Voivod "The Wake (Japan, Avalon, MICP-90108)"

The Wake is the fourteenth studio album, and eighteenth release overall, by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. The album was released on September 21, 2018 through Century Media Records.

The artwork was done by drummer Michel "Away" Langevin. It is also a concept album, and the first Voivod studio album to feature bassist Dominique "Rocky" Laroche, who replaced Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault in 2014. It was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Recording Studio in Canada.

In an interview with Metal Hammer about the musical style of the album, Langevin said:

"The music is like a futuristic prog thrash metal trek with many twists and turns. The story involves the usual Voivodian topics: disasters, chaos, conflicts, strange plots and alternate consciousness."

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Obsolete Beings 05:34  
2. The End of Dormancy 07:42
3. Orb Confusion 06:00  
4. Iconspiracy 05:15   
5. Spherical Perspective 07:41   
6. Event Horizon 06:10
7. Always Moving 05:11  
8. Sonic Mycelium 12:24   

Time:  55:57

 

Disc 2

1. Post Society 06:17  
2. Forever Mountain 05:12  
3. Fall 06:42  
4. We Are Connected 07:26  
5. Silver Machine (Hawkwind cover) 04:48  
6. Inner Combustion (Live) 04:22  
7. Order of the Blackguards (Live) 05:03  
8. Psychic Vacuum (Live) 04:16  
9. Lost Machine (Live) 06:01  
10. Fall (Live) 06:38  
11. Voivod (Live) 06:23  

Time:  01:03:08

CD 2 Tracks 1-5: Post Society EP. CD 2 Tracks 6-11: Live at 70000 Tons of Metal Cruise, 2018. Official music videos: - Obsolete Beings - Iconspiracy - Always Moving - The End of Dormancy (Metal Section) Recording information: Recorded and mixed at RadicArt Recording Studio. Mastered at Yannick St. Amand mastering. Bones and other percussion recorded at Cégep de Joliette studios.