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Voivod - Infini
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Writing this review could have been like getting in a fight with a girl – you could beat her up and be the asshole or let her beat you up and forever be known as the guy that got his *** kicked by a girl – either way you lose. If you’re curious how that analogy could have anything to do with this album, a little background information is in order. Voivod’s guitar player died from cancer during the recording of their previous album, Katorz, but the band had enough material to finish it without him. Actually, they had more than enough material because shortly before his death he asked that the band make one final album using the riffs he had saved on his laptop, and they obliged. There are a few questions that arise from this scenario, though. First, how good would most of these riffs be if they were basically jam-sessions that he recorded on his own? Second, would the band be able to take riffs that couldn’t be altered and still mold them into complete songs? Essentially, it really could have been a disaster. That would have left a reviewer with two options, either take his posthumous work and be the asshole that trashes it or be overly positive and lose all credibility – either way you lose. It turns out, however, that making music for over 25 years might actually give a band the skills needed to continue creating enjoyable music, despite any hurdles. It also turns out that there’s a difference between a seasoned musician recording music to his computer and some snot-nosed kid in mommy’s basement playing with Garage Band. This leads to an unexpected third option for a reviewer – write a positive review for an album that doesn’t need to rely on nostalgia or non-musical occurances to get it. To finish off the analogy, this would kind of be like getting hit by the girl, but discovering it doesn’t really hurt and she’s wearing a low-cut shirt anyway. Basically, Voivod’s final album doesn’t suffer from any of the concerns stated earlier. The riffs are the quirky, original style that Piggy has been a master of since the 80s, the sound is clear and most of the songs feel energetic and complete....full text |
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Infini will be the last Voivod studio album. The band used the final songs and riffs written by late guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour before his death in 2005. Just as they did with 2006's Katorz, Voivod had to meld Piggy's material into finished songs, not an easy task. Voivod's strength is being able to put a unique twist on several different genres. Their progressive interpretations of thrash, metal and rock have created some groundbreaking music over the past couple decades. There are some really strong tracks on Infini, such as the album opener "God Phones."...full text |
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Wilmar: And here it is, Voivod’s swansong, the absolute last studioalbum by Voivod, to me one of the most stubborn and original bands that metal ever spawned. The tale of Piggy’s (Denis d’Amour) death I consider known among you guys and the fact that he had twenty-six songs on his laptop, which are reworked by the remaining band members into two albums. The first one, ‘Katorz’, was released in 2006, and it gave a very strong impression of the new material. I was hoping that this was carried on on the new album ‘Infini’ (unending), but unfortunately it’s not such a strong album as I hoped for. Actually it’s too bad, because Voivod is the kind of band you wish for to go out with a bang. I suspect that if Piggy would have lived, about thirteen of the twenty-six would not have survived the selection for the new album, which should have been the follow up to 2003’s ‘Voivod’. Nevertheless there are a few gems on this album. Opening track ‘God Phones’ has an emulation to the end which brings you back to the first days of Voivod, so in between ‘War And Pain’ and ‘Killing Technology’, and overall the style of the album is a follow up to ‘Voivod’ and ‘Katorz’, the albums on which Snake returned and Voivod proceeded more in the vein of ‘Angel Rat’....full text |
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