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It's all subjective obviously, but Angel Rat and The Outer Limits at D and C is very disturbing to me! lol As usual, good tier list with fair considerations.
I get people who are specifically into their heavier, more out there stuff not clicking with the more mainstream-accessible sound of The Outer Limits, and especially Angel Rat, but I really like 'em. Sure, you lose some of the experimentalism they'd previously had, but they gained a dreamier, more melodious sound I quite like, and as much as I love Nothingface, I wasn't sad to hear the crunchy bass sound get traded in for something smoother. For me, the golden age of Voivod is Dimension Hatross or Nothingface (depending on how selective you want to be) through The Outer Limits. Negatron just does not do it for me. I love the aggression at the beginning of "Insect", but the song feels played out before it gets halfway through, and the rest of the album has never grabbed me. It's just not my sound, I guess.
I know the name Voivod since my high school days back in the late 80's but never, never, never got into them. Only a month ago started to listen their setlist for the incoming concert and listed Synchro Anarchy in full. I enjoyed the show. Took pictures with them after the show and I cannot take "Synchro Anarchy" riff out of my mind. What an AWESOME song, and the lyrics are so good.
Hell yes, RRRÖÖÖAAARRR is definitely my favourite album, I’m a big sucker for classic thrash. They’re also from my hometown of Jonquière which is awesome.
5:56 fair enough. In general though, as a huge Rush fan and a Voivod semi-enjoyer, that’s kinda just like the band’s whole sound period. They added in more dissonant stuff but the bass and the James Bond riffs are very Rush inspired. I almost feel like the whole goal of this band was to make Rush metal.
I got Dimension Hatross in either late 1988 or early 1989. I was 15 at the time and let's just say I definitely had never heard anything like it before. One of the most unique, bizarre and unusual albums ever. Nothingface upped their game to an untouchable level in 1989 and once again blew my teenage mind. This was the era of hair metal and Bay Area thrash clones, so truly nothing else sounded like Voivod. I of course got Angel Rat when it came out in 1991 and lissen here, bub, it's a f'n great album that turns accessible, catchy metal on its side. It's S tier to me. It felt like a natural progression and I played it just as much as Nothingface. I think the Outer Limits is overlooked and people should revisit it. I just don't care for the Eric Forrest era one bit. Also agree that the s/t Voivod was mediocre, but I love Jason Newsted for getting Voivod back together. I also think Katorz and Infini are a wonderful tribute to Piggy, as they built songs around the demos he had on his laptop around the time of his death. He had notes on how to finish the songs and the band spent a considerable amount of time doing laborious studio work to make it happen. There's some gems in there, though I do agree it's not completely consistent. And had Piggy not passed away, I'm sure there would have been improvements from the demo ideas to final versions. I'd put them at C tier and want to let other fans know that there's some good stuff in there. I don't have a strong opinion about Target Earth. The Wake is f'n awesome, though. And I haven't had enough time to fully absorb Synchro, but it feels like it's one of their best. So glad this band has as many lives as a feline.
I would definitely put The Wake at A or maybe even S, I just love how friggin weird and ominous that album sounds. Have you heard the brass band version of End of Dormancy? Really cool and different. Past though though I think this is pretty spot-on (though I might switch the A and B tiers personally). People tend to shit on the Eric Forrest albums for not being classic 'Vod but I think they're every bit as forward-thinking as the previous stuff.
Seeing Killing Technology in B hurts a little for me not gonna lie lmao, but its hard to argue with the rest of this ESPECIALLY NOT with Synchro Anarchy in S tier. Fuckin' fantastic record.
Voivod is definitely one of my top 5 Thrash acts ever. They are very consistent for most part. They are so interesting as a whole. (Homestly I can hear a little Primus, Megadeth on Dimension Hatross). So excited for this new one S: Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, The Outer Limits A: War and Pain, Phobos, The Wake B: Roaaaarrrr, Voivod, Target Earth C: Nothingface, Katorz, Infini D: Angel Rat, Negatron
Negatron and Angel Rat in D??? How dare you! :) Honestly I don't get how you may have Outer limits in S and Angel rat in D - they're so close to each other in every aspect.
Excellent - Nothingface, Angel Rat, The Outer Limits Great - Dimension Hatross, Voivod, The Wake Good - Target Earth, Synchro Anarchy Pass - Everything else Though The Wake has not clicked with me quite as much as their golden age stuff (Dimension Hatross through Outer Limits), it may just be a little less my style, or maybe it's a difference of what time in my life I encountered the albums, and I feel like I may be underrating it, and it may belong in the top tier or perhaps between the top two tiers. Target Earth and Synchro Anarchy are mainly ranked where they are because I find them to be a definite step up from Katorz and Infini, while seeming like a definite step down from The Wake, but I'd honestly have a hard time evaluating them in a much more detailed manner. They're just kind of there: not bad, but also not hugely compelling for me. I need to go back and relisten to Phobos a few times. I wrote it off back in the day, but after Negatron, I needed convincing to like their next album and perhaps never gave it a fair chance. And since them, I've just kind of waved it away as something I'm not into, without properly reconsidering my position. Albums in the "pass" category may still contain a good song or two, but aren't appealing to me taken as a whole, even with a couple of skips in there. Yes, Voivod is in my second tier. I like the way it grooves. Well, the better half of it anyway. There are some songs I could happily toss, but I'm willing to accept that in this day and age.
Awesome band I'd recommend against missing out on vorga's new album everyone, it's a great cosmic experience! At first I dismissed it but now I believe I can kinda see through and appreciate it in a way
We'll have to agree to disagree about some of these choices, particularly Angel Rat and Outer Limits. I would personally not use butt rock to describe the Newsted albums, but to each their own. I love the three albums in your highest tier.
I definitely enjoy Voivod progressive/ spacey side with Dimension Hatros and Nothingface and then took a break from them until Target Earth and the Wake and I'm looking forward to Synchro Anarchy and God Phones is a song where it's so bad, it's good territory for me. Flight of Icarus have you heard Daniel's previous band Martyr? Check out the album Feeding the Abscess if you haven't!
@@FeroVlkolinsky It took me a while to get into Martyr too and yeah the vocals do leave a lot to be desired, but seeing them live helped me move passed that.
@@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987 15 minutes deep in the album and I already don't mind the weak vocalist, it's gonna stay in my playlist for few days now, really great stuff.
I mostly agree with you here (unlike some of your Napalm Death rankings) but I'd definitely place Killing Technology firmly at the top tier. I bought that album right there in '87, and few if any album releases have ever had such a MASSIVE impact on my musical journey. It was truly that profound, and I was not alone in my thinking at the time. Additionally, KT has held up extremely well after all these years; to this day, songs like Tornado and Overreaction still induce me to engage in dangerous & reckless behavior, whether at home or on the road. Otherwise, great job. 🤘
Interesting list, especially appreciate the love for the Eric Forrest records. After my Voivod binge of last year, I realize I have next to no objective opinion as I loved most of their albums but if I were to rank what I heard: 14. Infini - worst of the 3 Newsted era albums; bland and ok at best, not very well written and boring at worst. 13. Katorz - Mostly indifferent to this one. A step down from their self-titled as it's just more of the same, but even less memorable. Nothing terrible, but nothing stellar either. I guess you can say it KATORZ to the mainstream? Huh? Huh? Get it? I apologize. 12. RRROOOAAARRR - it's fine. It's like you said, a bit of prog ideas are seeping in, but aside from that find it a bit too samey and awkward unlike their debut; Killing Technology would be the one where it clicked in my opinion. 11. Voivod - a bit controversial, but out of the 3 Newsted albums, I find this one to be the best and the most inspired; musically it's a bit too "normal" in comparison to early albums, but there isn't any bad performances or any real duds in it from my experience; just a normal, fun album. By consequence, however, it's not as noteworthy as the rest of their previous records, and suffers from the album going on for too long. Hearing it again gives me more appreciation for it, I guess, compared to something like Infini. 10. War and Pain - classic meat and potatoes thrash. I like it a tad more than RRROOOAAARRR because it's more focused. Not much to say about it; it's good! 9. Target Earth - I like this one a lot, shares a lot of the same vibes as The Wake does below for me. Great to hear after hearing Infini, like a breath of fresh air. 8. The Wake - I dig the style and the vocals; it lives up to their older records quite well, and I dig how hard they lean into the themes of the record. Really great album. 7. Killing Technology - classic album, you described it the best. 6. The Outer Limits - Love this one; catchy and sprawling with interesting sci-fi themes and lyricism; Jack Luminous never feels boring to listen to despite how long it is. Just a great experience with some of their best material. 5. Negatron - I find this one a bit underrated; Eric Forrest's vocals are insanely visceral to me, and each track absolutely rips, and to top it all off, an appearance of one of my favorite artists (Foetus) closes the album. Incredible, that was unexpected for me and blew my mind. Compared to some of their thrash contemporaries, the 1990s had Voivod absolutely killing it in terms of quality. 4. Dimension Hatross - where the band started to absolutely blow my mind. From this album up to Phobos is one of the most enjoyable listens I have ever had with a discography. This record kick started that enjoyment. 3. Phobos - like Negatron but a step up in variety and quality, and just as ferocious. I really want to see what their 3rd album with Eric Forrest would have sounded like. 2. Nothingface - just wonderful stuff, including that great cover of Astronomy Domine; their most prog effort arguably, and they did it with aplomb. 1. Angel Rat - I find this one to be highly underrated and also found myself going back to it more and more; songs like The Prow absolutely kick my ass and every song here has an element of simultaneous catchiness and heaviness that their 2003 self-titled record lacked. I think it's incredible and often when I don't know what to listen to, I throw it on. Hearing all the love for Synchro Anarchy has me hyped beyond belief. I'm so excited to hear it.
The first song I heard from Voivod was "Ion" from "Heavy Metal 2000." I've listened to "Phobos" mostly, but I did check out "Dimension Hatross," for its acclaim. I really should check out more of their stuff, but I think the style of "Negatron" and "Phobos" really resonate with me. That driving, hypnotic groove and the weirdness draw me in.
Thank you for this tier list. I'm not a fan of this band. I've tried though. Came in at "Negatron" and then really loved "Phobos" (still do after all these years). But I don't really "get" the other earlier albums. Feels like I prefer real prog and real thrash/metal. I know "real" is a subjective term but Voivod kind of lands in between for me and doesn't really do it for me. Later albums (after "Phobos") I tried a couple of them but was uninpressed. Sadly, because I want to like them... well, well...
I’m happy dimension Hatröss got a lot of love… The Outer Limits is actually my favorite by them (spoiler alert). Also agree Synchro Anarchy is crazy good, my review will be up tomorrow 🤙🏻
I actually really discovered this band when The Wake came out. Well... I ofcourse heard about them, but somehow never really took the time to check them out earlier. Maybe that was because I first heard about them during the time Jason Newsted was in the band. I think Jason Newsted was great, but because of the reviews at the time I didn't really bother to check them out. Man what was I wrong, aside from those three albums everything is amazing! And because of starting out with The Wake, that one is S tier for me. Can't wait for friday when the new one officially comes out! Maybe 2022 top ten material? I hope so!
I kinda flit in and out with Voivod.. Though I haven't heard all their releases, I've got a few of their CD'S, which range from great (Killing Technology) to good (Nothingface, Phobos) to mediocre( katorz). I thought the singles were OK but Snake's voice kinda grates on me now.. I get how he's a big part of their sound, but vocally I thought Eric Forrest was better!
All Voivod albums are S-tier, expect the ones that are too good for S-tier and need a whole new higher tier to be invented to accommodate them. What did you say? Biased? Who, me?
I found it really hard to get with Nothingface after Dimension Hatross and they just drifted out of my spectrum after that. They were my go to weird speed metal. So stand out from the pack. Still listen to Hatross which is a top 10 all time metal favourite.
All thumbs up for the ranking. Voivod is touhg for me - I simply love their style too much to be objective with their releases. War and Roooaaar are C tier, Voivod B tier, all the rest is on the edge between A and S with Angel Rat, Outer Limits (so good it went into the first batch of CDs I bought when I started to earn money), Negatron and Phobos being my personal favorites. Not that much impressed with the new album so far - but only had two listens so far, so I am it will get more love with time. Throughout the years they changed their sound so many times, but still I can tell it is Voivod on first listen everytime.
I pretty much agree with your ranking except Nothingface, it's something about its sound that I don't grasp. I knew you would dig Negatron and Phobos, l love those as well, definitely A tier for an industrial metal head.
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You do realize Astronomy Domine is a Pink Floyd cover, right?
The fool doesn't realise.
Angel Rat is S tier for me
R.I.P. Denis "Piggy" D'Amour!
It's all subjective obviously, but Angel Rat and The Outer Limits at D and C is very disturbing to me! lol As usual, good tier list with fair considerations.
I get people who are specifically into their heavier, more out there stuff not clicking with the more mainstream-accessible sound of The Outer Limits, and especially Angel Rat, but I really like 'em. Sure, you lose some of the experimentalism they'd previously had, but they gained a dreamier, more melodious sound I quite like, and as much as I love Nothingface, I wasn't sad to hear the crunchy bass sound get traded in for something smoother.
For me, the golden age of Voivod is Dimension Hatross or Nothingface (depending on how selective you want to be) through The Outer Limits. Negatron just does not do it for me. I love the aggression at the beginning of "Insect", but the song feels played out before it gets halfway through, and the rest of the album has never grabbed me. It's just not my sound, I guess.
I know the name Voivod since my high school days back in the late 80's but never, never, never got into them. Only a month ago started to listen their setlist for the incoming concert and listed Synchro Anarchy in full. I enjoyed the show. Took pictures with them after the show and I cannot take "Synchro Anarchy" riff out of my mind. What an AWESOME song, and the lyrics are so good.
Hell yes, RRRÖÖÖAAARRR is definitely my favourite album, I’m a big sucker for classic thrash. They’re also from my hometown of Jonquière which is awesome.
Its an insane album definetly their most aggressive.
Same, I love the first two albums and Rrroooaaarrr is my fav. What a brutal album!
5:56 fair enough. In general though, as a huge Rush fan and a Voivod semi-enjoyer, that’s kinda just like the band’s whole sound period. They added in more dissonant stuff but the bass and the James Bond riffs are very Rush inspired.
I almost feel like the whole goal of this band was to make Rush metal.
Killing Technology at B
*Inhales.....WHHAAAAAATTTTTTT!?!
I always find it amusing when people treat B tier like it's F XD
@Metal Trenches
But it's Killing Technology we are talking about here.
That's like top 10 Thrash Metal records of all time.
@@metalheadindian9174 that's subjectivity for ya, it's fun to brag and stuff but if you actually don't like something, well, you just don't
I got Dimension Hatross in either late 1988 or early 1989. I was 15 at the time and let's just say I definitely had never heard anything like it before. One of the most unique, bizarre and unusual albums ever. Nothingface upped their game to an untouchable level in 1989 and once again blew my teenage mind. This was the era of hair metal and Bay Area thrash clones, so truly nothing else sounded like Voivod. I of course got Angel Rat when it came out in 1991 and lissen here, bub, it's a f'n great album that turns accessible, catchy metal on its side. It's S tier to me. It felt like a natural progression and I played it just as much as Nothingface. I think the Outer Limits is overlooked and people should revisit it.
I just don't care for the Eric Forrest era one bit.
Also agree that the s/t Voivod was mediocre, but I love Jason Newsted for getting Voivod back together. I also think Katorz and Infini are a wonderful tribute to Piggy, as they built songs around the demos he had on his laptop around the time of his death. He had notes on how to finish the songs and the band spent a considerable amount of time doing laborious studio work to make it happen. There's some gems in there, though I do agree it's not completely consistent. And had Piggy not passed away, I'm sure there would have been improvements from the demo ideas to final versions. I'd put them at C tier and want to let other fans know that there's some good stuff in there.
I don't have a strong opinion about Target Earth. The Wake is f'n awesome, though. And I haven't had enough time to fully absorb Synchro, but it feels like it's one of their best. So glad this band has as many lives as a feline.
Your video inspired me to revisit this bands discography and man it has been an amazing time! Great stuff as always
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I heard Brain Scan once and it blew my head off, Dimension Hatross I will contend is the greatest Canadian metal album ever
I would definitely put The Wake at A or maybe even S, I just love how friggin weird and ominous that album sounds. Have you heard the brass band version of End of Dormancy? Really cool and different.
Past though though I think this is pretty spot-on (though I might switch the A and B tiers personally). People tend to shit on the Eric Forrest albums for not being classic 'Vod but I think they're every bit as forward-thinking as the previous stuff.
Angel rat an A album for sure , probably the Voivod album i heard the most .
Seeing Killing Technology in B hurts a little for me not gonna lie lmao, but its hard to argue with the rest of this ESPECIALLY NOT with Synchro Anarchy in S tier. Fuckin' fantastic record.
Yeah they pulled out all the stops. Very surprised
I knew that you would be in these comments somewhere 😂
S: Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, Nothingface
A: The Wake, Target Earth, Phobos, Synchro Anarchy
B: The Outer Limits, Angel Rat, Rrröööaaarrr
C: The rest...
You can also hear where bands like Faith no more, System of a down and Therapy? got their inspiration from. Voivod is a very important band.
That’s exciting! Voivod was never on my radar but I really liked the Wake when I heard it so I’ll definitely be giving this latest one a listen
🤘🏻
S - Killing Technology, Dimension Hatröss
A - Nothingface, The Wake, Synchro Anarchy, Morgoth Tales
B - War & Pain, Roooaaar
Dude, you've reviewed all of my favourite bands!!! Awesome content , voidvod is fantastic. Ever consider doing any "history of" videos?
Thought about it
Voivod is definitely one of my top 5 Thrash acts ever. They are very consistent for most part. They are so interesting as a whole. (Homestly I can hear a little Primus, Megadeth on Dimension Hatross). So excited for this new one
S: Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, The Outer Limits
A: War and Pain, Phobos, The Wake
B: Roaaaarrrr, Voivod, Target Earth
C: Nothingface, Katorz, Infini
D: Angel Rat, Negatron
I think you're gonna dig it
Negatron and Angel Rat in D??? How dare you! :) Honestly I don't get how you may have Outer limits in S and Angel rat in D - they're so close to each other in every aspect.
Primus didn't exist when Voivod release dimension hatross!!!!!
Dimensions, Angel Rat, and Outer Limits are my fav albums from them
no offense but Rolling Stone is not a realiable music critic source, which is ironic...Dimension Hatross is still good tho.
Excellent - Nothingface, Angel Rat, The Outer Limits
Great - Dimension Hatross, Voivod, The Wake
Good - Target Earth, Synchro Anarchy
Pass - Everything else
Though The Wake has not clicked with me quite as much as their golden age stuff (Dimension Hatross through Outer Limits), it may just be a little less my style, or maybe it's a difference of what time in my life I encountered the albums, and I feel like I may be underrating it, and it may belong in the top tier or perhaps between the top two tiers.
Target Earth and Synchro Anarchy are mainly ranked where they are because I find them to be a definite step up from Katorz and Infini, while seeming like a definite step down from The Wake, but I'd honestly have a hard time evaluating them in a much more detailed manner. They're just kind of there: not bad, but also not hugely compelling for me.
I need to go back and relisten to Phobos a few times. I wrote it off back in the day, but after Negatron, I needed convincing to like their next album and perhaps never gave it a fair chance. And since them, I've just kind of waved it away as something I'm not into, without properly reconsidering my position.
Albums in the "pass" category may still contain a good song or two, but aren't appealing to me taken as a whole, even with a couple of skips in there.
Yes, Voivod is in my second tier. I like the way it grooves. Well, the better half of it anyway. There are some songs I could happily toss, but I'm willing to accept that in this day and age.
Awesome band
I'd recommend against missing out on vorga's new album everyone, it's a great cosmic experience! At first I dismissed it but now I believe I can kinda see through and appreciate it in a way
I'll check it out!
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damn, what a banger! thx dude
@@felixrr7381 you're welcome my dude
We'll have to agree to disagree about some of these choices, particularly Angel Rat and Outer Limits. I would personally not use butt rock to describe the Newsted albums, but to each their own. I love the three albums in your highest tier.
1'nothingface
2'dimension hatross
3'killing technology
4'war and pain
5'rrrroooaarrr......👊🏻👿
I definitely enjoy Voivod progressive/ spacey side with Dimension Hatros and Nothingface and then took a break from them until Target Earth and the Wake and I'm looking forward to Synchro Anarchy and God Phones is a song where it's so bad, it's good territory for me. Flight of Icarus have you heard Daniel's previous band Martyr? Check out the album Feeding the Abscess if you haven't!
I have not. I should
@@MetalTrenches It's a very unique take on technical death metal and sounds like Voivod if they were a death metal band.
@@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987 thanks for the tip - the music intriguing, but the vocals are so lame :)
@@FeroVlkolinsky It took me a while to get into Martyr too and yeah the vocals do leave a lot to be desired, but seeing them live helped me move passed that.
@@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987 15 minutes deep in the album and I already don't mind the weak vocalist, it's gonna stay in my playlist for few days now, really great stuff.
Nothingface and Angel Rat is my favourites :) The last ones are great too, plus the earlier classic albums of course.
I mostly agree with you here (unlike some of your Napalm Death rankings) but I'd definitely place Killing Technology firmly at the top tier. I bought that album right there in '87, and few if any album releases have ever had such a MASSIVE impact on my musical journey. It was truly that profound, and I was not alone in my thinking at the time. Additionally, KT has held up extremely well after all these years; to this day, songs like Tornado and Overreaction still induce me to engage in dangerous & reckless behavior, whether at home or on the road. Otherwise, great job. 🤘
Interesting list, especially appreciate the love for the Eric Forrest records.
After my Voivod binge of last year, I realize I have next to no objective opinion as I loved most of their albums but if I were to rank what I heard:
14. Infini - worst of the 3 Newsted era albums; bland and ok at best, not very well written and boring at worst.
13. Katorz - Mostly indifferent to this one. A step down from their self-titled as it's just more of the same, but even less memorable. Nothing terrible, but nothing stellar either. I guess you can say it KATORZ to the mainstream? Huh? Huh? Get it? I apologize.
12. RRROOOAAARRR - it's fine. It's like you said, a bit of prog ideas are seeping in, but aside from that find it a bit too samey and awkward unlike their debut; Killing Technology would be the one where it clicked in my opinion.
11. Voivod - a bit controversial, but out of the 3 Newsted albums, I find this one to be the best and the most inspired; musically it's a bit too "normal" in comparison to early albums, but there isn't any bad performances or any real duds in it from my experience; just a normal, fun album. By consequence, however, it's not as noteworthy as the rest of their previous records, and suffers from the album going on for too long. Hearing it again gives me more appreciation for it, I guess, compared to something like Infini.
10. War and Pain - classic meat and potatoes thrash. I like it a tad more than RRROOOAAARRR because it's more focused. Not much to say about it; it's good!
9. Target Earth - I like this one a lot, shares a lot of the same vibes as The Wake does below for me. Great to hear after hearing Infini, like a breath of fresh air.
8. The Wake - I dig the style and the vocals; it lives up to their older records quite well, and I dig how hard they lean into the themes of the record. Really great album.
7. Killing Technology - classic album, you described it the best.
6. The Outer Limits - Love this one; catchy and sprawling with interesting sci-fi themes and lyricism; Jack Luminous never feels boring to listen to despite how long it is. Just a great experience with some of their best material.
5. Negatron - I find this one a bit underrated; Eric Forrest's vocals are insanely visceral to me, and each track absolutely rips, and to top it all off, an appearance of one of my favorite artists (Foetus) closes the album. Incredible, that was unexpected for me and blew my mind. Compared to some of their thrash contemporaries, the 1990s had Voivod absolutely killing it in terms of quality.
4. Dimension Hatross - where the band started to absolutely blow my mind. From this album up to Phobos is one of the most enjoyable listens I have ever had with a discography. This record kick started that enjoyment.
3. Phobos - like Negatron but a step up in variety and quality, and just as ferocious. I really want to see what their 3rd album with Eric Forrest would have sounded like.
2. Nothingface - just wonderful stuff, including that great cover of Astronomy Domine; their most prog effort arguably, and they did it with aplomb.
1. Angel Rat - I find this one to be highly underrated and also found myself going back to it more and more; songs like The Prow absolutely kick my ass and every song here has an element of simultaneous catchiness and heaviness that their 2003 self-titled record lacked. I think it's incredible and often when I don't know what to listen to, I throw it on.
Hearing all the love for Synchro Anarchy has me hyped beyond belief. I'm so excited to hear it.
I think Voivod toured with Rush before they did Angel Rat so your observation is pretty keen!
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You lost me at Angel Rat ranked D tier. The first 7/8 songs of that album are just killer.
The first song I heard from Voivod was "Ion" from "Heavy Metal 2000." I've listened to "Phobos" mostly, but I did check out "Dimension Hatross," for its acclaim. I really should check out more of their stuff, but I think the style of "Negatron" and "Phobos" really resonate with me. That driving, hypnotic groove and the weirdness draw me in.
Great ranking and video. Just an FYI - The Floyd's Astronomy Domine is pronounced "Do-mi-nay" 🤘
Exactly what I thought when I first heard Killing Technology: Woah! What is this? And it’s remained a favourite album of mine ever since!
Jealous
Thank you for this tier list. I'm not a fan of this band. I've tried though. Came in at "Negatron" and then really loved "Phobos" (still do after all these years). But I don't really "get" the other earlier albums. Feels like I prefer real prog and real thrash/metal. I know "real" is a subjective term but Voivod kind of lands in between for me and doesn't really do it for me. Later albums (after "Phobos") I tried a couple of them but was uninpressed. Sadly, because I want to like them... well, well...
I’m happy dimension Hatröss got a lot of love… The Outer Limits is actually my favorite by them (spoiler alert). Also agree Synchro Anarchy is crazy good, my review will be up tomorrow 🤙🏻
They killed it
I actually really discovered this band when The Wake came out. Well... I ofcourse heard about them, but somehow never really took the time to check them out earlier. Maybe that was because I first heard about them during the time Jason Newsted was in the band. I think Jason Newsted was great, but because of the reviews at the time I didn't really bother to check them out. Man what was I wrong, aside from those three albums everything is amazing! And because of starting out with The Wake, that one is S tier for me. Can't wait for friday when the new one officially comes out! Maybe 2022 top ten material? I hope so!
I really enjoyed it
I love voivod
I love angel rat. Imagine prog rock, but you are a pirate.
I kinda flit in and out with Voivod.. Though I haven't heard all their releases, I've got a few of their CD'S, which range from great (Killing Technology) to good (Nothingface, Phobos) to mediocre( katorz). I thought the singles were OK but Snake's voice kinda grates on me now.. I get how he's a big part of their sound, but vocally I thought Eric Forrest was better!
All Voivod albums are S-tier, expect the ones that are too good for S-tier and need a whole new higher tier to be invented to accommodate them. What did you say? Biased? Who, me?
I found it really hard to get with Nothingface after Dimension Hatross and they just drifted out of my spectrum after that. They were my go to weird speed metal. So stand out from the pack. Still listen to Hatross which is a top 10 all time metal favourite.
Will be interested in what you think of the new one
@@MetalTrenches Pretty tempted so far from what I've heard. Will definitely check it out.
Will you rank hammerfall once the new album is released on 25.feb ?
My schedule is pretty full and these more niche ones aren't doing as well so probably not. But I have PLENTY more in store.
@@MetalTrenches thanks for answering m8
Duuude been a goddamn while since I last listened to them! Imma jump back when they release new material
I've never heard them are they good?
They've been around a long time. Definitely niche, but only one way to find out...
@@MetalTrenches you're right brother gonna add them to my list!
What’s up with the mask??
K T is on my top 10 thrash all of time ...
All thumbs up for the ranking. Voivod is touhg for me - I simply love their style too much to be objective with their releases. War and Roooaaar are C tier, Voivod B tier, all the rest is on the edge between A and S with Angel Rat, Outer Limits (so good it went into the first batch of CDs I bought when I started to earn money), Negatron and Phobos being my personal favorites. Not that much impressed with the new album so far - but only had two listens so far, so I am it will get more love with time. Throughout the years they changed their sound so many times, but still I can tell it is Voivod on first listen everytime.
It might grow on you
@@MetalTrenches I'm sure it will - they're just so much my musical taste. This is one of the albums I need to digest (Nothingface category)
My favourite is nothingface too
Its just SO WEIRD!!
Great album
I pretty much agree with your ranking except Nothingface, it's something about its sound that I don't grasp. I knew you would dig Negatron and Phobos, l love those as well, definitely A tier for an industrial metal head.
You born in 1986 (36 y.o.)? You old, youuuuuuu oooooooooooldddddd.
lol yup
Angel Rat and Outer Limits are my favorites.
There just is no "worst" with Voivod...
In otherwords tip if you have a band and do yearling vocals most likely you will sound like Creed more than Alice In Chains people is what Metal Trenches is saying lol
In most cases yes unfortunately. It’s rare that someone makes them sound good
That's GREAT
New : PURE WRATH 🔥 👹
E-FORCE! NEGATRON! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
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Bros putting one of the most banger ass thrash/speed metal albums in D tier, couldn’t be me
Bros thinking he has the only opinion on the planet
Terrible.
@@Cubodesangre666 I’ll bet you have SO many friends 😂