Voivod β War and Pain
- intothewellsabyss
- Aug 10, 2023
- 2 min read
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August 10, 1984 β Voivod released their debut studio album, War and Pain via Metal Blade Records. (Apple Music or Spotify)
Background:
Voivod was formed in 1982 in Jonquière, Quebec. Influenced equally by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, the burgeoning Hardcore Punk scene and 1970s Progressive Rock, Voivod forged a distinctive brand of heavy music that often relied on lyrical themes such as Reagan-era Cold War politics, post-apocalyptic literature and science fiction.
Voivod recorded their debut release, War and Pain at Le Terroir Studio in LaterriΓ¨re, QuΓ©bec between June 19β27 in 1984.
It was produced by Brian Slagel & Voivod. According to a 1986 TV interview with the band, it sold over 40,000 copies within 2 years of its release.
The band filmed a music video for the song Voivod (Watch video). It was directed by AndrΓ© βDΓ©dΓ©β Fortin in 1985.
In a 1985 interview by Glenn Salter for Metal Assualt Fanzine, the band were asked about how they felt about the success of War and Pain, Piggy responded;
"ππ πππ πππ πππππππππ π πππ πππ πππππππ ππ πππ πππ πΏπππ, πππ πππππππ πππ π πππ π π π πππππ πππ.
Glenn Salter asked if the band considered Voivod a Black Metal band or a Power Metal band, and Piggy responded;
"πΈ ππππππππ π πππππ ππ π πΏππ ππ πΌππππ ππππ. π±ππππ πΌππππ π ππππ ππ ππππ π’ππ πππππ ππππππππ πππ π πππππ ππ πππ π πππππππ πππππππ, πππ π πππ ππ ππππππ ππππ ππππ π π πππ π±ππππ πΌππππ. πΏπππππππ’ πππππ πππ πππππβπ ππππππ ππ ππππππ’ ππππππππ π πππ π ππππ πππ ππππ πππ ππππππ πππππππππ ππ πππππ ππππ.β
This isn't the first time that a Thrash band from this era were deemed "πΏππ ππ πΌππππ". At the time, the term "πΏππ ππ πΌππππ" had been associated with a completely different sub-genre of Metal as it is today.
Salter also asked if each member had a particular fa o rite fromWar and Pain and this is what they said;
βπππ πππ πΏπππβ. β Piggy
βπ±πππ ππβ. β Blacky
βππππππππ ππ πΈππβ. β Away
βππππππππ ππ πΈππβ. β Snake
Reissues:
War and Pain was reissued several times in CD format (sometimes on different labels in other countries): in 1990 on Enigma; remastered by Metal Blade and reissued in 1994; it was also released in Roadrunner Records' Pricekillers series (also 1990); and again by Metal Blade in 2004 as a remastered 3-CD boxset 20th Anniversary Edition.
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