Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Voivod - Killing Technology (1987, Canada) Technical Trash Metal


An amazing and unique thrash release. Probably the heaviest and most abrasive Voivod album, does a perfect job of conveying a post-apocalyptic robot infested landscape. I'm a big supporter of albums with a cohesive atmosphere that consistently elicits a similar kind of imagery from a listener.

I found this one to be quite a grower (as is the case with all Voivod for me) and once you get on the same wavelength as the technical and catchy riffs then you fully appreciate the greatness of this album. My favourites are the two opening tracks, the title track and 'Overreaction'. It's hard to describe the odd sense of melody present as it melds atonal, augmented and blues ideas and due to this odd amalgam it's definitely a love or hate kind of taste and for many it's certainly love. Highly recommended to fans of Tech-thrash (even though most tech thrash fans would already know about this classic).

Tracklisting:

1
Killing Technology (7:33)
2
Overreaction (4:45)
3
Tornado (6:02)
4
Too Scared To Scream (4:14)
5
Forgotten In Space (6:10)
6
Ravenous Medicine (4:23)
7
Order Of The Blackguards (4:28)
8
This Is Not An Exercise (6:10)
9
Cockroaches (3:40)

Download Here: (Voivod - Killing Technology, 192kbps)

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