Never say Die

Eye Magazine

Never say die Not even the passing of Voivod’s founder can keep the legendary Quebec metal outfit from realizing their vision BY Chris Bilton [Read More...]

Review: Infini - 8 out of 10

PopMatters

Although fans were well aware that there was another album’s worth of guitar tracks for the band to piece together as a follow-up, it took a great deal of time for Langevin, Belanger, and Newsted to end the grieving process and go full steam ahead once more, with Langevin openly admitting it wasn’t until Voivod’s triumphant Montreal performance in June of 2008 (with Martyr guitarist Dan Mongrain ably taking D’Amour’s place) that the creative spark was lit again. And you can hear the difference on the new record, Infini. The fact that Katorz succeeded in spite of the highly unusual circumstances surrounding the recording was in itself a big story, but with the band settling down and spending more time refining and enhancing the remaining songs the second time around, it makes Infini feel more fleshed-out, more fully-realized, and far less rushed than the previous album. [Read More...]

Voivod releases a twelfth album

The Globe and Mail

Voivod are the reason I bought my ticket,” says Paul Salter. “They were originators, there's no other way to describe them. I'm glad they emerged again.” Dressed in a maple-leaf cap and faded Voivod T-shirt, Salter was one of 70,000 heavy-metal fans at the Download Festival in England last week – just one stop on the Quebec band's concert circuit this summer, and one more sign that Voivod hasn't stopped rocking since it lost its guitarist and primary songwriter Denis (Piggy) D'Amour to colon cancer in 2005. [Read More...]

Relapse Sets Release Date June 23

Relapse Records

VOIVOD: New Album ‘Infini’ To See US Release via Relapse [Read More...]