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Scream
Magazin #36 review
5
pts.
Away and the guys are following up the success they had with the
superb "Negatron" album. They haven't gone old if someone were afraid
about that. They are as heavy as they were on "Negatron" and more
experimental than on "The Outer Limits". Voivod has finally made
it, this is awesome.
--Anders Oddsberg
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LAWeekly
review by John Payne
Voivod: Phobos (SlipDisc) and Slayer: Diabolus in Musica (Sony) Behold,
the sea is silent, yet metal bands refuse to be. Voivod: Canadian
heavy hairy boys operate within their own universe and parameters,
somewhat like Canada itself. This is "ominous" music laced
with special effects and reminiscent of the snarly moods of Blue Oyster
Cult (true, everything reminds me of BOC). We know you need demon
voices; well here they are, as well as spongy drums and cornpone Metallica
riffs; the band's insularity also bequeathed them their bent for odd
melodic turns; they do ugly time signatures too, and cover "21st
Century Schizoid Man," averagely. |
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Phobos
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Released
in 1997 by Hypnotic
Records
Produced by Voivod, Rob Sanzo
Denis D'Amour: Guitars & Effects
Eric Forrest: Bass & Vocals
Michel Langevin: Drums & Percussion
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All-Music
Guide review
2 pts.
Voivod's
second release for the Hypnotic label (their ninth studio album
overall), Phobos, follows the same path the band laid down on
1995's Negatron. Fans
of extreme metal sounds will obviously enjoy it, but will be a
bit too much to handle for the crossover audience that the band
aimed for on earlier releases. The band (still the trio lineup
of Negatron) projects a dense and closed-in sound, a far cry from
the three-dimensional music on Nothingface.
Although the beginning of the title track may remind longtime
fans of earlier material, the dream is crushed as soon as Eric
Forrest starts in with his death metal vocal roar. Interestingly,
the U.K. import version of Phobos contains two bonus tracks, which
prove to be better than the majority of the songs penned by the
band. The first song, "M-Body," is a Jason Newsted (Metallica
bassist and friend of the band) original, which contains eerily
effective lyrics. The other is a spirited cover of the King
Crimson song "21st Century Schizoid Man," which is tailor-made
for a metal band like Voivod, especially since subsequent bootleg
tapes of Crimson performing the song live show them taking a heavier
approach at times. Still, just two worthwhile songs doesn't warrant
purchase, especially since they can only be found on the more
expensive U.K. import edition.
Greg Prato, All-Music Guide
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