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voivod is celebrating 40 years as a band with a brand new record called Morgoth Tales due out July 21. Well, “brand new” in that it’s re-works of their old material plus a new song called “Morgöth Tales”.
“Morgoth Tales covers 40 years of space exploration,” said drummer Michel “Away” Langevin. “It was really exciting for us to revisit a more obscure part of the voivod catalog, from thrash-punk to prog-metal to…?
“The title track is a new song, which we started writing in the tour bus and hotels during the Opeth European tour in November/December 2022. It has the vibe of the experimental music we are doing nowadays, with a new twist I think. We also had the great thrill of getting E-Force and Jasonic involved on this album. I hope you’ll dig it, chewy, rocky, Snake and I certainly had a blast recording it. All aboard and ready for take off!”
Morgoth Tales is available for pre-order starting May 19. Morgoth Tales runs as follows, and features guest spots from former bassists Eric “E-Force” Forrest and Jason “Jasonic” Newsted.
- “Condemned To The Gallows” (Originally on Metal Massacre V Compilation1984)
- “Thrashing Rage” (Originally on Rrröööaaarrr1986)
- “Killing Technology” (Originally on Killing Technology1987)
- “Macrosolutions To Megaproblems” (Originally on Hatross dimension1988)
- “Pre-Ignition” (Originally on Nothingface1989)
- “Fractal Cloud” (Originally on angel rat1991)
- “Fix My Heart” (Originally on The Outer Limits1993)
- “Rise (feat. feat. Eric Forrest)” (Originally on Phobos1997)
- “Rebel Robot (feat. Jason Newsted)” (Originally on voivod2003)
- “Morgöth Tales” (New Song)
You can also catch voivod we turn at one of the dates below. Get tickets here.
w/ Cryptic Shift
4/16 – Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Prognosis Festival (no Cryptic Shift)
4/18 – Bristol (UK) – The Fleece
4/19 – Glasgow (UK) – Slay
4/20 – Manchester (UK) – Rebellion
4/21 – Southampton (UK) – The 1865 +
4/22 – London (UK) – Prognosis Festival (no Cryptic Shift)
w/ Imperial Triumphant
5/9 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel (no Imperial Triumphant)
5/10 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 (no Imperial Triumphant)
5/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
5/12 – New York, NY – The Bowery
5/13 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
5/14 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
5/16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
5/17 – Tampa, FL – Floridian
5/18 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
5/19 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
5/20 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
5/21 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It
5/23 – Pensacola, FL – The Vinyl Music Hall (no Imperial Triumphant)