The Wake (Voivod album)

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.

The Wake
Studio album by
Voivod
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
StudioRadicArt Recording Studio[1]
GenreThrash metal,[2] progressive metal[3]
Length56:01
LabelCentury Media
ProducerFrancis Perron
Voivod chronology
Post Society
(2016)		 The Wake
(2018)
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[7]
Louder Sound[8]
Metal Injection8/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Metal Storm[12]

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
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Consequence of Sound Top 25 Metal/Hard Rock Album of 2018
8
[18]
Decibel Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018
13
[19]
PopMatters Top 10 Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2018
10
[20]
Rolling Stone 20 Best Metal Albums of 2018
8
[21]
Sputnikmusic Top 50 Albums of 2018
49
[22]

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

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
Year Award Category Nominee/Work Result Ref
2019 Juno Award Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year The Wake Winner [28]

References
  1. "Voivod: 'The Wake' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. "Voivod :: THE WAKE". Metal Hammer (German).
  3. "VOIVOD's New Song "Iconspiracy" Features A Trippy Animated Music Video".
  4. "VOIVOD Drops New Song "Obsolete Beings," Announces Album And 7"". metalinjection.net. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  5. "Voivod releases music video for new song "Always Moving"". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  6. "VOIVOD Releases Music Video For New Single "Iconspiracy"". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  7. "The Wake - Voivod - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. "Voivod – The Wake album review".
  9. "Album Review: VOIVOD The Wake". 20 September 2018.
  10. "'The Wake' Proves Voivod Can Still Pack an Animalistic Intellectual Punch". 18 September 2018.
  11. Shteamer, Hank (19 September 2018). "Review: Voivod Recapture Their Proggy Eighties Glory on 'The Wake'".
  12. "Voivod - The Wake review". 3 October 2018.
  13. "Voivod Announce New Album The Wake". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  14. "VOIVOD Details New Album The Wake Out This September". metalinjection.net. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  15. "VOIVOD Recruits Bassist DOMINIC 'ROCKY' LAROCHE Following Split With BLACKY; Video Of First Performance". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  16. "Century Media Records - Voivod: : "The Wake" album details and release date announced!". centurymedia.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  17. "Voivod detail new album The Wake". Louder. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  18. "Top 25 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2018". Consequence of Sound. December 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  19. Mudrian, Albert. "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  20. Blum, Jordan (November 29, 2018). "The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2018". PopMatters. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  21. Exposito, Suzy (December 12, 2018). "20 Best Metal Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  22. Spencer, Trey (December 19, 2018). "Sputnikmusic's Top 50 of 2018". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  23. "Ultratop.be – Voivod – The Wake" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  24. "Offiziellecharts.de – Voivod – The Wake" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  25. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  26. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  27. "Swisscharts.com – Voivod – The Wake". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  28. "Printer-Friendly Nominees & Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-03-12.


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