VOIVOD Albums RANKED Best To WORST
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- Ranking the albums of progressive, rock, and thrash metal band Voivod best to worst through their new 2022 album Synchro Anarchy. Albums ranked in this tier list include:
War and Pain (1984)
Rrröööaaarrr (1986)
Killing Technology (1987)
Dimension Hatröss (1988)
Nothingface (1989)
Angel Rat (1991)
The Outer Limits (1993)
Negatron (1995)
Phobos (1997)
Voivod (2003)
Katorz (2006)
Infini (2009)
Target Earth (2013)
The Wake (2018)
Synchro Anarchy (2022)
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It’s such a relief that Synchro Anarchy is getting so much love. It’s impressive to me that Voivod just keeps on going and going.
You do realize Astronomy Domine is a Pink Floyd cover, right?
The fool doesn't realise.
I know the name Voivod since my high school days back in the late 80's but never, never, never got into them. Only a month ago started to listen their setlist for the incoming concert and listed Synchro Anarchy in full. I enjoyed the show. Took pictures with them after the show and I cannot take "Synchro Anarchy" riff out of my mind. What an AWESOME song, and the lyrics are so good.
R.I.P. Denis "Piggy" D'Amour!
Angel Rat is S tier for me
It's all subjective obviously, but Angel Rat and The Outer Limits at D and C is very disturbing to me! lol As usual, good tier list with fair considerations.
Hell yes, RRRÖÖÖAAARRR is definitely my favourite album, I’m a big sucker for classic thrash. They’re also from my hometown of Jonquière which is awesome.
Its an insane album definetly their most aggressive.
Same, I love the first two albums and Rrroooaaarrr is my fav. What a brutal album!
I got Dimension Hatross in either late 1988 or early 1989. I was 15 at the time and let's just say I definitely had never heard anything like it before. One of the most unique, bizarre and unusual albums ever. Nothingface upped their game to an untouchable level in 1989 and once again blew my teenage mind. This was the era of hair metal and Bay Area thrash clones, so truly nothing else sounded like Voivod. I of course got Angel Rat when it came out in 1991 and lissen here, bub, it's a f'n great album that turns accessible, catchy metal on its side. It's S tier to me. It felt like a natural progression and I played it just as much as Nothingface. I think the Outer Limits is overlooked and people should revisit it.
I just don't care for the Eric Forrest era one bit.
Also agree that the s/t Voivod was mediocre, but I love Jason Newsted for getting Voivod back together. I also think Katorz and Infini are a wonderful tribute to Piggy, as they built songs around the demos he had on his laptop around the time of his death. He had notes on how to finish the songs and the band spent a considerable amount of time doing laborious studio work to make it happen. There's some gems in there, though I do agree it's not completely consistent. And had Piggy not passed away, I'm sure there would have been improvements from the demo ideas to final versions. I'd put them at C tier and want to let other fans know that there's some good stuff in there.
I don't have a strong opinion about Target Earth. The Wake is f'n awesome, though. And I haven't had enough time to fully absorb Synchro, but it feels like it's one of their best. So glad this band has as many lives as a feline.
I mostly agree with you here (unlike some of your Napalm Death rankings) but I'd definitely place Killing Technology firmly at the top tier. I bought that album right there in '87, and few if any album releases have ever had such a MASSIVE impact on my musical journey. It was truly that profound, and I was not alone in my thinking at the time. Additionally, KT has held up extremely well after all these years; to this day, songs like Tornado and Overreaction still induce me to engage in dangerous & reckless behavior, whether at home or on the road. Otherwise, great job. 🤘
Angel rat an A album for sure , probably the Voivod album i heard the most .
S - Killing Technology, Dimension Hatröss
A - Nothingface, The Wake, Synchro Anarchy, Morgoth Tales
B - War & Pain, Roooaaar
Dimensions, Angel Rat, and Outer Limits are my fav albums from them
Killing Technology at B
*Inhales.....WHHAAAAAATTTTTTT!?!
I always find it amusing when people treat B tier like it's F XD
@Metal Trenches
But it's Killing Technology we are talking about here.
That's like top 10 Thrash Metal records of all time.
@@metalheadindian9174 that's subjectivity for ya, it's fun to brag and stuff but if you actually don't like something, well, you just don't
That’s exciting! Voivod was never on my radar but I really liked the Wake when I heard it so I’ll definitely be giving this latest one a listen
🤘🏻
1'nothingface
2'dimension hatross
3'killing technology
4'war and pain
5'rrrroooaarrr......👊🏻👿
Seeing Killing Technology in B hurts a little for me not gonna lie lmao, but its hard to argue with the rest of this ESPECIALLY NOT with Synchro Anarchy in S tier. Fuckin' fantastic record.
Yeah they pulled out all the stops. Very surprised
I knew that you would be in these comments somewhere 😂
Your video inspired me to revisit this bands discography and man it has been an amazing time! Great stuff as always
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I would definitely put The Wake at A or maybe even S, I just love how friggin weird and ominous that album sounds. Have you heard the brass band version of End of Dormancy? Really cool and different.
Past though though I think this is pretty spot-on (though I might switch the A and B tiers personally). People tend to shit on the Eric Forrest albums for not being classic 'Vod but I think they're every bit as forward-thinking as the previous stuff.
Voivod is definitely one of my top 5 Thrash acts ever. They are very consistent for most part. They are so interesting as a whole. (Homestly I can hear a little Primus, Megadeth on Dimension Hatross). So excited for this new one
S: Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, The Outer Limits
A: War and Pain, Phobos, The Wake
B: Roaaaarrrr, Voivod, Target Earth
C: Nothingface, Katorz, Infini
D: Angel Rat, Negatron
I think you're gonna dig it
Negatron and Angel Rat in D??? How dare you! :) Honestly I don't get how you may have Outer limits in S and Angel rat in D - they're so close to each other in every aspect.
I love angel rat. Imagine prog rock, but you are a pirate.
Nothingface and Angel Rat is my favourites :) The last ones are great too, plus the earlier classic albums of course.
I’m happy dimension Hatröss got a lot of love… The Outer Limits is actually my favorite by them (spoiler alert). Also agree Synchro Anarchy is crazy good, my review will be up tomorrow 🤙🏻
They killed it
Dude, you've reviewed all of my favourite bands!!! Awesome content , voidvod is fantastic. Ever consider doing any "history of" videos?
Thought about it
You can also hear where bands like Faith no more, System of a down and Therapy? got their inspiration from. Voivod is a very important band.
Interesting list, especially appreciate the love for the Eric Forrest records.
After my Voivod binge of last year, I realize I have next to no objective opinion as I loved most of their albums but if I were to rank what I heard:
14. Infini - worst of the 3 Newsted era albums; bland and ok at best, not very well written and boring at worst.
13. Katorz - Mostly indifferent to this one. A step down from their self-titled as it's just more of the same, but even less memorable. Nothing terrible, but nothing stellar either. I guess you can say it KATORZ to the mainstream? Huh? Huh? Get it? I apologize.
12. RRROOOAAARRR - it's fine. It's like you said, a bit of prog ideas are seeping in, but aside from that find it a bit too samey and awkward unlike their debut; Killing Technology would be the one where it clicked in my opinion.
11. Voivod - a bit controversial, but out of the 3 Newsted albums, I find this one to be the best and the most inspired; musically it's a bit too "normal" in comparison to early albums, but there isn't any bad performances or any real duds in it from my experience; just a normal, fun album. By consequence, however, it's not as noteworthy as the rest of their previous records, and suffers from the album going on for too long. Hearing it again gives me more appreciation for it, I guess, compared to something like Infini.
10. War and Pain - classic meat and potatoes thrash. I like it a tad more than RRROOOAAARRR because it's more focused. Not much to say about it; it's good!
9. Target Earth - I like this one a lot, shares a lot of the same vibes as The Wake does below for me. Great to hear after hearing Infini, like a breath of fresh air.
8. The Wake - I dig the style and the vocals; it lives up to their older records quite well, and I dig how hard they lean into the themes of the record. Really great album.
7. Killing Technology - classic album, you described it the best.
6. The Outer Limits - Love this one; catchy and sprawling with interesting sci-fi themes and lyricism; Jack Luminous never feels boring to listen to despite how long it is. Just a great experience with some of their best material.
5. Negatron - I find this one a bit underrated; Eric Forrest's vocals are insanely visceral to me, and each track absolutely rips, and to top it all off, an appearance of one of my favorite artists (Foetus) closes the album. Incredible, that was unexpected for me and blew my mind. Compared to some of their thrash contemporaries, the 1990s had Voivod absolutely killing it in terms of quality.
4. Dimension Hatross - where the band started to absolutely blow my mind. From this album up to Phobos is one of the most enjoyable listens I have ever had with a discography. This record kick started that enjoyment.
3. Phobos - like Negatron but a step up in variety and quality, and just as ferocious. I really want to see what their 3rd album with Eric Forrest would have sounded like.
2. Nothingface - just wonderful stuff, including that great cover of Astronomy Domine; their most prog effort arguably, and they did it with aplomb.
1. Angel Rat - I find this one to be highly underrated and also found myself going back to it more and more; songs like The Prow absolutely kick my ass and every song here has an element of simultaneous catchiness and heaviness that their 2003 self-titled record lacked. I think it's incredible and often when I don't know what to listen to, I throw it on.
Hearing all the love for Synchro Anarchy has me hyped beyond belief. I'm so excited to hear it.
Awesome band
I'd recommend against missing out on vorga's new album everyone, it's a great cosmic experience! At first I dismissed it but now I believe I can kinda see through and appreciate it in a way
I'll check it out!
Nice
damn, what a banger! thx dude
@@felixrr7381 you're welcome my dude
Will you rank hammerfall once the new album is released on 25.feb ?
My schedule is pretty full and these more niche ones aren't doing as well so probably not. But I have PLENTY more in store.
@@MetalTrenches thanks for answering m8
Duuude been a goddamn while since I last listened to them! Imma jump back when they release new material
All thumbs up for the ranking. Voivod is touhg for me - I simply love their style too much to be objective with their releases. War and Roooaaar are C tier, Voivod B tier, all the rest is on the edge between A and S with Angel Rat, Outer Limits (so good it went into the first batch of CDs I bought when I started to earn money), Negatron and Phobos being my personal favorites. Not that much impressed with the new album so far - but only had two listens so far, so I am it will get more love with time. Throughout the years they changed their sound so many times, but still I can tell it is Voivod on first listen everytime.
It might grow on you
@@MetalTrenches I'm sure it will - they're just so much my musical taste. This is one of the albums I need to digest (Nothingface category)
I agree with most, except Killing Technology should be S Tier and Roar at least B tier.
I definitely enjoy Voivod progressive/ spacey side with Dimension Hatros and Nothingface and then took a break from them until Target Earth and the Wake and I'm looking forward to Synchro Anarchy and God Phones is a song where it's so bad, it's good territory for me. Flight of Icarus have you heard Daniel's previous band Martyr? Check out the album Feeding the Abscess if you haven't!
I have not. I should
@@MetalTrenches It's a very unique take on technical death metal and sounds like Voivod if they were a death metal band.
@@serialmiller1987 thanks for the tip - the music intriguing, but the vocals are so lame :)
@@FeroVlkolinsky It took me a while to get into Martyr too and yeah the vocals do leave a lot to be desired, but seeing them live helped me move passed that.
@@serialmiller1987 15 minutes deep in the album and I already don't mind the weak vocalist, it's gonna stay in my playlist for few days now, really great stuff.
I actually really discovered this band when The Wake came out. Well... I ofcourse heard about them, but somehow never really took the time to check them out earlier. Maybe that was because I first heard about them during the time Jason Newsted was in the band. I think Jason Newsted was great, but because of the reviews at the time I didn't really bother to check them out. Man what was I wrong, aside from those three albums everything is amazing! And because of starting out with The Wake, that one is S tier for me. Can't wait for friday when the new one officially comes out! Maybe 2022 top ten material? I hope so!
I really enjoyed it
I've never heard them are they good?
They've been around a long time. Definitely niche, but only one way to find out...
@@MetalTrenches you're right brother gonna add them to my list!
Great ranking and video. Just an FYI - The Floyd's Astronomy Domine is pronounced "Do-mi-nay" 🤘
K T is on my top 10 thrash all of time ...
I heard Brain Scan once and it blew my head off, Dimension Hatross I will contend is the greatest Canadian metal album ever
What’s up with the mask??
Thank you for this tier list. I'm not a fan of this band. I've tried though. Came in at "Negatron" and then really loved "Phobos" (still do after all these years). But I don't really "get" the other earlier albums. Feels like I prefer real prog and real thrash/metal. I know "real" is a subjective term but Voivod kind of lands in between for me and doesn't really do it for me. Later albums (after "Phobos") I tried a couple of them but was uninpressed. Sadly, because I want to like them... well, well...
Angel Rat and Outer Limits are my favorites.
I love the new Voivod. I think it’s really sounding very good.
I love voivod
I found it really hard to get with Nothingface after Dimension Hatross and they just drifted out of my spectrum after that. They were my go to weird speed metal. So stand out from the pack. Still listen to Hatross which is a top 10 all time metal favourite.
Will be interested in what you think of the new one
@@MetalTrenches Pretty tempted so far from what I've heard. Will definitely check it out.
Exactly what I thought when I first heard Killing Technology: Woah! What is this? And it’s remained a favourite album of mine ever since!
Jealous
no offense but Rolling Stone is not a realiable music critic source, which is ironic...Dimension Hatross is still good tho.
The first song I heard from Voivod was "Ion" from "Heavy Metal 2000." I've listened to "Phobos" mostly, but I did check out "Dimension Hatross," for its acclaim. I really should check out more of their stuff, but I think the style of "Negatron" and "Phobos" really resonate with me. That driving, hypnotic groove and the weirdness draw me in.
That's GREAT
New : PURE WRATH 🔥 👹
We'll have to agree to disagree about some of these choices, particularly Angel Rat and Outer Limits. I would personally not use butt rock to describe the Newsted albums, but to each their own. I love the three albums in your highest tier.
I think Voivod toured with Rush before they did Angel Rat so your observation is pretty keen!
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E-FORCE! NEGATRON! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
I kinda flit in and out with Voivod.. Though I haven't heard all their releases, I've got a few of their CD'S, which range from great (Killing Technology) to good (Nothingface, Phobos) to mediocre( katorz). I thought the singles were OK but Snake's voice kinda grates on me now.. I get how he's a big part of their sound, but vocally I thought Eric Forrest was better!
I had the same problem with Angel Rat when I first heard it. Was hoping for more Nothingface. But seriously... give in some more time,,,, and it will become one of you fave albums. it is amazing and deserves a wayyy better rating than their first album, and Outer Limits deserves much better than this rating too. Like, Negatron gets a better rating than Angel Rat and The Outer Limits?? Real Voivod fans everywhere would totally disagree. There's no way Negatron is A tier. Phobos maybe... but not Negatron. and Infini deserves better too, but i get it... the newstead albums are my least fave too, but there are some really good songs like Invisible Planet, God Phones, Global Warning, We Carry On, A Room with a VU, In Orbit, and Treasure Chase.. to name a few.
I don't care what "real Voivod fans" have to say. That's the worst possible way to think about music imo. I like Negatron... why should I give a shit what a bunch of self-important dorks who are no more important than I am have to say?
My favourite is nothingface too
Its just SO WEIRD!!
Great album
All Voivod albums are S-tier, expect the ones that are too good for S-tier and need a whole new higher tier to be invented to accommodate them. What did you say? Biased? Who, me?
I pretty much agree with your ranking except Nothingface, it's something about its sound that I don't grasp. I knew you would dig Negatron and Phobos, l love those as well, definitely A tier for an industrial metal head.
You lost me at Angel Rat ranked D tier. The first 7/8 songs of that album are just killer.
In otherwords tip if you have a band and do yearling vocals most likely you will sound like Creed more than Alice In Chains people is what Metal Trenches is saying lol
In most cases yes unfortunately. It’s rare that someone makes them sound good
You born in 1986 (36 y.o.)? You old, youuuuuuu oooooooooooldddddd.
lol yup
There just is no "worst" with Voivod...
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For a reason that I dont know, voivod is a band that I dont like any of their albums. I cant stand them. You can crucify me now. 😎😁
Totally fair. They definitely have one of those "acquired taste" kind of sounds.
Bros putting one of the most banger ass thrash/speed metal albums in D tier, couldn’t be me
Bros thinking he has the only opinion on the planet