The Wake (Voivod album)

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The Wake
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Studio album by Voivod
Released September 21, 2018
Studio RadicArt Recording Studio[1]
Genre
Length 56:01
Label Century Media
Producer Francis Perron
Voivod chronology
Post Society
(2016)		 The Wake
(2018)		 Synchro Anarchy
(2022)
Singles from The Wake (Voivod album)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[7]
Louder Sound 4.5/5 stars[8]
Metal Injection 8/10[9]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[10]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[11]
Metal Storm 8/10 stars[12]

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 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:

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"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. Title Length
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. Title Length
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
Total length:
 32:50

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

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  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Voivod – The Wake" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
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