founding member Michel “Away” Langevin commented about the news as follows:

“And now, another mesmerizing hand-drawn video by our friend Costin Chioreanu, for the song ‘Holographic Thinking,’ live with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra. As usual, Costin captured the dystopian vibe of our music perfectly, adding his galactic touch! This video single comes right on time for our European summer tour. For this run, E-Force will come to the rescue and fill in for Snake, who needs to attend to a family matter at home. We can’t wait to see everybody on the road this summer! We Are Connected…”.

Here is a list of all upcoming VOÏVOD shows in Europe featuring E-Force as frontman:

VOÏVOD – Live 2026:

Fri 10.07. Milan (Italy) – Frantic Fest Warm-Up
Sun 12.07. Cagliari (Italy) – Disaster Metal Fest
Tue 14.07. Budapest (Hungary) – Analog Music Hall
Wed 15.07. Vienna (Austria) – Arena
Thu 16.07. Vizovice (Czech Republic) – Masters of Rock Fest
Sat 18.07. Leoben (Austria) – Area 53 Fest
Mon 20.07. Salzburg (Austria) – Rockhouse
Tue 21.07. Munich (Germany) – Feierwerk
Wed 22.07. Weinheim (Germany) – Cafe Central
Thu 23.07. Essen (Germany) – Turock
Sat 25.07. Brande-Hörnerkirchen (Germany) – Headbangers Open Air Fest
Mon 27.07. Gdańsk (Poland) – Drizzly Grizzly
Tue 28.07. Warsaw (Poland) – Hydrozagadka
Wed 29.07. Bratislava (Slovakia) – Randal Club
Thu 30.07. Belgrade (Serbia) – Zappa Barka
Fri 31.07. Brasov (Romania) – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
Sun 02.08. Sofia (Bulgaria) – Mixtape 5
Mon 03.08. Thessaloniki (Greece) – Eightball Club
Tue 04.08. Athens (Greece) – Gazarte Ground Stage
Fri 07.08. Ancora (Portugal) – Sonic Blast Fest
Sun 09.08. Kortrijk (Belgium) – Alcatraz Fest
Mon 10.08. Trier (Germany) – Mergener Hof
Tue 11.08. Aarau (Switzerland) – Kiff
Fri 14.08. Francavilla Al Mare (Italy) – Frantic Fest
Sun 16.08. Carhaix (France) – Motocultor Fest

More info and ticket links HERE

VOÏVOD’s newest live release, ‘Symphonique‘ functions like an epic piece of cinema, showcasing the band’s pioneering futuristic metal with the strains of a symphony orchestra. The album features a carefully curated VOÏVOD best-of setlist composed of 12 songs across 73 minutes and was recorded live on June 4, 2025 at the Grand Théâtre in Québec City, Canada.

The live release, which traditionally comes with artwork created by Michel “Away” Langevin (to be seen below!), is available as CD Jewelcase in O-Card, Gatefold 2LP (On either unlimited Black 180g double vinyl, 300x copies limited Yellow 180g double vinyl from Sony Music Canada Shop and EMP, or 300x copies limited Orange 180g double vinyl from Voïvod) and as Digital Album with the following tracklisting:

1. Experiment (Symphonique) (07:43)
2. Holographic Thinking (Symphonique) (06:23)
3. The Unknown Knows (Symphonique) (05:10)
4. The End Of Dormancy (Symphonique) (08:33)
5. Into My Hypercube (Symphonique) (05:17)
6. Forgotten In Space (Symphonique) (06:27)
7. Cosmic Drama (Symphonique) (05:06)
8. Pre-Ignition (Symphonique) (05:24)
9. Nuclear War (Symphonique) (05:04)
10. Fall (Symphonique) (07:17)
11. Tribal Convictions (Symphonique) (05:07)
12. Astronomy Domine (Symphonique) (05:53) [Pink Floyd Cover Version]

Order the album here: https://centurymedia.store/pages/voivod-symphonique

‘Symphonique‘ follows the release of VOÏVOD’s latest and Juno Award winning studio album ‘Synchro Anarchy‘ from 2022 (Which reached # 7 in the official album sales charts in Germany, # 64 in Switzerland, # 67 in Austria, # 88 in The Netherlands etc. upon release), as well as the group’s special 40th Anniversary ‘Morgöth Tales‘ release from 2023, for which you can still check out various videos here:

VOÏVOD – ‘Synchro Anarchy‘: “Synchro Anarchy” HERE – “Planet Eaters” HERE – “Paranormalium” HERE – “Sleeves Off” HERE – “Quest For Nothing” HERE

VOÏVOD – ‘Morgöth Tales‘: “Morgöth Tales” HERE – “Nuage Fractal (2023 Version)” HERE – “Fix My Heart (2023 Version)” HERE – “Thrashing Rage (Live At Rock Hard Festival 2023)” HERE – “Rise (Live at Wacken Open Air 2023)” HERE – “Rebel Robot” (Live at Wacken Open Air 2023) HERE – “Condemned To The Gallows (2023 Version)” HERE

Stay connected for more VOÏVOD news coming up soon, also about the next studio album release that the band is currently already working on…

VOÏVOD are:
Denis “Snake” Bélanger – Vocals
Dominic “Rocky” Laroche – Bass
Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain – Guitar
Michel “Away” Langevin – Drums

More info: https://www.voivod.com/