Canadian progressive metal pioneers VOIVOD have now premiered the title track from their upcoming 13th studio album, Target Earth, on Metal Sucks.net! To hear the track, click the link below:
To hear the album’s first single, “Mechanical Mind,” please click here!
Due out January 21st, 2013 in Europe and January 22nd, 2913 in North America, Target Earth was recorded at producer Pierre Rémillard’s Wild Studios in Quebec and mixed by Sanford Parker (PELICAN, NACHTMYSTIUM). The original art was once again drawn by drummer Away (Michel Langevin) and features color schemes from each one of the band’s previous albums.
The album brings back original bass player, Blacky (Jean Yves Thériault), marking his first recordings with the band since 1991’s Angel Rat. It’s also the first to feature guitarist, Chewy (Dan Mongrain), who cut his teeth playing guitar to the late Denis D’Amour’s riffs and thus has matched his style to a tee. VOIVOD, as a full group, hadn’t sat down to write a record together since 2003’s self-titled album. The end result harkens back to the group’s late 80s output and after 30 years together as a band, one of their best yet.
The official track-listing for Target Earth can be seen below.
1. Target Earth
2. Kluskap O’Kom
3. Empathy for the Enemy
4. Mechanical Mind
5. Warchaic
6. Resistance
7. Kaleidos
8. Corps Étranger
9. Artefact
10. Defiance
“Target Earth” will be available in Europe as limited edition Mediabook CD (with bonus tracks), standard CD, gatefold double vinyl and as very limited edition deluxe box set (details on that to be announced soon).
Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD will release their new album, “Target Earth”, on January 22, 2013 (one day earlier internationally) via VOIVOD‘s own company, Iron Gang Factory, and Century Media. The CD was recorded in January at Pierre Rémillard‘s (OBLIVEON, CRYPTOPSY, KRISIUN, MISERY INDEX) Wild Studio in a small town called St-Zénon in Quebec, Canada and was mixed by Sanford Parker (PELICAN, NACHTMYSTIUM). The follow-up to 2009’s “Infini” will contain the band’s first music to be written with new guitarist Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain (MARTYR) following the passing of original axeman Denis “Piggy” D’Amour in 2005. The original art was once again drawn by VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin and features color schemes from each one of the band’s previous albums. The effort will be available as a CD, gatefold double vinyl and a limited edition deluxe box set.
“Target Earth” track listing:
01. Target Earth
02. Kluskap O’Kom
03. Empathy for the Enemy
04. Mechanical Mind
05. Warchaic
06. Resistance
07. Kaleidos
08. Corps Étranger
09. Artefact
10. Defiance
According to a posting on the page, fans can “expect something in the vein of ‘Nothingface’ with some elements from the other albums. It will be a classic VOIVOD album.”
Regarding what the new VOIVOD songs sound like, Mongrain said in an interview, “As a VOIVOD fan since I am 12 years old and early rise of VOIVOD in late ’80s and everything, I think… I’m in conflict of interest right now. [laughs] I like the old stuff as much as the new stuff, so I think it’s a blend of everything. It’s really a team work and Blacky [Jean-Yves Thériault] is back on the ‘blower bass’ — he’s got the original sound — and we’re having a blast jamming. I think it’s working pretty good.”
On the topic of the lyrical themes covered in the new VOIVOD tracks, singer Denis “Snake” Bélanger said, “The song we played [on the early 2012 European tour] [‘Kaleidos’] is about conspiracy involving drugs and the FBI… [Laughs] It’s hard to describe because we’re kind of early in the process. There’s another song called ‘Target Earth’, which is more like a spacy, conspiracy, controlling the information around the world. The main thing is the ‘war’ of information. You know, somebody Osama Bin Laden is dead, someone [else] says he’s not… It gets to a point where everybody has his own story and nobody is sure what the truth is. There’s people above everything controlling the information.”
In an interview with Exclaim.ca, Away stated about VOIVOD‘s forthcoming studio album, “It’s more in the progressive metal vein, so it’s reminiscent of the ‘Dimension Hatröss’ era.”
VOIVOD‘s new single, “Mechanical Mind”, was released on October 9 (one day earlier internationally) as a digital single and a limited-edition seven-inch single-sided vinyl with a skull etching by VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin on the B-side.
VOIVOD debuted the “Target Earth” title track during their April 12 concert at the Roadburn festival at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland.
VOIVOD 2012 is:
Denis “Snake” Bélanger – Vocals Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain – Guitar Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault – Bass Michel “Away” Langevin – Drums
“Mechanical Mind” (new song) studio version (audio stream):
A short preview of “Mechanical Mind”, a brand new song from Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD, is available in the YouTube clip below. The track will be released on October 9 (one day earlier internationally) as a digital single and a limited-edition seven-inch single-sided vinyl with a skull etching by VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin on the B-side.
“Mechanical Mind” comes off VOIVOD‘s new album, “Target Earth”, which will be released on January 22, 2013 (one day earlier internationally) via VOIVOD‘s own company, Iron Gang Factory, and Century Media.
Commented VOIVOD: “Our goal has been to find a partner for Iron Gang Factory to help get new VOIVOD music to the world and Century Media, we are proud to say, is the right company to do so globally. We can’t wait to release tour and promote ‘Target Earth’.”
“Target Earth” was recorded in January at Pierre Rémillard‘s (OBLIVEON, CRYPTOPSY, KRISIUN, MISERY INDEX) Wild Studio in a small town called St-Zénon in Quebec, Canada. The follow-up to 2009’s “Infini” will contain the band’s first music to be written with new guitarist Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain (MARTYR) following the passing of original axeman Denis “Piggy” D’Amour in 2005.
VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin recently unveiled the band’s new logo which will be used on the upcoming CD. Check it out below.
Several photos from the recording sessions can be found on the band’s Facebook page.
According to a posting on the page, fans can “expect something in the vein of ‘Nothingface’ with some elements from the other albums. It will be a classic VOIVOD album.”
Regarding what the new VOIVOD songs sound like, Mongrain said in a recent interview, “As a VOIVOD fan since I am 12 years old and early rise of VOIVOD in late ’80s and everything, I think… I’m in conflict of interest right now. [Laughs] I like the old stuff as much as the new stuff, so I think it’s a blend of everything. It’s really a team work and Blacky [Jean-Yves Thériault] is back on the ‘blower bass’ — he’s got the original sound — and we’re having a blast jamming, improvising and writing. I think it’s working pretty good.”
On the topic of the lyrical themes covered in the new VOIVOD tracks, singer Denis “Snake” Bélanger said, “The song we played [on the recent European tour] [‘Kaleidos’] is about conspiracy involving drugs and the FBI… [Laughs] It’s hard to describe because we’re kind of early in the process. There’s another song called ‘Target Earth’, which is more like a spacy, conspiracy, controlling the information around the world. The main thing is the ‘war’ of information. You know, somebody Osama Bin Laden is dead, someone [else] says he’s not… It gets to a point where everybody has his own story and nobody is sure what the truth is. There’s people above everything controlling the information.”
In an interview with Exclaim.ca, Away stated about VOIVOD‘s forthcoming studio album, “It’s more in the progressive metal vein, so it’s reminiscent of the ‘Dimension Hatröss’ era.”
VOIVOD debuted the “Target Earth” title track during their April 12 concert at the Roadburn festival at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland.
VOIVOD will embark on a European headlining tour in October. They will also play several shows in Spain as the support act for ARCH ENEMY.
Fan-filmed video footage of VOIVOD performing the title track of their forthcoming album, “Target Earth”, on June 29 at Zone Portuaire de Chicoutimi in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada can be seen below.
VOIVOD 2012 is:
Denis “Snake” Bélanger – Vocals Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain – Guitar Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault – Bass Michel “Away” Langevin – Drums
Century Media Records has announced the signing of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD.
To coincide with the band’s 30th anniversary — the band was founded in late January 1983 — VOIVOD‘s own company, Iron Gang Factory, has joined forces with global powerhouse Century Media to release the group’s new album, “Target Earth”, on January 22, 2013 (one day earlier internationally).
Commented VOIVOD: “Our goal has been to find a partner for Iron Gang Factory to help get new VOIVOD music to the world and Century Media, we are proud to say, is the right company to do so globally. We can’t wait to release tour and promote ‘Target Earth’.”
“Target Earth” was recorded in January at Pierre Rémillard‘s (OBLIVEON, CRYPTOPSY, KRISIUN, MISERY INDEX) Wild Studio in a small town called St-Zénon in Quebec, Canada. The follow-up to 2009’s “Infini” will contain the band’s first music to be written with new guitarist Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain (MARTYR) following the passing of original axeman Denis “Piggy” D’Amour in 2005.
VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin recently unveiled the band’s new logo which will be used on the upcoming CD. Check it out below.
Several photos from the recording sessions can be found on the band’s Facebook page.
According to a posting on the page, fans can “expect something in the vein of ‘Nothingface’ with some elements from the other albums. It will be a classic VOIVOD album.”
Regarding what the new VOIVOD songs sound like, Mongrain said in a recent interview, “As a VOIVOD fan since I am 12 years old and early rise of VOIVOD in late ’80s and everything, I think… I’m in conflict of interest right now. [Laughs] I like the old stuff as much as the new stuff, so I think it’s a blend of everything. It’s really a team work and Blacky [Jean-Yves Thériault] is back on the ‘blower bass’ — he’s got the original sound — and we’re having a blast jamming, improvising and writing. I think it’s working pretty good.”
On the topic of the lyrical themes covered in the new VOIVOD tracks, singer Denis “Snake” Bélanger said, “The song we played [on the recent European tour] [‘Kaleidos’] is about conspiracy involving drugs and the FBI… [Laughs] It’s hard to describe because we’re kind of early in the process. There’s another song called ‘Target Earth’, which is more like a spacy, conspiracy, controlling the information around the world. The main thing is the ‘war’ of information. You know, somebody Osama Bin Laden is dead, someone [else] says he’s not… It gets to a point where everybody has his own story and nobody is sure what the truth is. There’s people above everything controlling the information.”
In an interview with Exclaim.ca, Away stated about VOIVOD‘s forthcoming studio album, “It’s more in the progressive metal vein, so it’s reminiscent of the ‘Dimension Hatröss’ era.”
VOIVOD debuted the “Target Earth” title track during their April 12 concert at the Roadburn festival at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland.
VOIVOD will embark on a European headlining tour in October. They will also play several shows in Spain as the support act for ARCH ENEMY.
Fan-filmed video footage of VOIVOD performing the title track of their forthcoming album, “Target Earth”, on June 29 at Zone Portuaire de Chicoutimi in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada can be seen below.
VOIVOD 2012 is:
Denis “Snake” Bélanger – Vocals Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain – Guitar Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault – Bass Michel “Away” Langevin – Drums
Canadian metal legends VOIVOD’s Michel “Away” Langevin performed a special homecoming show on Thursday, June 7th at La Sala Rosa in Montreal, Quebec. Fan-filmed video from the show is available below:
Voivod recently entered producer Pierre Rémillard’s (OBLIVEON, CRYPTOPSY, KRISIUN) Wild Studio this past January in St-Zénon in Quebec (150 kilometres north of Montreal), to begin recording the follow-up to 2009’s Infini which will contain the band’s first music written with new guitarist Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain (MARTYR) following the passing of Denis “Piggy” D’Amour in 2005.
According to a recent Facebook update, “expect something in the vein of Nothingface with some elements from the other albums. It will be a classic Voivod album.”
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The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AMORPHIS, BEFORE THE DAWN, CAVUS, ELUVEITIE, THE HAUNTED, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, NORTHER, ROTTEN SOUND, TERÄSBETONI, THAUROROD, VOIVOD
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