VOIVOD
THE WAKE (PICTURE DISC) (2LP)
Vinyl 12" Double Picture Disc
Item no. :AR145LPPIC Barcode :8436566652834 Artist :VOIVOD Product type :Vinyl 12" Double Picture Disc Label :ALONE RECORDS Release Date :08 May 2026
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'The Wake' is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian technical/prog thrash band Voivod, originally released in 2018 by Century Media Records. The first record to feature bassist Dominic “Rocky” Laroche, who replaced the departed original bassist Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault after the previous album ‘Target Earth’s release. It has been almost universally hailed as the best post-Piggy Voivod album, and even as a sort of “return to form” to their legendary output of the ‘80s.
Building on the momentum of their revitalized lineup, ‘The Wake’ sees Voivod weaving together their signature elements - jagged thrash riffing, angular time shifts, and cosmic storytelling - into a dense, cinematic experience. The album expands their trademark sci-fi mythology while exploring themes of consciousness, apocalypse, and rebirth, delivered through intricate musicianship and Michel “Away” Langevin’s surreal visual and lyrical concepts. Far from a mere nostalgia exercise, ‘The Wake’ demonstrates Voivod’s ongoing evolution, bridging their classic sound with a renewed creative spark that feels both familiar and forward-thinking.
1. Obsolete Beings
2. The End of Dormancy
3. Orb Confusion
4. Iconspiracy
5. Spherical Perspective
6. Event Horizon
7. Always Moving
8. Sonic Mycelium