Negatron is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on November 21, 1995, through Hypnotic Records worldwide and Mausoleum Records in the United States. It is the first studio album not to feature original singer Denis "Snake" Bélanger, who temporarily left the band in 1994, with bass player Eric Forrest assuming vocal duties for the recording. The album also features Foetus frontman JG Thirlwell as a guest vocalist on the final track "D.N.A. (Don't No Anything)".
| Negatron | ||||
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| Released | November 21, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Hypnotic (Toronto) | |||
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| Length | 51:39 | |||
| Label | Hypnotic Mausoleum/BMG (US) | |||
| Producer | Daryn Barry, Alfio Annibalini & Voivod | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[5] |
Album information
editThe album is considered a departure from Voivod's previous progressive metal style, with the band adopting elements of industrial metal while "they pollute their avant-garde punk metal"[5] and death metal growls within a heavy metal framework.[1]
The CD release is notable for including multimedia tracks in CD-ROM format, which was a novelty at the time.
Track listing
editAll music by Voivod. All lyrics by Michel Langevin and Eric Forrest, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Insect" | 5:41 | |
| 2. | "Project X" | 4:49 | |
| 3. | "Nanoman" | Langevin, Ivan Doroschuk | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Reality?" | 4:21 | |
| 5. | "Negatron" | Langevin, Kiisti Matsuo | 7:08 |
| 6. | "Planet Hell" | 4:34 | |
| 7. | "Meteor" | 4:14 | |
| 8. | "Cosmic Conspiracy" | 6:10 | |
| 9. | "Bio-TV" | 4:55 | |
| 10. | "Drift" | 5:41 | |
| 11. | "D.N.A. (Don't No Anything)" | JG Thirlwell | 4:36 |
- A limited edition of 750 copies was available with the same track listing. This limited edition came in a tin box with a Negatron sticker.[citation needed]
Personnel
edit- Voivod
- Eric Forrest - vocals, bass guitar
- Denis D'Amour - guitars, effects
- Michel Langevin - drums, percussion, artwork
- Additional musicians
- JG Thirlwell - vocals & FX on "D.N.A. (Don't No Anything)"
- Production
- Daryn Barry, Alfio Annibalini - producers, engineers, mixing
- Bruce Longman, Michael Zarich - assistant engineers
- Rob Fischer, Joe Melo - digital editing
- Eddy Schreyer - mastering
References
edit- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Voivod - Negatron review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ Bromley, Adrian (8 November 1995). "Voivod - Negatron". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 490–491. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Stratmann, Holger (1995). "Review Dynamit: Voivod - Negatron". Rock Hard (in German). No. 100. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Voivod - Negatron". Sputnikmusic. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 2017-07-18.