The Wake (Voivod album)

The Wake
Studio album by
Voivod
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
StudioRadicArt Recording Studio[1]
Genre
Length56:01
LabelCentury Media
ProducerFrancis 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[7]
Louder Sound[8]
Metal Injection8/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Metal Storm[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.

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]

  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". 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. ^ a b "The Wake – Voivod – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Voivod – The Wake album review". September 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Album Review: VOIVOD The Wake". September 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "'The Wake' Proves Voivod Can Still Pack an Animalistic Intellectual Punch". 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". October 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "Voivod Announce New Album The Wake". MetalSucks. 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.