VOIVOD
FORGOTTEN IN SPACE – CLAMSHELL BOX SET
BMG
£129.99
potent qualities of metal scenes is that they occasionally give rise to revolutionary mutations. Think Tool, Jane’s Addiction, Neurosis and Meshuggah. Quebec’s Voivod preceded them all. Their rewiring of thrash’s cold war panic into a hyperreal, sci-fi apocalyptic vision remains one of the most seminal wonders of the metal world. This five-disc box set features1987’s – as well as demos for the latter and a live album from ’86, on variously lurid splatter and swirl vinyl. The extras are equally dazzling – a 40-page book featuring interviews with artist/drummer Michel ‘Away’ Langevin and unseen photos, a documentary/live DVD, and a ‘Korgüll The Exterminator’ USB featuring all the tracks in digital format. is truly out this world.
