Infini (album)

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Infini
Voivod - Infini.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
Recorded2004 (Piggy's home recordings)
2008–2009
StudioStudio Vox (drums), Studio D.O.C. (vocals), Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California (bass)
Genre Heavy metal
Length58:10
Label Relapse (US)
Nuclear Blast (Europe)
Victor (Japan)
Producer Jason Newsted, Glen Robinson & Voivod
Voivod chronology
Katorz
(2006)
Infini
(2009)
Target Earth
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [2]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 9.0/10 [3]
Chronicles of Chaos 8/10 [4]
Exclaim! (favourable) [5]
Metal Storm (mixed) [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rock Hard 8.0/10 [8]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [9]

Infini is the twelfth studio album and fifteenth release overall by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on June 23, 2009. [10] It is their last album to include contributions by their late original guitarist Piggy, who died nearly four years earlier, and their last to feature Jason Newsted on bass.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Denis Bélanger; all music is composed by Voivod

No.TitleLength
1."God Phones"5:07
2."From the Cave"2:55
3."Earthache"3:21
4."Global Warning"4:41
5."A Room with a V.U."4:50
6."Destroy After Reading"4:27
7."Treasure Chase"3:38
8."KRAP Radio"3:45
9."In Orbit"4:12
10."Deathproof"3:35
11."Pyramidome"4:28
12."Morpheus"5:32
13."Volcano" (includes hidden track)7:39
Total length:58:11

Personnel

Voivod
Production

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