Canadian metal legends Voivod have set "Infini" as the title of their final album, due in North America on June 16 via The End Records and Germany on June 12 through Nuclear Blast (the rest of Europe is expected to receive the CD on June 15).
Regarding the album title, Voivod drummer Michel "Away" Langevin said, "There were many titles thrown around, but I thought of 'Infini' and everybody liked it. Also, it looks great in sci-fi fonts."
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. "God Phones"
02. "From The Cave"
03. "Earthache"
04. "Global Warning"
05. "A Room With A View"
06. "Destroy After Reading"
07. "Treasure Chase"
08. "Krap Radio"
09. "In Orbit"
10. "Deathproof"
11. "Pyramidome"
12. "Morpheus"
13. "Volcano"
Total running time: 57:57
The follow-up to 2006's "Katorz" will mark the second album in the band's 20-plus-year career that did not feature founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour working alongside his bandmembers in the studio. "Infini" will also mark the first Voivod album to feature Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thйriault on bass since 1991's "Angel Rat" and their first release with D'Amour's replacement Dan Mongrain on guitar.
Voivod made its trimphant return to the stage on June 22, 2008 in front of 22,500 fans as part of the Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The group was joined by original bass player Jean-Yves Theriault ("Blacky") for the first time in 17 years. Dan Mongrain from the Quebec band Martyr, a good friend of the band, played guitar. Songs from the early catalogue were the focus for the Heavy MTL set, including Voivod's cover of the Pink Floyd classic "Astronomy Domine", which closed the show before the band took a bow center stage and shared a group hug.
Released in July 2006 on The End Records, "Katorz" was assembled, recorded and released by the band (drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, singer Denis "Snake" Belanger and former Metallica bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted) and producer Glen Robinson using demos left by founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who succumbed to colon cancer in August 2005. The CD has sold more than 10,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Voivod won the "Best Metal/Hardcore Album" award for "Katorz" in September 2007 at the annual Quebec Independent Music Awards (GAMIQ) in Montreal, Quebec.
Newsted is still very much part of the Voivod family and did work with the band on the new record along with Jean-Yves Theriault and Eric Forrest. However, Newsted is unable to perform live at this point.
Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.
