VOIVOD: Rehearsal and Interview Footage

MusikUniverse.net has uploaded new rehearsal and interview footage with Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD filmed earlier […]

By Elina

• January 22, 2011

MusikUniverse.net has uploaded new rehearsal and interview footage with Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD filmed earlier this month in Montreal, Quebec. You can now watch the two separate clips below. (Note: The interview was conducted in French.)

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin recently told myTELUS that the band is planning on releasing a live album and a new studio CD in 2011. In addition, the group is scheduled "to tour in Chile, USA, Europe and Russia."

VOIVOD will take part in the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event.

VOIVOD's new DVD, "Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008", was released on November 17, 2009 via MVD Entertainment Group. The disc contains professionally filmed footage (three-camera shoot) of VOIVOD's September 20, 2008 concert at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan. The band was in Japan taking part in the two-night Thrash Domination 2008 event alongside TESTAMENT and FORBIDDEN.

"Infini", the latest album from VOIVOD, landed at position No. 67 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

VOIVOD's final album featuring the group's late guitarist, Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, "Infini" was released in the U.S. on June 23, 2009 via Relapse Records. The CD, which was issued in Europe via Nuclear Blast, contains the last thirteen songs written by Piggy and again features bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted (ex-METALLICA). Jason played bass on all the songs and mixed the album, which was released as a deluxe, digipack CD and was also issued on vinyl as a double LP.

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