Things started slowly sliding downhill for them after, their next album being poorly received, 1991's Angel Rat. 'Grunge' was taking hold, with bands such as their former opening act, Soundgarden, enjoying a rise to stardom. Blacky left the band just before Angel Rat's release. 1993 saw the release of The Outer Limits album. Following the subsequent tour, Snake quit Voivod. The former Liquid Indian man, Eric "E-Force" Forrest replaced Blacky and Snake in one fell swoop on bass and lead vocals, and would stay with the band for two albums, 1995's Negatron and 1997's Phobos. 2000 saw an EP (Kronik) and live album (Lives), and in 2001 a car accident invalidated E-Force with a broken back. The group was put on hiatus, until eventually the decision was made to reform the band with Snake. Voivod fan Jason Newsted, fresh from Metallica, filled the vacant bass slot. This version of the band would go on to release 2003's self-titled album, Voivod.
Guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour sadly died on 25th August 2005 from colon cancer aged 45. After his diagnosis he spent the last 2 months of his life recording ideas & guitar parts for several albums worth of new songs. After his death the rest of the band completed work on Voivod's 14th album, Katorz, released in July 2006 and Infini in 2009.
By July 2010, Voivod had been writing and recording new music (including Dan Mongrain on guitar). On July 4, 2012, Voivod announced the title of their thirteenth studio album, Target Earth, which was released on January 22, 2013. Target Earth has a more progressive sound than some of their last few albums, and is a return to a more "classic" Voivod sound that can be heard on Dimension Hatross and Nothingface. All the music was written by Blacky and Chewy, while Snake focused on lyrics, and Away took care of the artwork.
On July 10, 2014, it was reported that Blacky had left Voivod again. It was announced that he was forced out of the band. For months he requested meetings regarding the band business and artistic affairs, but was denied such talks by one of the other members. In late January 2015 the band released the new single "We Are Connected" which is the lead track from the 7-inch split vinyl disc with the band At the Gates. It is the first music to feature new bassist Dominic "Rocky" Laroche. They also released a new, five-track EP, entitled Post Society, featuring two new tracks and a cover of Hawkwind's "Silver Machine", on February 26, 2016.
As early as February 2015, Voivod began work on their fourteenth studio album, which was to be released in 2016 but later pushed back to 2017. The band was expected to begin recording the album in August 2017. In June 2017, Langevin told Rock Sverige that the songwriting was almost completed with an estimated release for early 2018. He also said that the album would probably be a double-album on vinyl due to the songs being "really long and progressive", describing them as "seven or eight minutes long songs" and with it being a concept album as well. In November 2017, the Voivod members began recording another album, titled The Wake, which was released in September 2018. The master tapes for Voivod's MCA-era albums were long thought to have been destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire; this was later disputed by Blacky, who revealed in late 2019 that the master tapes for Nothingface, Angel Rat and The Outer Limits were located in a facility in Pennsylvania, after persistently questioning Universal staff, and claimed that they are now in his possession.
Voivod's fifteenth studio album, Synchro Anarchy, will be released on February 11, 2022.
Current members
Michel Langevin (Away) – drums (1982–present)
Denis Bélanger (Snake) – vocals (1982–1994, 2002–present)
Mongrain (Chewy) – guitar (2008–present)
Dominic Laroche (Rocky) – bass (2014–present)
Experiment
Voivod Lyrics
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Nothing but a flat lie
All I need is a new world
Create my universe
The four basic forces
Are ready and fixed
All set to prove myself
It really exists
If my body cannot stand
Don't want to be born again
I have enough of my land
Putting myself in this project
Within a space that's still secret
Am I to blame for future fate?
A ball of energy
Vortex around me
I have to realize
My theory is wise
The four basic forces
Are ready and fixed
All set to prove myself
It really exists
Risk it, try it, find it!
I think I've found the way
I want to move not stay
Time is fast and so unsafe
Conquest is what I can expect
Without frontiers there's no respect
The less you give the more I take
Burst getting stronger
In atoms smasher
Powerful magnets
Interchanges the mass
Annihilation, a full reaction
The protons travel
In a big circle
Meeting in this race
Their mirror-image
Dematerialized
Body lost its size
Tube without exit
No way out of it
Micro-galaxies
A lot more to see
Magnetic fusion
My self-creation
I'm in the machine
Going through my dreams
Dimension Hatröss
Dimension Hatröss
The lyrics of Voivod's song Experiment speak of scientific ambition and the desire to create a new world or universe. The writer is willing to risk everything, even their own life, to prove their theory and bring their ideas to life. They speak of the four basic forces being ready and fixed, and how they are set to prove that their ideas really exist. The song also speaks of the power of technology and the potential for annihilation, dematerialization, and the loss of self, all to accomplish these goals.
The lyrics are a commentary on scientific exploration and the pursuit of knowledge, specifically in the fields of physics and energy. They convey the excitement and the danger involved in trying to harness natural forces, and the need for vision and ambition to achieve breakthroughs. The writer speaks of taking risks, of being willing to fail, and of losing themselves in their passion to create and explore new dimensions.
Overall, the lyrics of Experiment are a reflection of human curiosity and ambition, and the challenges and rewards that come with pushing past what is currently known and understood.
Line by Line Meaning
Loud echoes from the end
A loud sound is heard from afar
Nothing but a flat lie
Something may not be true
All I need is a new world
A desire for a different world is present
Create my universe
To create one's own environment or world
The four basic forces
There are four fundamental forces present
Are ready and fixed
The forces are established and waiting
All set to prove myself
Ready to test and show what I can do
It really exists
There is an existence of something tangible
Risk it, try it, find it!
Take a chance to discover something new
If my body cannot stand
If my body is unable to endure
Don't want to be born again
I do not wish to start anew
I have enough of my land
I am satisfied with where I am
Putting myself in this project
Committing oneself to a task or goal
Within a space that's still secret
Operating within a restricted area
Am I to blame for future fate?
Asking if actions will determine one's future
A ball of energy
A mass of energy
Vortex around me
A swirling motion surrounds me
I have to realize
I must recognize or come to an understanding
My theory is wise
Belief that one's idea is sound or intelligent
I think I've found the way
A belief that a path has been discovered
I want to move not stay
With a desire to progress and not remain in one place
Time is fast and so unsafe
Feeling that time moves quickly and is uncertain
Conquest is what I can expect
Success or victory is anticipated
Without frontiers there's no respect
Respect is not given without boundaries
The less you give the more I take
The belief that one must take more with fewer resources
Burst getting stronger
A burst of energy is intensifying
In atoms smasher
In a device that smashes atoms
Powerful magnets
Strong magnets present
Interchanges the mass
Mass is continuously being exchanged
Annihilation, a full reaction
A complete and total destruction
The protons travel
Protons are moving
In a big circle
In a large circular motion
Meeting in this race
Coming together in a competition
Their mirror-image
Their identical replica
Dematerialized
Turned into a non-physical state
Body lost its size
The body is no longer of significant size
Tube without exit
A passage with no way out
No way out of it
Being unable to escape something
Micro-galaxies
A tiny galaxy
A lot more to see
There is more to explore
Magnetic fusion
Combining magnetic energy
My self-creation
The work is my own creation
I'm in the machine
Operating within a machine
Going through my dreams
Living through one's aspirations
Dimension Hatröss
The name of the album this song is on
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BELANGER DENIS, D AMOUR DENIS, LANGEVIN MICHEL, DENIS BELANGER, DENIS D AMOUR, JEAN YVES THERIAULT, MICHEL LANGEVIN
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Michael McGilvry
nobody sounded like voivod, thats what i loved about them.
Steven Morello
The four basic forces
Are ready and fixed
All set to prove myself
It really exists
Risk it, try it, find it!
This album is a work of unparalleled
originality. And genius.
mario ignacio diaz cocas
Experiment Lyrics
Loud echoes from the end
Nothing but a flat lie
All I need is a new world
Create my universe
[Chorus]:
The four basic forces
Are ready and fixed
All set to prove myself
It really exists
Risk it, try it, find it!
If my body cannot stand
Don't wanna be born again
I have enough of my land
Putting myself in this project
Within a space that's still secret
Am I to blame for future fate?
A ball of energy
Vortex around me
I have to realize
My theory is wise
[Chorus]
The four basic forces
Are ready and fixed
All set to prove myself
It really exists
Risk it, try it, find it!
I think I've found the way
I wanna move not stay
Time is fast and so unsafe
Conquest is what I can expect
Without frontiers there's no respect
The less you give the more I take
Burst getting stronger
In atoms smasher
Powerful magnets
Interchange the mass
Annihilation, a full reaction
The protons travel
In a big circle
Meeting in this race
Their mirror-image
Dematerialized
Body lost its size
Tube without exit
No way out of it
Micro-galaxies
A lot more to see
Magnetic fusion
My self-creation
I'm in the machine
Going through my dreams
Peter Stone
1st riff in 7... Voivod open the door to something just with this riff...
Steven Morello
Agreed.
KRhetor
This is just like Gregory Benford's novel COSM. I love how the intro sounds like particles in an accelerator circulating until they collide!
BMX Chris
My cassette tape of dimension hatross is long since ate up and gone. Thank you for putting this up👍👍👍👍