Voivod are a metal band that seemed to avoid metal trappings – in both image and sound. At different points on their latest, Infini, you can hear Motorheady speed metal married to progressive structures that flow into memorable choruses. Other times, you’d hear what used to be called “grunge” riffs but with oddball sci-fi lyrics. Together, it all works, and sounds like classic Voivod. The story sounds almost apocryphal – dying in the hospital, Voivod guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour contacts his bandmates and tells them to make upcoming records out of the riffs he’s recorded on his computer. The story is true, though, and Infini is the second record created out of Piggy’s posthumous work. “God Phones,” “Volcano,” “Earthache,” and several other tracks are as strong as Voivod fans could hope for, and given how this album came about, it’s even twice as amazing.
Voivod
Infini
(Sonic Unyon)
