VOIVOD’s SNAKE On Surviving As a result of Audio Market Modifications: ‘You Have To Make The Ideal Out Of The Situation’
In a recent interview with DJ Mermaid, VOIVOD singer Denis “Snake” Bélanger spoke about the drop of the tunes field as buyers worth access around ownership and encounters about assets. He reported (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.Internet): “Very well, the business has altered a good deal, that’s for guaranteed. I will never be the only one particular to say that streaming is a thing that we still have to [contend] with, the streaming condition as for artists. But you can’t end the wind with your hand like that if it goes, it goes, and you have to adhere to the route and get the very best out of it. There is certainly various strategies that bands have made use of. If it matches you… It all depends on becoming aware… The file company does excellent stuff for you. You attempt to operate with the history business to give the finest products for your type of enthusiast. That is the point that the label has to recognize. It really is, like, alright, they have to fully grasp VOIVOD and they have to understand what it is for a enthusiast. And the vinyl point — which is yet another part. Vinyl came again soon after so many yrs. So it moves. It is really from time to time a vogue point. But occasionally all very good factors occur again. You say, ‘Hey, guy, I appreciate the streaming. It’s really effective. But a report is a record.’ And it truly is another way to listen to songs and it can be entirely diverse and it truly is a distinct practical experience. So it evolves, and you have to observe what will come and goes and generally make the greatest out of the circumstance.”
VOIVOD launched a new EP, “Ultraman”, on November 4 through Century Media Documents. The energy options a extremely first tribute to the “Ultraman” Tv set series concept as perfectly as previously unreleased reward are living cuts, obtainable equally as a 12-inch vinyl EP or as a digital EP.
The “Ultraman” EP was built obtainable to coincide with VOIVOD‘s return to European stages as special company for Swedish progressive steel/rock group OPETH on their “Evolution XXX” tour.
VOIVOD‘s 15th studio album, “Synchro Anarchy” was introduced in February via Century Media Documents. The comply with-up to 2018’s “The Wake” was generated by Francis Perron at RadicArt Studio and characteristics protect artwork made by Langevin.
VOIVOD launched a new are living album, “Misplaced Device – Are living”, in November 2020 via Century Media Data. The disc was recorded in Québec Metropolis all through the around the world touring cycle for “The Wake”.
In the summertime of 2020, VOIVOD introduced a new 3-observe 12-inch vinyl and digital EP titled “The Close Of Dormancy” by means of Century Media Documents. The EP was centered all over a specific “Metal Segment” variation of the title monitor (off VOIVOD‘s hottest album, “The Wake”) with extra trumpets, saxophone and trombones. The complementary tunes on this release were being exclusive live variations of “The Close Of Dormancy (Metal Area)” and the group’s classic “The Mysterious Appreciates”, recorded at Montreal Jazz Fest 2019.
