 |
     |
|
|
Source: www.voivod.com/warriors.html
Respected. Influential. Sometimes difficult, usually godlike, always amazing. Voivod is possibly the most creative band to master the metal form. For the bands who keeps fans on the edge of their seats, the band who consistently |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 | Katorz
Released: 2006 |
|
|
|
Source: www.voivod.com/warriors.html
Respected. Influential. Sometimes difficult, usually godlike, always amazing. Voivod is possibly the most creative band to master the metal form. For the bands who keeps fans on the edge of their seats, the band who consistently delivers, 2003 will be a landmark year. It marks entry into their third decade. It marks the band's 13th full-length album. It welcomes back a key member and brings into the fold a man of ability and experience. 2003 will be a year of vindication for everyone - bands and fans - as their latest offering, the 13-song monster simply titled Voivod, carries on the tradition of moving metal forward into new dimensions.
2003 represents the strongest Voivod lineup yet: ever-present members Away (Michel Langevin, drums) and Piggy (Denis D'Amour, guitar) are joined by original vocalist Snake (Denis Belanger) and longtime friend/noise conspirator Jasonic (Jason Newsted - formerly of Metallica). A sonic brain trust like this comes along rarely, and as Voivod reflects, they have made the most of it. This is a very special band.
Voivod began by cranking out Venom, Motorhead, Tank and Judas Priest covers in 1982, but it didn't take long for their muse to take hold, as original songs like "Condemned To The Gallows," "Voivod," "Warriors Of Ice" and "Blower" came to life shortly thereafter. By 1984, the quartet of Away, Piggy, Snake and original bassist Blacky were offered an appearance on Metal Blade's Metal Massacre compilation series. Their first album, War And Pain, followed. It brought the band to global notoriety thanks to its frightening amalgam of ugly noise and youthful spontaneity. Capitalizing on the debut's most chaotic aspects, 1986's Rrrooaaarrr offered diseased clusters of thrashing, headache-inducing warheads. The band's unique vision came crashing headlong into 1987 with their first truly progressive album, Killing Technology. Boasting a spacier yet no less teeth-rattling adventure, K.T. remains a high point in the band's discography. The album's technical noise-metal epics like "Forgotten In Space" and "Overreaction" merely hinted at what was to come on 1988's Dimension: Hatross, which remains one of the most innovative albums in the metal genre. Its ebb and flow is clearly the work of songwriting prodigies answering their true call. No surprise, then, when 1989's Nothingface capitalized on the lab-borne science-metal of Hatross while injecting a heightened sense of accessibility. A landmark tour with Soundgarden and Faith No More brought the band roaring into the '90s.
Voivod's cosmic drama played out in the new decade with two albums that, while not unanimously acclaimed upon release, have become legendary among their fan base. Angel Rat (1991) and The Outer Limits (1993) are each textbook definitions of "ahead-of-its-time." People who didn't understand them then - journalists, musicians and fans alike - have been heard singing their praises in recent years.
With Blacky out after Angel Rat and Snake exiting after The Outer Limits, Voivod unleashed the ferocious album in 1995's Negatron. With bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, the trio continued the hard-hitting space-metal vibe while easing the pace and offering huge slabs of hypnotic sound on Phobos (1997). Following that, a bits-and-pieces release (Kronik, 1999) and a live album (Voivod Lives, 2000) were deemed necessary in marking that era of the band's development.
Surely, the news of a new Voivod with Snake is big. The fact that the album is as strong as it makes it even bigger. Add to that the presence of Jason Newsted and Voivod is so utterly convincing. The relationship between Jason and Voivod actually goes a long way back, even before his Metallica days. Jason: "This is a longtime friendship - an almost 20-year friendship - that has remained. We've always kept a bright spot for each other. This has been a long time coming. This was meant to be. I'm truly convinced of that. It's just a fantastic thing we have here."
The musical seeds between Voivod and Newsted were laid in the early '90s, when Away, Piggy and Jasonic wrote some songs together under the banner of TARRAT. (Phobos' "M-Body" evolved from those sessions.) Away adds, "We kept jamming with Jason through the years because we really get along, musically and spiritually. It was bound to happen that he would be part of Voivod eventually. You can really feel the excitement on the album. Everybody has something to prove."
Voivod rips and roars throughout its 60-minute duration. No filler, no dumbing down, no bullshit. Adds Jason: "We know what this band has to offer, the longtime fans and friends know what this band is about, and now we're going to show VOIVOD to the rest of the world! That's the name of the band, that's the name of the album."
This is Voivod
This is Voivod.
Blast off...
Bio written by: www.voivod.com/warriors.html |
|
|
| |
|  |
|
Discussion Topic
|
Creator
|
Voivod (2003)
1. Gasmask Revival
Yeah! You'll have to wear this my friend
You'll have to throw rocks once again
Hurry up get yourselves together
Because it's for now and for the future
Hold your breath, control your fear
Remember why you're here
Everything else will go wrong
Unless this has settled down
Just keep it in mind
It's a good day to express yourself
It's a nice day to raise hell as well
That's the way I'm feeling too
You're waiting here and you don't have
a clue
Beyond the fence they're watching you
And there is not much you can do
We are saying no more lies
Tear gas won't make us cry
Stand for your right and yell my son
And don't forget what they have done
No, I'm no more a good citizen?and never
was
It's a good day to express yourself
It's a nice day to raise hell as well
I got hit by a rock on the head
And now I'm seeing red
|
riff_master |
| |
Replys
|
Listener
|
2. Facing Up
Why do you wish to live in an ideal world?
Why do you think, that God will always be
there?
Is it so hard to see things like they are?
Maybe one day, you'll stop living in a
dream
Maybe not
Why religion, or magic or anything else?
What do you mean, love is not all we need?
Is it so hard to look at death every day?
Maybe one day, you may say this is for real
Maybe not
Facing up
Maybe not
Facing up
What if not?
So many problems of science involved
Complexity and basic principles
Observations of the empty space
Still searching for the final theory
Yeah the final theory
About our fate
Destiny
The dark energy
Facing up
Maybe not
Facing up
What if not? | riff_master |
3. Blame Us
Science fascination
Sinful believers
Species in mutation
Sordid disorders
Our leaders missed the point
Forced to dominate and destroy
To get what people want
Cultural coded society
Secret monster machines
Evolve in our spirits
Deeper in mind, digging
To find the ultimate
Deathwatch entertainment
Predictable near-misses
Is this what people want?
One blind reflex society
On the planet, blame us,
In my time, we didn't care enough
New world lies convention
High risk policies
One speech on total power
Leading to suicide
Our leaders missed the point
Forced to dominate and destroy
It's not what people want
It's not what's called society
On the planet, blame us
In my time, we didn't care enough
In my time? | riff_master |
4. Real Again?
The deal is on the table
I'm happy, but scared
There is no reason why
It should be no sweat
And in the end
I'll find my way home
When I climb up the stairs
Will I be the same one?
Sick as always
This is turning insane
I'm not wasting my time
This one goes overnight
Cool as always
I do things my way
I'm not ruining my life
And this city haunts me again
If you're in, I'm in
Is this real again? Yes!
We'll keep our plan
The way it is
And if something turns bad
I hope God is next door
I am a good soldier
I'll fight until the end
You gotta be careful, full
I've got a broken hand
Broke as always
I get dough where I can
I also have bad sides
When I walk through the night
Dead as always
I'm reborn every day
I don't know what's inside
But this city haunts me again
If you're in, I'm in
Is this real again? Yes! | riff_master |
5. Rebel Robot
You don't decide
What's wrong, what's right
You can't define what's good, what's
not
You have to hide all your feelings
Having opinions can be your worst enemy
You will respond without asking
You will perform like all of them
You will behave as predicted
Being a rebel, and it's the purgatory
What about your ego
How did it end up so low
You have been robotized
It's what you eat, it's what you wear
Look around you, it's everywhere
In every action, in every move
A vague impression, having the right to
choose
What about your ego
How did it end up so low
Like a seed, it will grow
In your head, it will glow
You have been robotized
You wear the freedom while a child is
working
You taste a kingdom while the trees are
falling
Loud voice and clear messages
The demons are so creative
There is a little matrix in everyone | riff_master |
6. The Multiverse
An eternal mystery
Has been discovered
It is now reality
Never say never
I've been working hard
Down in my basement
I don't know where I am
Where I've been sent
Now if I get it right
I'm trapped in the other side
Esoteric questions
Have been answered
What really matters
Is the anti-matter
Now am I lost in time?
Or caught in the other side
In parts or whole
I'm in this hole
Will I spend my life?
Locked in the other side
The Multiverse
I've moved the time from space
Based on action
I've made only one mistake
I tried it on
If I get it right
I'm trapped in this other side
In parts or whole
I'm all alone
Am I lost in time?
Or caught in this other side
It's in my head
I might be dead
Am I losing my mind?
Locked in this other side
I am losing my mind
Forever, this other side
The Multiverse | riff_master |
7. I Don't Wanna Wake Up
The sun is going down
People came from everywhere
Gathering in this small universe
It is good to see you all
How do you do?
Still in this train
Here we remain
Like yesterday
We feel the same
You know, we never really had it easy
Sometimes, life is too complicated
For now, we just want to forget it
We're here in front of you
And that's what we do
Seems like the past
Will forever last
And time goes too fast
You know, we live in a hurricane
Sometimes, it's hard to stay unaffected
For now, we want to enjoy ourselves
And hear the sound of you
Yeah, that's what we do
Don't you realize
We're under, hypnotized
There is no better sight
When we look in your eyes
You know, it is good to see each other
Sometimes, we are so disconnected
Right now, between hell and heaven
We're flying above you
Yeah, that's what we do
I don't wanna wake up | riff_master |
8. Les Cigares Volants
We are here waiting
A few know this place
With our lens we're looking
Scrutinize the space
Flying cigars
A given name for UFOs
Flying cigars
Fire this one and watch the show
In the sky dancing
They are telling a story
Back and forward moving
An awesome scenery
Flying cigars
The coolest name for UFOs
Flying cigars
Up in the sky, anything goes
Makes me high!
Turns me on!
There are some making loops
There are some spinning 'round
There are some caught in flames
And some land on the ground
Flying cigars
Give me a ride to Mars on these flying cigars | riff_master |
9. Divine Sun
Diamonds in the grass
Ultra-violet rays
Frosted like the flowers
Insect comes alive
Rise! From the ground up to the grey blue
sky
Yeah! Shine! Like a million pixels bursting
in my eyes
Good old radiation
Passing through my skin
Stardust medication
I'm so energized
Rise! Bring up all colors in the photosphere
Yeah! Shine! Like atomic bombs blowing
constantly
Yeah! Ride! Make it all the way throughout
this day
Yeah! Die! Like every other star, one day
you'll fade away
Cosmic coincidence
Working on the night shift
One look to the moon
Can't wait for tomorrow
Missing all your light
Rise! Give me just one chance to get out of
here alive!
On the dirty windows of this factory
Yeah! Shine! Make the daily darkness go away
Yeah! Die! But not before I've lived, but
not before I fade | riff_master |
10. Reactor
Restricted area
The danger zone
Top secret formula
A power load
The pressure rises
And gets too high
The wheels are rolling
At the speed of sound
The time is coming
To shake the ground
No failure at this point
The core survived
Transfer, recalibrate, and modify
Another test
Are we all set?
The wheels are rolling
You hear that sound
Something's burning
Down in the ground
Alarm lights
Blinking up
On and off
Crazy stuff
Control room
Leaking pool
Pump the fuel
What a mess
Procedures
Safety suits
Out of luck
Hurry up
We cannot stop this thing
Now it's too late
I must say from now on
No one is safe
Abandon site
Run for your life
The wheels are rolling
Explosion sounds
The time is coming
To leave this town
Can't shut down
Crews are dead
Steam blows up
At the top
A problem here
A failure there
And all the plant
Is melting down
As you see
Things can be
So quickly
Very ugly | riff_master |
11. Invisible Planet
Let me out, let me out
I still have that tube in my mouth
This space coffin is now too small
The no gravity made me too tall
I'm so dirty, plants grow on me
And in this bright light, I cannot see
I need a coffee, or maybe a beer
I've been sleeping for hundreds of years
We're on our way to the very end of the
universe
We'll be the future heroes and the very
first
But nobody will be waiting when we come back
Something's wrong, something's wrong
Motherboard says there's something wrong
I'm wondering what could it be this time
We might have left something behind
This mission is really out of control
Black holes and death feed my soul
We are attracted by an incredible force
We're talking speeds that have never been
achieved before
We are about to disappear in an endless
course
And nobody can help us here, soon we'll be
gone
Gamma ray
Still OK
Overspeed
Increasing
Analysis
Speculations
Visual contact
In two seconds
What is it?
It looks like an invisible planet
Dead engine
No power
Velocity
Out-measured
Calculations
Are near at hand
The collision
Is imminent
What is it?
It looks like an invisible planet
This is VOIVOD Mark III... EMERGENCY | riff_master |
12. Strange And Ironic
While NASA tries to read your mind
Research labs create new life
Did we really walk on the moon?
Are you still watching the news?
Strange and ironic
How trusty is this world
Strange and ironic
How we take care of the Earth
While Middle East burns and suffers
The lobby cheers and cracks in laughter
It is a shame, we're not gonna make it
Visions are behind bars
It's like an illness or a disease
It's like we're made for war
Strange and ironic
How we believe in God
Strange and ironic
Since everything's a fraud
While markets trade human parts
We ask ourselves if science is art
It is a shame, we're not gonna make it
Because it is out of our hands
It is out of reach, out of proportions
And soon will come to an end
All I wanted was to disappear
Do or die!
It is a shame, we're not gonna make it
Everything you know is wrong
A race for knowledge, a quest for power
So who is number one?
All I wanted was to disappear | riff_master |
13. We Carry On
So we are ready for more adventures
No crystal ball to see the future
Driven by a need to create
On every mile we ride our fate
In my heart
In my soul
In my blood
In my bones
It really does make you feel strong
Like you would be forever young
Day after day sharing and giving
Reinventing the ways of thinking
In my heart
In my soul
In my blood
In my bones
In my hands
On my face
In my eyes
Here's my rage
This is our time
This is our song
This is our lives
We carry on
No need to say, it's far from pure
Once you've touched it, there is no cure
We ride our way throughout the sun
We just got here, and now we're gone
In my dreams
In my hope
In my fear
In my goals
In the sky
All around
In the light
Underground
This is our time
This is our song
This is our lives
We carry on | riff_master | | | |
|
|
|
|
|
Add to Profile
