Phobos

Voivod | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 9, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Slip Disc
• ASIN: B000007NW7
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,080 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Catalepsy I

2. Rise

3. Mercury

4. Phobos

5. Bacteria

6. Temps Mort

7. The Tower

8. Quantum

9. Neutrino

10. Forlorn

11. Catalepsy II

12. M-Body

13. 21st Century Schizoid Man

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Return to form..R.I.P Piggy., August 28, 2005

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Mattowarrior "Mattowarrior" (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phobos (Audio CD)

This album was a great return to form for Voivod. Back to the old school prog/space guitar effects, and progressive chord progressions of Killing Technology/Dimension Hatross, this album was underrated at the time and still is. I say this album is one of their top three, along with the two aforementioned albums (unless one counts Nothingface). I was dissapointed in the self titled album, because it was way too basic compared to the Progressiveness (and also Neurosis influence (or is it the other way around) inherent on this classic release.

I would like to spend the rest of the review to talk about the memory of the great guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'amour. He died friday (August 26th 2005) of colon cancer, and it is a tragic loss of one of the pioneers of progressive and experimental metal. In fact, I wouldn't be playing that type of metal without him. Voivod i had read about growing up, and was dying to hear them as a science fiction and metal fan. I then saw the video for "Astronomy Domine" on the Headbangers Ball in 1990, and was hooked. I proceeded to get into them, and they introduced me (through interviews, covers, and by the music itself) to prog rock and prog metal. Suffice to say I would not be playing that type of music if it weren't for them. My own guitar playing is hugely influenced by Piggy. The strange chords, diminished progressions, and flatted fifth chords I all started playing after hearing Piggy and Voivod. R.I.P and long live the Iron Gang!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The voivod is back, and as aggresive as ever, August 23, 1998

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Lance M. Gentile "SubEffect" (Willowick, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phobos (Audio CD)

Voivod has long been fighting the battle against mainstream metal, with their almost out-of-tune guitar sound and totally far-out concepts. Thanks to the creative force behind the chaos (Away), Voivod still exists today and has returned with an aggressive edge not seen since Dimension Hatross. If you used to be a fan before their turn to spacial-psycho-rock, then grab Phobos (and Negatron), for their thrashy core is back with vengeance. We return to the story of the Voivod, the cybernetic vampire, as he is resurrected and brought back to life by his master, and returns to Earth. The lyrics aren't as wacky and "out there" as when Snake was writing them, but they fit with Eric Forrest's growling and shouting vocals. I have always loved the sound of Piggy's guitar, it's so different and unique. Voivod has, and always will be, hard to classify, but that's what makes them stand out and so excellent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best release in years., June 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Phobos (Audio CD)

I was glad to see that Voivod returned to their roots and continued the ongoing saga of "The Voivod". The songs are crunchy and the recording sounds excellent.