Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD are soon to release their new studio album “The Wake” on 21 September 2018 via Century Media Records worldwide.
Today, VOIVOD are releasing the album’s third single “Iconspiracy” in a fantastic video clip created by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight 13 Media.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/hCuSHngMy-g
Or check the song and pre-order the album here: https://VOIVODBand.lnk.to/TheWake
VOIVOD’s Denis “Snake” Bélanger checked in with the following comment about the clip: “What I really like about VOIVOD fans is that they are all able to make their own interpretation of the lyrics or the story of our songs. This video is such a good portrait of “Iconspiracy” and the artist pinpoints awesome visuals in regards to the meaning and representation of the story itself. Thanks to Costin, an amazing artist who did really great work for us in the past and still blows my mind every time again. Question everything! Iconspiracy!”
And video director Costin Chioreanu added: “The most difficult task of an illustrator is to work for his all-time favourite bands. Then he becomes extremely exigent with what he creates and wants to get beyond any known limit. Obviously, this type of experiences are priceless by all means at the same time, because everything goes utterly intense and he feels like a starship exploring the Universe at full warp speed and experiencing several amazing unseen worlds per second. “The Wake” is the album of the year 2018 for me and the video I literally built from scratch for “Iconspiracy” follows the song lyrics and the spaces between them. At the same time, both the story and video fight to remain alive while trying to keep up with the infernal dynamics of the song, which represent another musical proof of the VOIVOD’s genius. Other than that, this video speaks by itself, just like the music, therefore who is prepared to be awaken, will be!”
Most recently, VOIVOD have made a 7” EP available for the album’s second single “Always Moving”, which features ‘Order Of The Blackguards (Live 2018)’ as B-Side and is limited to a total of 1000 copies, available in the following editions:
Black 7Inch: 500x copies / CM Distro Europe Lilac 7Inch: 100x copies / CM Webshop Europe (Sold out!) Clear 7Inch: 200x copies / CM Distro Europe (Sold out!) Transparent red 7Inch: 200x / Band edition on tour
Get the 7” EP from CM Distro here while supplies last:
http://www.cmdistro.de/Artist/Voivod/198?Page=1&PageSize=25&Sort=13
“Always Moving” can be watched and listened to here: https://youtu.be/SEJRfsDLFI0
The album’s opening track “Obsolete Beings“ can also still be seen here: https://youtu.be/8ToK9VLJcxU
The album’s standard track-listing reads as follows:
VOIVOD – “The Wake”
1. Obsolete Beings
2. The End Of Dormancy
3. Orb Confusion
4. Iconspiracy
5. Spherical Perspective
6. Event Horizon
7. Always Moving
8. Sonic Mycelium
Next to a standard jewelcase CD edition and a Digital Album release, “The Wake“ will also be available as limited 2CD Mediabook edition with a bonus disc of 11 tracks featuring the 5 songs off 2016’s “Post Society” EP as well 6 live tracks from 2018’s 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, alternate artwork, an expanded booklet of 32 pages and a set of 3 stickers. This is the track-listing for that edition’s bonus disc:
VOIVOD – “Bonus Disc”
Post Society – EP:
1. Post Society
2. Forever Mountain
3. Fall
4. We Are Connected
5. Silver Machine
Live at 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise 2018:
6. Inner Combustion (Live 2018)
7. Order Of The Blackguards (Live 2018)
8. Psychic Vacuum (Live 2018)
9. Lost Machine (Live 2018)
10. Fall (Live 2018)
11. Voivod (Live 2018)
The 2LP release of “The Wake” will come on 180gr. vinyl with an etching design on Side D, packaged in a gatefold sleeve and with a double-sided poster. Next to standard black vinyl, the album will also be available in the following limited coloured editions:
Black 2LP: Unlimited Pink 2LP: 100x copies / CM Webshop Europe (Sold out!) White 2LP: 200x copies / CM Webshop Europe Red 2LP: 300x copies / CM Distro Europe Silver 2LP: 200x copies / Nuclear Blast Golden 2LP: 200x copies / Season Of Mist Transp. sun yellow 2LP: 100x copies / CM Webshop USA
Pre-order “The Wake“ here: https://VOIVODBand.lnk.to/TheWake
VOIVOD’s “The Wake” is the highly anticipated successor to 2013’s “Target Earth” album as well as the 2016 mini-album “Post Society”. The album was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Recording Studio in Canada and its artwork (as well as the art for the “Iconspiracy“ single, to be seen above!) was once again created by VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin.
VOIVOD, who are currently celebrating their 35th band-anniversary, are currently successfully touring across Europe to launch “The Wake”. Here is a list of the remaining dates coming up:
VOIVOD – European Tour 2018:
SEPTEMBER
14.09.2018 Belgrade (Serbia) – Elektropionir *
15.09.2018 Budapest (Hungary) – Durer Kert *
16.09.2018 Vienna (Austria) – Szene *
18.09.2018 Bologna (Italy) – Locomotiv **
19.09.2018 Rome (Italy) – Largo **
20.09.2018 Milan (Italy) – Santeria **
21.09.2018 Winterthur (Switzerland) – Gaswerk **
22.09.2018 Seyssinet Pariset (France) – Ilyade **
24.09.2018 Barcelona (Spain) – Boveda **
25.09.2018 Madrid (Spain) – Nazca **
26.09.2018 Porto (Portugal) – Hard Club **
28.09.2018 Vitrolles (France) – Salle Guy Obino *** / New location!
29.09.2018 Paris (France) – Petit Bain ***
30.09.2018 Nantes (France) – Ferrailleur ***
OCTOBER
02.10.2018 Southampton (UK) – The Joiners ***
03.10.2018 Cardiff (UK) – The Globe ***
04.10.2018 Leeds (UK) – Temple Of Boom ***
05.10.2018 Glasgow (UK) – Cathouse ***
06.10.2018 Manchester (UK) – Rebellion ***
07.10.2018 London (UK) – Underworld **
09.10.2018 Brussels (Belgium) – Magasin 4 ***
10.10.2018 Amstelveen (The Netherlands) – P60 ***
11.10.2018 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Dynamo ***
12.10.2018 Cologne (Germany) – Luxor ***
13.10.2018 Hamburg (Germany) – Logo ***
14.10.2018 Copenhagen (Denmark) – Pumpehuset ***
15.10.2018 Stockholm (Sweden) – Klubb Nalen ***
17.10.2018 Helsinki (Finland) – Tavastia ***
18.10.2018 Tampere (Finland) – Klubi ***
20.10.2018 Oslo (Norway) – John Dee ***
Support bands:
* Maggot Heart (from 07 until 16 Sept)
** Nightrage (from 18 until 26 Sept)
*** Bio-Cancer (from 28 Sept until 20 Oct)
Look out for VOIVOD’s “The Wake” coming up next week!
VOIVOD are:
Snake – Vocals
Chewy – Guitar
Rocky – Bass
Away – Drums
VOIVOD online:
http://voivod.com
http://www.facebook.com/Voivod
Century Media Records online:
http://www.centurymedia.com
http://www.youtube.com/centurymedia
http://twitter.com/centurymediaeu
http://www.facebook.com/centurymedia
Century Media webshop:
http://www.cmdistro.com