The Wake (Voivod album)

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The Wake
The cover for Voivod's fourteenth studio album, The Wake.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
StudioRadicArt Recording Studio [1]
Genre
Length56:01
Label Century Media
Producer Francis 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Louder Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Metal Injection8/10 [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Metal Storm Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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]

Background

In an interview with Metal Hammer about the musical style of the album, Langevin said:

"The music is like a futuristic prog thrash metal trek with many twists and turns. The story involves the usual Voivodian topics: disasters, chaos, conflicts, strange plots and alternate consciousness." [17]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Consequence of Sound Top 25 Metal/Hard Rock Album of 2018
8
Decibel Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018
13
PopMatters Top 10 Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2018
10
Rolling Stone 20 Best Metal Albums of 2018
8
SputnikmusicTop 50 Albums of 2018
49

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Obsolete Beings"5:35
2."The End of Dormancy"7:42
3."Orb Confusion"6:00
4."Iconspiracy"5:16
5."Spherical Perspective"7:41
6."Event Horizon"6:11
7."Always Moving"5:12
8."Sonic Mycelium"12:24
Total length:56:01

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.TitleLength
1."Inner Combustion"4:23
2."Order of the Blackguards"5:03
3."Psychic Vacuum"4:17
4."Lost Machine"6:01
5."Fall"6:38
6."Voivod"6:27
Total length:32:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 26
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [25] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 87
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 51

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee/WorkResultRef
2019 Juno Award Metal/Hard Music Album of the YearThe WakeWinner [28]

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