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ALBUM REVIEW: Voivod – Symphonique

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So, what exactly do you do after travelling across the universe, the multiverse, the macroverse, and the microverse? When you’ve explored the furthest reaches of space, survived a nuclear war, and the subsequent apocalypse? Well, if you’re Canadian Progressive Thrash Metal pioneers Voivod, you produce a galactic symphony.
Recorded live with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra on June 4, 2025, at the Grand Théâtre in Quebec City, Canada, Symphonique (Century Media Records) is a seventy-plus-minute performance that takes Voivod’s futuristic Metal and energises it even further with a classical music makeover. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Voivod – Morgöth Tales 

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Although hard rock and heavy metal existed in Canada before the emergence of Jonquière genre dodgers Voivod, the loudest expulsions of northerly rage still generally belonged to disgruntled ice hockey fans and angry moose. While prog legends Rush had already made a name for themselves and acts like Exciter and Anvil were slowly gaining the attention of metal fans across the world, Voivod were about to take Canadian noise to an entirely new level.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Imperial Triumphant – Spirit of Ecstasy

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When the death metal scene blew up in the early nineties, it was exciting to watch fresh new blood delivering a much-needed kick up the backside to many lethargic established acts. However, with little room for growth and proliferation of bands all covering the same ground, stagnation, and panic soon set in. Just as their predecessors had found, forward-thinking and experimentation were often frowned upon while the alternative was perceived as merely playing safe or laziness. It was survival of the fittest in a catch-22 situation and the fans were a fickle and unforgiving judge.

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