DVD Review: Voivod – D-V-O-D-1
July 10th, 2008 Filed under: Reviews -DVD by admin
DVD Review: Voivod
D-V-O-D-1
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Voivod‘s first official DVD features videos, live footage and behind the scenes material from the original line-up period of 1983-1991. At just over eighty minutes, this collection showcases Voivod‘s development from sci-fi influenced thrash to the neo industrial 90′s prog rock sounds of Nothingface. It is also in a way a tribute to the late great Denis “Piggy” D’Amour (who passed away in 2005 after a long battle with cancer), whose highly unique guitar style (half Alex Lifeson, half Kerry King) is clearly the driving force behind both their live performance and their intricate studio work.
Voivod‘s progression from straight thrash to their 1989 cover of Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd classic “Astronomy Domine” recalls a time when heavy music made forays into both “industrial” and “alternative” sounds, when categories were fluid and bands as diverse as Voivod, Soundgarden, and Faith No More could play to audiences open to a wide range of sounds. The “Astronomy Domine” video broke huge new ground for Voivod and was in regular rotation on Much Music.
Much of the aesthetic content of the videos is based on the drawings of Michel “Away” Langevin, whose cartoonishly creepy depictions of a world of nightmare technology and “Ravenous Medicine” evolved from his upbringing in the industrial town of Longueuil, and which gave birth to the very concept of the Voivod – a psychic vampire lurking in the wasteland of humanity’s soul.
Bonuses include two live demos – 1984′s “Morgoth Invasion” and ’87′s Montreal Spectrum show, plus behind the scenes footage – more than enough material to satiate even the most devout fan. Look forward to more collections of material from the later incarnations of Voivod, when Eric Forrest took over vocals and four-string for a time, and when Metallica‘s Jason Newsted stepped up to bass.
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