With the New Year in full sway and winter making the days and nights colder and colder, its nice to see a number of Spring tours being announced. Here is the latest adventures by Voivod who will be hitting the road with Yob and Amenra. Dig in.
The Press Release:
Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD continue to promote their newest and much acclaimed studio effort “The Wake”, which was released via Century Media Records worldwide last September and ranked high in various year-end polls by international media outlets. Currently underway for shows in Japan and Australia starting today, VOIVOD have recently announced a North American tour with YOB and Amenra for March/April and a return to Europe for a few selected Summer festival events. Here is a list of all upcoming VOIVOD shows announced so far:
VOIVOD – Live 2019:
01-18: Tokyo (Japan) – Tsutaya O-West
01-23: Brisbane (Australia) – Crowbar
01-24: Canberra (Australia) – The Basement + Contrive
01-25: Melbourne (Australia) – Max Watts + Contrive
01-26: Sydney (Australia) – Crowbar + Contrive
YOB, VOIVOD, Amenra – North American Tour:
03-26: Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
03-27: Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
03-28: Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
03-29: Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
03-30: Toronto, ON – Phoenix
03-31: Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
04-02: Portland, ME – Geno’s
04-03: Boston, MA – Royale
04-04: Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
04-05: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
04-06: Richmond, VA – Broadberry
04-07: Raleigh, NC – Kings
04-09: Knoxville, TN – Concourse
04-10: Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell)
04-11: New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack’s
04-12: Houston, TX – Warehouse
04-13: Austin, TX – Barracuda
04-14: Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
23.05. Baltimore (US) – Ram’s Head Live / Maryland Deathfest
07.-10.08: Josefov (Czech Republic) – Brutal Assault Festival
09.-11.08: Kortrijk (Belgium) – Alcatraz Hard Rock & metal Festival
And many more shows to be announced soon…
In regards to the North American tour, VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away“ Langevin commented as follows: “We are very proud to be part of the YOB-Voivod-Amenra North American tour in March and April 2019. It has been a couple of years since we toured USA, aside from a festival here and there. In the meantime, we are getting ready for the upcoming Japanese and Australian shows in January. See you all in 2019!“
Next to a standard jewelcase CD edition and a Digital Album release, “The Wake“ is also available as limited 2CD Mediabook edition with a bonus disc of 11 tracks featuring the 5 songs off 2016’s “Post Society” EP as well 6 live tracks from 2018’s 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, alternate artwork, an expanded booklet of 32 pages and a set of 3 stickers. The 2LP release of “The Wake” comes on either black or various limited runs of coloured 180gr. vinyl with an etching design on Side D, packaged in a gatefold sleeve and with a double-sided poster.
Order “The Wake“ here: https://VOIVODBand.lnk.to/TheWake
Or one of the last copies of the limited “Always Moving” 7” EP here: http://www.cmdistro.de/Artist/Voivod/198?Page=1&PageSize=25&Sort=13
VOIVOD’s “The Wake” is the successor to 2013’s “Target Earth” album as well as the 2016 mini-album “Post Society”. The album was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Recording Studio in Canada and its artwork was once again created by VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin. It entered sales charts in various countries upon release as follows: Germany: # 26, Switzerland: # 51, Belgium (Wallonia): # 94, USA Current: # 97,
USA New Artist: # 8 and USA Overall: # 148.
VOIVOD are: Snake – Vocals, Chewy – Guitar, Rocky – Bass, Away – Drums
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: So I have to admit that I was not too schooled on the band Voivod back in the day despite some of my friends being followers. It was a time when I was not too open to different bands and liked a small handful or three and didn’t move out from that. Boring I know but in the years that followed I changed that practice. Bands like Voivod still managed to escape me but thanks to our own Joe Kaufman who I worked with many years ago I got to hear some of their stuff in those after work hangout sessions with other musicians. Good times but I digress. I’ve only ever seen the band once and never caught Yob at all so if I can make the Brooklyn show you know I will be absorbing every single second of it. That show happens on the 14th Anniversary of this little website of mine so I am not sure of the actual availability but what about you readers? What do you think of this tour and the lineup? Will you be in attendance? Chime in down below.
Official Websites:
VOIVOD: http://voivod.com
Yob: https://www.yobislove.com/
Amenra: https://www.facebook.com/churchofra/