The Wake [2LP Picture Disc 8 Page Booklet]

Voivod - The Wake [2LP Picture Disc 8 Page Booklet]

Double picture disc release with 8 page booklet. 'The Wake' is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian technical/prog thrash band Voivod originally released in 2018 by Century Media Records. The first record to feature bassist Dominic "Rocky" Laroche who replaced the departed original bassist Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault after the previous album 'Target Earth's release. It has been almost universally hailed as the best post-Piggy Voivod album and even as a sort of "return to form" to their legendary output of the '80s. Building on the momentum of their revitalized lineup 'The Wake' sees Voivod weaving together their signature elements - jagged thrash riffing angular time shifts and cosmic storytelling - into a dense cinematic experience. The album expands their trademark sci-fi mythology while exploring themes of consciousness apocalypse and rebirth delivered through intricate musicianship and Michel "Away" Langevin's surreal visual and lyrical concepts. Far from a mere nostalgia exercise 'The Wake' demonstrates Voivod's ongoing evolution bridging their classic sound with a renewed creative spark that feels both familiar and forward-thinking.