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The Wake (Voivod album)

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The Wake
The cover for Voivod's fourteenth studio album, The Wake.jpeg
Studio album by
Voivod
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
StudioRadicArt Recording Studio [1]
Genre
Length56:01
Label Century Media
Producer Francis Perron
Voivod chronology
Post Society
(2016)		The Wake
(2018)		 Synchro Anarchy
(2022)
Singles from The Wake
  1. "Obsolete Beings"
    Released: July 20, 2018 [4]
  2. "Always Moving"
    Released: August 31, 2018 [5]
  3. "Iconspiracy"
    Released: September 14, 2018 [6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Louder Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Metal Injection8/10 [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Metal Storm Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

The Wake is the fourteenth studio album, and eighteenth release overall, by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. The album was released on September 21, 2018 [13] through Century Media Records.

Contents

The artwork was done by drummer Michel "Away" Langevin. [14] It is also a concept album, [7] and the first Voivod studio album to feature bassist Dominique "Rocky" Laroche, who replaced Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault in 2014. [15] It was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Recording Studio in Canada. [16]

Background

In an interview with Metal Hammer about the musical style of the album, Langevin said:

"The music is like a futuristic prog thrash metal trek with many twists and turns. The story involves the usual Voivodian topics: disasters, chaos, conflicts, strange plots and alternate consciousness." [17]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Consequence of Sound Top 25 Metal/Hard Rock Album of 2018
8
Decibel Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018
13
PopMatters Top 10 Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2018
10
Rolling Stone 20 Best Metal Albums of 2018
8
SputnikmusicTop 50 Albums of 2018
49

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Obsolete Beings"5:35
2."The End of Dormancy"7:42
3."Orb Confusion"6:00
4."Iconspiracy"5:16
5."Spherical Perspective"7:41
6."Event Horizon"6:11
7."Always Moving"5:12
8."Sonic Mycelium"12:24
Total length:56:01

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.TitleLength
1."Inner Combustion"4:23
2."Order of the Blackguards"5:03
3."Psychic Vacuum"4:17
4."Lost Machine"6:01
5."Fall"6:38
6."Voivod"6:27
Total length:32:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 26
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [25] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 87
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 51

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee/WorkResultRef
2019 Juno Award Metal/Hard Music Album of the YearThe WakeWinner [28]

References

  1. ↑ "Voivod: 'The Wake' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "VOIVOD's New Song "Iconspiracy" Features A Trippy Animated Music Video". Metalinjection.net. September 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Voivod :: THE WAKE". Metal Hammer (German). September 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "VOIVOD Drops New Song "Obsolete Beings," Announces Album And 7"". Metalinjection.net. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Voivod releases music video for new song "Always Moving"". Blabbermouth . September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "VOIVOD Releases Music Video For New Single "Iconspiracy"". Blabbermouth . September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "The Wake – Voivod – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "Voivod – The Wake album review". Loudersound.com. September 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Album Review: VOIVOD The Wake". Metalinjection.net. September 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "'The Wake' Proves Voivod Can Still Pack an Animalistic Intellectual Punch". Popmatters.com. September 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ Shteamer, Hank (September 19, 2018). "Review: Voivod Recapture Their Proggy Eighties Glory on 'The Wake'". Rolling Stone .
  12. ↑ "Voivod – The Wake review". Metalstorm.net. October 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Voivod Announce New Album The Wake". Metalsucks.net. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "VOIVOD Details New Album The Wake Out This September". Metalinjection.net. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  15. ↑ "VOIVOD Recruits Bassist DOMINIC 'ROCKY' LAROCHE Following Split With BLACKY; Video Of First Performance". Blabbermouth . July 13, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Century Media Records – Voivod: : "The Wake" album details and release date announced!". Centurymedia.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Voivod detail new album The Wake". Loudersound.com. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Top 25 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2018". Consequence of Sound . December 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  19. ↑ Mudrian, Albert (November 15, 2018). "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel . Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ Blum, Jordan (November 29, 2018). "The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2018". PopMatters . Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  21. ↑ Exposito, Suzy (December 12, 2018). "20 Best Metal Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  22. ↑ Spencer, Trey (December 19, 2018). "Sputnikmusic's Top 50 of 2018". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Voivod – The Wake" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Voivod – The Wake" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 28/9/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Voivod – The Wake". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Printer-Friendly Nominees & Winners". The JUNO Awards. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.


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