Voi Vod was like nobody else ever. Bought the first record ( War and Pain) when it was released, and me and my friends thought it was straight up metal noise. It was the HEAVIEST thing we ever heard. U gotta remember this was like 85 or something. They made Slayer and Venom sound tame. Then they turned hard left into weird , proto-math/sci-fi metal. Crazy band. Even to this day they are completely original. That's saying something after 30 years.
colin poitras absolutely! I bought the album for the cover alone when I saw it and I never would've thought they would be the most important metal band in my life for over 30 hrs now! and just saw them last year in NYC!!! TO THE DEATH FOREVER!!!!!!!!
Dude when I was getting into metal I got War And Pain and I did NOT dig all of it at the time. Only dug like a few songs and the rest was too much for me. It's a band that has to grow on a lot of people I think. Now I fucking LOVE Voivod and just saw em for the second time at MDF yesterday and WHEW
When I was 16 my sister drove my car for awhile and I left the Killing Technology tape in the car and she asked me "who are those guys, they're awesome!" I told her that it was Voivod but it was so weird because she listened to the Pixies, Sugarcubes, Nine Inch Nails... stuff like that. Voivod really did attract just about every type of listener.
I love Voivod so much. I got Dimension Hatross on cassette when I was in high school and had to grab all their albums over the years. It's cool to see Dave Grohl speak on them like this. Voivod are overall one of the most underrated bands in history. Heavy, creative, interesting, and unusual without being annoying. What's not to like?
Omg, yes! Those two are my favorites. It’s hard to say which band I like more - fucking Coroner with No More Color!! My god, what a fantastic album! And Punishment for Decandence.... then Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross and Nothingface....all classic albums! Two VERY good bands!
The Wake is such a masterpiece of an album. Voivod is truly an incredible band. As amazing as Piggy was, it seems his soul resides in Chewy (Dan Mongrain). The band is every bit as strong today as they ever were, if not stronger. I’m looking forward to the live streams coming up in May and June. Long live Voivod!!
I think Dimension Hatross and Nothingface are more developed/mature/technical. But Killing Technology is one of the easiest to get into and one of the best thrash albums ever
I agree with Dave here, most people didn't quite get Voïvod when they came out in 84.I didn't at first either.War and Pain sounded like a nuclear aftermath and Rrroooaaarrr was even worse.The "space" came with KT and by the time of DH or Nothingface they were totally spaced out.That kind of progress in thrashmetal was pretty unknown in that era......Took me years to "get" their stuff and became a die hard fan eventually...
When Blackie left I got the contact number with Voivod’s management and got a buddy of mine an audition in Montreal. He asked me to go along for the drive so we made plans to spend the night at cheap motel and hit a few bars. The guys from the band were so laid back and friendly thru the audition process and we were blown away when they asked us what we were gonna do afterwards and if we wanted to hang out and grab some beers! It was probably nothing to them but to us it was the chance to hang out with legends! Easily 3 of the nicest guys I’ve ever met! On a side note, Piggy had one of the wildest effects set ups I’ve ever seen. Most of it was old stomp boxes that he tweaked to his own preference. It looked like a chaotic mess but sounded AMAZING! Great memories!
This interview was conducted by Sam Dunn, he's the founder of another YT channel, BangerTV. He's a fantastic host, always asks great questions and then lets the subject get on with it, to quality results like this video here. Check out his channel for all things metal.
I'm in total agreement with Dave here. The best thing about Voivod is that they didn't have one definite style that they emulate again and again, but instead they uncovered a new style in every new record. And the gas mask performance is just brilliantly savage as well.
I saw Soundgarden open for Voivod. Don't remember the year Id guess 89'-91' somewhere around there. Voivod was on the Nothingface tour and Soundgarden was on Louder than Love. Both bands killed it but VoiVod was legendary. I think Prong also played. It was a club in Kansas City 'The Shadow'. Amazing show.
Old Goat the Antichrist I was there too! 90. The Shadow. Plaster coming down from the roof when Soundgarden played. Saw Ministry there too. Then it turned into Americas Pub. Blech. One if my most favorite concerts. We helped Voivod find a McDonalds.
In Seattle, Prong opened. Voivod smoked out the place so badly that you couldn't see the band during the first two songs. What a great show. Soundgarden was good but we were blown away by Voivod. This was at the Moore Theater in downtown Seattle.
@@PaulWildstar I was there. Great show! VOIVOD forever! Pity they never played Seattle for their Killing Technology or Dimension Hatross tours. A friend told me that when he went down to S.F. to see them on the Hatross tour, he asked the band, why they never came for those albums, and they said promoters weren't asking for them.
i'm Canadian & it sent chills down my spine to have Dave Grohl talking about my Canadian cohorts Voivod. I grew up with Canadian bands such as Voivod,Sacrifice,Annihilator,Exciter,Dayglo Abortions,Monster Voodoo Machine,Anvil,Razor,but i always came back to Voivod.When i was in high school in the early 90's we were tape trading & we had this kid come from New York that moved to our hick small town of St.Marys,Ontario & he brought his D.R.I. & M.O.D. with him & he gave me those tapes &I handed him my Voivod & Sacrifice tapes & he came back to school the next day with this HUGE SMILE on his face & was blown away because he said check out D.R.I. & M.O.D. man you'll love em which i did but i was like check out Voivod & Sacrifice but Voivod will blow your american nuts off lol & he was hooked.
Canadian also. I remember MuchMusic played Psychic Vacuum all the time when I was a kid. Freaked me out and I couldn't look away. Brilliant band. Also, there was a band called Jesus Christ (choice of name probably killed them) that made me think of an angry Alice in Chains...their one album has a lethal cover of Ace of Spades.
It's a tricky one to be honest. My favourite is typically the one I would be listening to at the moment... Sometimes it's DH, other times it's Nothing-Face or Angel Rat. The albums are so different, yet all so great. DH is made by a band which is definitely trying to create very aggressive sounds while at the same time creating song structures that are unheard of within metal (certainly at the time). N-F is the sound of a band removing a bit of the aggression and becoming more "direct" in their song approach. It also contains the best cover version of a song ever made. Angel Rat is what Blue Öyster Cult would have sounded like, had they gone for thrash metal... Speaking of which, I am sure Voivod could have made the perfect version of "Astronomy", just like they did with "Astronomy Domine".
Can anyone deny the fact that these guys were at the forefront of the mathcore sound? Their combination of thrashing metal riffs and changing tempos with off-kilter chording laid the foundation for later bands (Dillinger Escape Plan anyone?). Listening to them was like being trapped in a factory run by evil cyborgs...cold, hard and relentless! RIP Denis D'Amour.
I'm in agreement with Dave. Voivod totally fucked with my head the first time I saw the video with the gas masks and the smoke covered stage, like some set from a future war. It was late on a summer night on some odd-numbered UHF station and I was like "what the fuck IS this"? It was quite an experience. Their tales of a bleak futuristic society ruled by cold hard technology have been with me ever since that fateful day.
This is why I love Dave. He has no shame of his love for metal. So many people who once loved metal pretended that they hated metal the second The Chilli Peppers and Jane's Addiction picked up steam.
Voivod was/is truly original in their sound. I always have loved bands that have this punk spirit and anger within their structure then somehow they become this progressive machine as they evolve. Voivod embodies this greater than almost any other band (even Tool) while still owning their original core.
Voivod is a product of the town they grew up in - Jonquière, Québec. This is what Away saw from his bedroom window and what Piggy heard from his: farm6.staticflickr.com/5284/5202507245_040e5c4f38_b.jpg
Just saw Voivoid for the second time at their 40th anniversary tour. Still amazing and an absolute killer of a set. Recommend people see them on the tour.
Loved Voivod ever since I saw them along with Celtic Frost and Running Wild back in `86. Voivod sounded to me like Metal/Hardcore with King Crimson thrown in to the mix. Their version of Schizoid Man btw, is right on target.
I remember when Dimension Hatröss was out. It blew off our minds and everybody loved it. Then on a german Metal-TV-Show two guys from Dokken commented on "Tribal Convictions" which was the promo video of Hatröss: "horrible" and they were giggling. 25 years later Dokken ended in smoke and Voivod is like a living Prog legend. Thats justice :)
I remember seeing them headline in 1989 with Soundgarden and Faith No More opening for them. Crazy show. You just don't see that type of diversity on a bill anymore. Small club. Perfect atmosphere. Once in a life time experience.
It's amazing that Dave could play with Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, and Paul McCartney, and he loves Voivod, Motorhead, Black Flag, etc... I saw the Voivod/Kreator tour in SF-Voivod was awesome. Right on Dave!
I'm Canadian & so dam proud that Voivod is Canadian! But i still remember hearing Voivod for my first time in high school & being blown away & we were listening to great Canadian bands like Sacrifice,Annihilator,Razor,Monster Voodoo Machine,Lesser Known,Quo Vadis,Anvil,Killer Dwarfs but Voivod were in a class of their own from those bands.
Oh jesus, would you fucking grow up? Different people like different music. Besides, a fair amount of musicians don't even play in the same genre as their influences much less sound like them for that matter.
my instrumental band Removal did a 7" series featuring singers(and a subsequent itunes release). we were lucky enough to have Snake do one, he is too much.
When you see something totally awful and decadent, open your arms and let it sink in. It might be not so bad in the end. It actually opens your mind. As a good brain teaser. Voivod taught me this many many years ago.
The people here that bag on dave for Foo music are short sited and kinda dumb. Foo's do really great radio rock. People really like it. They buy their albums and go to their shows. Dave makes a ton of money. This gives Dave the freedom to do whatever he wants. This allows him to make Probot record, which brings attention (and money) to alot of underground smaller artists. How much money did Lemy or Wino et al get because of Probot? It also allows him to make Sound City Documentary. Are u getting it yet? I am not a Foo fan at all, but they are really good at what they do. And Dave is probably the nicest guy in music.
And if voivod made a zillion dollars with their next record they wouldnbe sellouts. If you cant give dave any respect you need to pull your head out of your ass so you can go fuck yourself.
The only other band i can think of that was doing crazy Metal-Punk experimental stuff in the early/mid 80's was GISM from Japan, which is kind of sad since they never got much attention outside of japan until much much later on
I was way into Voivod back in the day, saw them at least 3 times, including the NYC Ritz show w/Venom that Dave references. One thing that stuck me after I heard them was how huge they sounded with just a bass and guitar, truly a wall of sound.
This is so cool, I've got new respect for Dave G, VoiVod are so under rated (not that that's a bad thing) VoiVod are to good of a band for the masses to catch on . Thanks for that.
Also, Obliveon - From This Day Forward, and if you want to get even wackier, Children - Hard Times Hangin' at the End of the World... ..But seriously: HAIL VEKTOR!!!! }8)
Around the time of it's release I bought the War and Pain cassette and was blown away, I played it often and I remember drawing the cover on a huge piece of bristol board in class, wish I still had it, Good times, loved this interview I feel the same way about VOIVOD!!!!
I was at that Venom show - it was at The Ritz. They recorded it for half of their 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusic' album. The next night, Carnivore swapped with them.
As Dave mentions Piggy's death it is post 2007. I'm guessing late 2008 after the release of Katorz, which was created from some of the riffs he recorded before his death. Anyway, fantastic interview, and it's lovely to know Dave shares my adoration of this unique, unclassifiable band.
Knew them from War and Pain in middle school, then sort of let them go until college when a friend ordered me to get Nothingface. They've been with me, a classical musician, ever since. They remind me of Bartok's string quartets, new sounds and a style all their own. The only show I saw was in 1990, in a high school gymnasium, with Soundgarden opening. Unforgettable.
Grohl is the superstar that has brought what we all loved and enjoyed in the early 80's. Real Metal the Incarnation of all that's very very heavy today. Probot brought credit to those bands that laid the groundwork and path. He needs to talk about Die Kreuzen from Milwaukee. Nirvana said the two cassette tapes they played in their tour van going to gigs was Celtic Frost and Die Kreuzen. Long Live Voivod!!!
I liked the more well known thrash bands in the 80s, and didn't really pay much attention to voivod, though I had heard of them. I have recently bought Rrroooaaarrr and KT and, to me, they did have that French thing going on where I think they considered themselves to be doing art rather than just music, and that's the key to understanding them. Rrroooaaarrr is actually a lot more focussed than you would think but Piggy also used punk style riffs as well as thrash riffs, that give it a chaotic aesthetic.
I totally agree. We saw Voivod live on 4th October and I told my friend: "I cannot even mention any band that is even remotely like Voivod." Amazing show. And they opened with 'Killing technology', which is one of their best songs from the album I like best. By the way, my favourite song is 'Forgotten in space' from the same record to this day.
It's amazing how Dave Grohl can be such a kickass cool guy and be the leader of a terrible, awful band like Foo Fighters. He already showed us he can play kickass metal, but I think he's a realist and it's just not where the money is anymore. Still, he seems like the fucking coolest guy to hang out with and talk about music.
There just has to be something to the whole Canadian association with some of my favorite most unique strange badass creative music artists. Freaking Dave Brockie was from Canada and Voivod...Man Voivod is on another level. I don't think anyone I can think of in all the years since I got my first voivod album in 88 has done what they have musically. Like he says here it was punks, rockers, metal heads prog guys and just all sorts that would converge with this band. Actually back then my Minor Threat, Black Flag Skater friends were more accepting of my getting into Voivod then any of my other friends back then. Lot of my straight up Metallica, Megadeth friends just couldn't grasp what I was listening to or it was too Metal for some of them like a set of power tools getting tortured to death by too much power!
Colyn Emery donT forget nomeansno my favorite canadian band, the french-side of Canada have a lot of good musicians too, but the anglo-saxon don't like french music
True..my metalhead only friends just didn't get it so to this day I unfortunately only have 3 people I can discuss voivod with at a hardcore fans level..sad but true but thank God for the Facebook voivod pages and all the freaks around the world like us!!
Us Canucks love our Voivod. I first heard Ripping Headaches in 87 and when Tribal Convictions and Psychic Vacuum came out from Dimension Hatross I was hooked and I was only 11 or 12.
Saw Voivod headline the World War III show in Montreal in '85, headlining after Celtic Frost, Destruction, Possessed and Nasty Savage. This was just a few months before Rroarr was released. They blew all the other bands away by a county mile and made everyone look like amateurs. It was fantastic.
voivod are my favorite band of the whole speed/thrash metal. completely original all around, but it is snake's approach to vocals that impresses me the most, especially from killing technology on. he really started to get away from screaming, which was somewhat conventional of the genre, and turned the entire approach on its head. if you listen to the nothingface album, there is hardly any screaming at all, and he mastered these strangely melodic top lines with a baritone that stick to the ribs and serves as the adhesive that gives each tune a completely genuine and distinct form. you know who it is within seconds. how many speed/thrash metal vocalists could you name who sing in a baritone and do not scream?
A lot of Voivod breaks w/ convention and is arguably unique, "every player has a signature sound", but Grohl kind of overstates their stature. Bands like Can, Ruins, Blast, Massacre, Doctor Nerve, Present or Tipographica are at least as brain melting and groundbreaking. I've always dug Voivod, but it's not like they're light years beyond everyone else.
It's wierd that when I type in Voivod to check out music, this comes up as the first result. Not exactly what i was looking for but I infinitely respect Dave Grohl more for it.
Love Dimension Hatross! Had it on cassette back in high school in the 80s, and upgraded to CD not that long ago. They have a lot of solid albums but that is still my facorite one ever after all these years!
I remember the first time I heard Voivod too, it was a revelation. Coincidentally, I think Nirvana was my favorite band at the time. After Voivod, music just seemed boring and amateurish unless it featured odd meters, time signature changes, polyrhythms, and weird chords. Anymore, I mostly just listen to jazz, and in a roundabout way I have Voivod to thank for that. I didn't know Grohl was a fan, but I'm not at all surprised.
Never forget heard blower in 84 and I was floored couldn’t grasp what I was listening to just knew I wanted more. Those first five albums are Absolute chaos
It is always interesting hearing great artists talking bout the bands that influenced them. I feel you don't hear enough of that in band interviews. Voivod's first 5 albums were amazing, totally unique, technical thrash masterpieces. Never really cared for much of their stuff after the 80's. But them five albums are heavy metal gems !
J.J. Decay Interviewers ask those questions a lot, it's just that they don't always get answers this interesting. He's clearly very passionate about this, and I have to agree with his assessment of Voivod.
This is so cool, I've got new respect for Dave G, VoiVod are so under rated (not that that's a bad thing) VoiVod are to good of a band for the masses to catch on . Thanks for that.
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Voi Vod was like nobody else ever. Bought the first record ( War and Pain) when it was released, and me and my friends thought it was straight up metal noise. It was the HEAVIEST thing we ever heard. U gotta remember this was like 85 or something. They made Slayer and Venom sound tame. Then they turned hard left into weird , proto-math/sci-fi metal. Crazy band. Even to this day they are completely original. That's saying something after 30 years.
Agree
colin poitras same here... war and pain!
colin poitras absolutely! I bought the album for the cover alone when I saw it and I never would've thought they would be the most important metal band in my life for over 30 hrs now! and just saw them last year in NYC!!! TO THE DEATH FOREVER!!!!!!!!
Dude when I was getting into metal I got War And Pain and I did NOT dig all of it at the time. Only dug like a few songs and the rest was too much for me. It's a band that has to grow on a lot of people I think. Now I fucking LOVE Voivod and just saw em for the second time at MDF yesterday and WHEW
So fkn true man
When I was 16 my sister drove my car for awhile and I left the Killing Technology tape in the car and she asked me "who are those guys, they're awesome!" I told her that it was Voivod but it was so weird because she listened to the Pixies, Sugarcubes, Nine Inch Nails... stuff like that. Voivod really did attract just about every type of listener.
I love Voivod so much. I got Dimension Hatross on cassette when I was in high school and had to grab all their albums over the years.
It's cool to see Dave Grohl speak on them like this. Voivod are overall one of the most underrated bands in history. Heavy, creative, interesting, and unusual without being annoying. What's not to like?
Damn Venom, Cromags, Voivoid. Thats a sweet lineup.
Jocko Jonson I creamed myself when i heard it
I was going to say this, but I just scrolled down. Knew someone was gonna say it!!!
I bet the pits were intense.
Voivod and Coroner, two of the best
That's exactly how I feel..Coroner is the only band remotely similar to Voivod
Hear hear! Well said
Right on bro. Coroner shredded.
Dude....you are fucking awesome.
Yes...Punishment for Decadence was some OVER THE TOP stuff.
Omg, yes! Those two are my favorites. It’s hard to say which band I like more - fucking Coroner with No More Color!! My god, what a fantastic album! And Punishment for Decandence.... then Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross and Nothingface....all classic albums! Two VERY good bands!
Great honest interview. Thanks to Dave Grohl. Love Voivod!
The Wake is such a masterpiece of an album. Voivod is truly an incredible band. As amazing as Piggy was, it seems his soul resides in Chewy (Dan Mongrain). The band is every bit as strong today as they ever were, if not stronger. I’m looking forward to the live streams coming up in May and June. Long live Voivod!!
Voivod is one of the most influential bands in metal ever, yet few people even know who they are.
Killing Technology is their best! There will never be another Voivod album like it!!!
True. To me its one of the most unique albums i know of. One of the best thrash albums ever. Whatever happened later was not my cup of tea.
I think Dimension Hatross and Nothingface are more developed/mature/technical. But Killing Technology is one of the easiest to get into and one of the best thrash albums ever
The new one is right up there with their best stuff though
@@cy9nvs It didnt work for me, Post Society still sounds stronger to me and meaning that was only a little above average, for whom? For Voivod.
@@BrecMadak
You're missing out dude. The best album they've ever done.
I agree with Dave here, most people didn't quite get Voïvod when they came out in 84.I didn't at first either.War and Pain sounded like a nuclear aftermath and Rrroooaaarrr was even worse.The "space" came with KT and by the time of DH or Nothingface they were totally spaced out.That kind of progress in thrashmetal was pretty unknown in that era......Took me years to "get" their stuff and became a die hard fan eventually...
They rode the crest of the wave and clearly saw their destination, everyone else just saw the water
When Blackie left I got the contact number with Voivod’s management and got a buddy of mine an audition in Montreal. He asked me to go along for the drive so we made plans to spend the night at cheap motel and hit a few bars. The guys from the band were so laid back and friendly thru the audition process and we were blown away when they asked us what we were gonna do afterwards and if we wanted to hang out and grab some beers! It was probably nothing to them but to us it was the chance to hang out with legends! Easily 3 of the nicest guys I’ve ever met! On a side note, Piggy had one of the wildest effects set ups I’ve ever seen. Most of it was old stomp boxes that he tweaked to his own preference. It looked like a chaotic mess but sounded AMAZING! Great memories!
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I'm in total agreement with Dave here. The best thing about Voivod is that they didn't have one definite style that they emulate again and again, but instead they uncovered a new style in every new record.
And the gas mask performance is just brilliantly savage as well.
I saw Soundgarden open for Voivod. Don't remember the year Id guess 89'-91' somewhere around there. Voivod was on the Nothingface tour and Soundgarden was on Louder than Love. Both bands killed it but VoiVod was legendary. I think Prong also played. It was a club in Kansas City 'The Shadow'. Amazing show.
Old Goat the Antichrist I was there too! 90. The Shadow. Plaster coming down from the roof when Soundgarden played. Saw Ministry there too. Then it turned into Americas Pub. Blech. One if my most favorite concerts. We helped Voivod find a McDonalds.
Saw that show when they came through St. Louis. My ears are still ringing. They were both fantastic.
In Seattle, Prong opened. Voivod smoked out the place so badly that you couldn't see the band during the first two songs. What a great show. Soundgarden was good but we were blown away by Voivod. This was at the Moore Theater in downtown Seattle.
@@303acidxtc Wow I wonder if we know each other. Also saw Ministry there and a slew of other shows at the Lone Star too. I miss those times.
@@PaulWildstar I was there. Great show! VOIVOD forever! Pity they never played Seattle for their Killing Technology or Dimension Hatross tours. A friend told me that when he went down to S.F. to see them on the Hatross tour, he asked the band, why they never came for those albums, and they said promoters weren't asking for them.
Dave should bring Voivod on tour with Foo Fighters since he's such a big fan
i'm Canadian & it sent chills down my spine to have Dave Grohl talking about my Canadian cohorts Voivod. I grew up with Canadian bands such as Voivod,Sacrifice,Annihilator,Exciter,Dayglo Abortions,Monster Voodoo Machine,Anvil,Razor,but i always came back to Voivod.When i was in high school in the early 90's we were tape trading & we had this kid come from New York that moved to our hick small town of St.Marys,Ontario & he brought his D.R.I. & M.O.D. with him & he gave me those tapes &I handed him my Voivod & Sacrifice tapes & he came back to school the next day with this HUGE SMILE on his face & was blown away because he said check out D.R.I. & M.O.D. man you'll love em which i did but i was like check out Voivod & Sacrifice but Voivod will blow your american nuts off lol & he was hooked.
One Canadian band you left out: Nomeansno. Wrong will kick your ass start to finish, barely pausing between songs long enough to catch your breath.
Canadian also. I remember MuchMusic played Psychic Vacuum all the time when I was a kid. Freaked me out and I couldn't look away. Brilliant band. Also, there was a band called Jesus Christ (choice of name probably killed them) that made me think of an angry Alice in Chains...their one album has a lethal cover of Ace of Spades.
Good too see ol Dayglo Abortions always getting a mention
Voi Vod was/is the most unconventional and "out of the box" band ever created.. I grew up on this band..
yes,i listen to kin gizzard and the lizzard now
Dimension Hatröss is my favourite Voivod album, discovered their music with the awesome albums like Killing Technology in 1987-88.
Dimension Hatröss to this day is AMAZING! First heard it in 1988 and was blown away.
It's a tricky one to be honest. My favourite is typically the one I would be listening to at the moment... Sometimes it's DH, other times it's Nothing-Face or Angel Rat. The albums are so different, yet all so great. DH is made by a band which is definitely trying to create very aggressive sounds while at the same time creating song structures that are unheard of within metal (certainly at the time). N-F is the sound of a band removing a bit of the aggression and becoming more "direct" in their song approach. It also contains the best cover version of a song ever made. Angel Rat is what Blue Öyster Cult would have sounded like, had they gone for thrash metal... Speaking of which, I am sure Voivod could have made the perfect version of "Astronomy", just like they did with "Astronomy Domine".
Absolutely the best album
Can anyone deny the fact that these guys were at the forefront of the mathcore
sound? Their combination of thrashing metal riffs and changing tempos with
off-kilter chording laid the foundation for later bands (Dillinger Escape Plan anyone?).
Listening to them was like being trapped in a factory run by evil cyborgs...cold, hard
and relentless! RIP Denis D'Amour.
I'm in agreement with Dave. Voivod totally fucked with my head the first time I saw the video with the gas masks and the smoke covered stage, like some set from a future war. It was late on a summer night on some odd-numbered UHF station and I was like "what the fuck IS this"? It was quite an experience. Their tales of a bleak futuristic society ruled by cold hard technology have been with me ever since that fateful day.
LMAO was that bombshelter videos?
I actually saw Voivod headline a tour in 1988 with openers being Faith No More and Soundgarden.
My dad did, too! Was it in Canada?
verve92 saw it 3 times, chicago, champaign il, and indianapolis in. plus the numerous times before and after. VOIVOD. Forever!
I never saw Voivod with gas masks. Is there any footage of that?
i m from montreal canada, and it s very interesting to hear a true musician
talking about voivod...
Montreal tabarnak
This is why I love Dave. He has no shame of his love for metal. So many people who once loved metal pretended that they hated metal the second The Chilli Peppers and Jane's Addiction picked up steam.
Voivod was/is truly original in their sound. I always have loved bands that have this punk spirit and anger within their structure then somehow they become this progressive machine as they evolve. Voivod embodies this greater than almost any other band (even Tool) while still owning their original core.
Tool is a cheap copy of Voivod. There's only one original
Voivod is a product of the town they grew up in - Jonquière, Québec.
This is what Away saw from his bedroom window and what Piggy heard from his:
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Just saw Voivoid for the second time at their 40th anniversary tour. Still amazing and an absolute killer of a set. Recommend people see them on the tour.
Loved Voivod ever since I saw them along with Celtic Frost and Running Wild back in `86. Voivod sounded to me like Metal/Hardcore with King Crimson thrown in to the mix. Their version of Schizoid Man btw, is right on target.
Love this interview. Love voivod. Love Dave. Totally underrated band!
I remember when Dimension Hatröss was out. It blew off our minds and everybody loved it. Then on a german Metal-TV-Show two guys from Dokken commented on "Tribal Convictions" which was the promo video of Hatröss: "horrible" and they were giggling. 25 years later Dokken ended in smoke and Voivod is like a living Prog legend. Thats justice :)
WTF
U serious,Dokken was dissin Voivod?
Cunts eh
I remember seeing them headline in 1989 with Soundgarden and Faith No More opening for them. Crazy show. You just don't see that type of diversity on a bill anymore. Small club. Perfect atmosphere. Once in a life time experience.
Wow - sounds like a pretty incredible evening. :-)
I saw that show in Austin, 1990 minus Faith No More.
Once in a lifetime experience.
Awesome. RIP, Piggy. Long Live Voivod.
Jonquière represent.
Yesss Québec représente le guitariste est prof au cegep de joliette
It's amazing that Dave could play with Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, and Paul McCartney, and he loves Voivod, Motorhead, Black Flag, etc... I saw the Voivod/Kreator tour in SF-Voivod was awesome. Right on Dave!
he also loves gwar, ghost, and slayer
Lets not forget Venom
***** Dave Brockie despised Grohl.
And why Dave always said Fuck Keith Richards is that necesary?
I saw Voivod for their War and Pain Tour. They opened for Celtic Frost...Bad Ass show!
That show must to be epic.
I saw Voivod open for Celtic Frost in 1986. Running Wild also played. Kick ass show.
I also saw the same show, in Portland Oregon
topperlongo me too!!! I remember the smoke snake came out with smelled super fucked up and was right up front and people were hacking and choking! lol
DUDE. I'd give everything I have to go back in time and see that show. Holy fuck...
Voivod's cover of 'Astronomy Domine' is like the ultimate tribute to Syd Barrett imo.
I'm Canadian & so dam proud that Voivod is Canadian! But i still remember hearing Voivod for my first time in high school & being blown away & we were listening to great Canadian bands like Sacrifice,Annihilator,Razor,Monster Voodoo Machine,Lesser Known,Quo Vadis,Anvil,Killer Dwarfs but Voivod were in a class of their own from those bands.
for someone who has such appreciation for unconventional music he sure makes some ultraconventional garbage.
Fucking well said
spot on
unconventional music wont make you rich, thats why.
100% agreed.
Oh jesus, would you fucking grow up? Different people like different music. Besides, a fair amount of musicians don't even play in the same genre as their influences much less sound like them for that matter.
r.i.p. piggy
To hear someone like Dave fkg Grohl talk about a band from a small town in Québec really inspires me as i'm from a small town in Québec too
my instrumental band Removal did a 7" series featuring singers(and a subsequent itunes release). we were lucky enough to have Snake do one, he is too much.
When you see something totally awful and decadent, open your arms and let it sink in. It might be not so bad in the end. It actually opens your mind. As a good brain teaser. Voivod taught me this many many years ago.
Yup.
I used to absolutely hate them, but I kept listening to Dimension Hatross and fucking loved them.
9:15 ..one year later Vektors Black future came out ! Prog. Thrash also influenced by Voivod (check also out their latest record Terminal Redux)
Amazing album. I like voivod because of vektor
too bad David is a shitbag. still love the album though
Vektor is nothing compared to VOIVOD. Influenced, maybe, but miles behind in terms of quality, musicianship and inventiveness.
@@Easun36 Vektor has black metal influences instead of the punk ones that Voivod has, that’s what makes it different and really great at the same time
WOW...Nice to hear the respect he has for Voïvod. He gets "it" Voïvod always had "it" I'm glad they're back. Long Live The IRON GANG !
He was pretty cool before he started shilling for pharmaceutical corporations.
If you dont understand Voivod you just dont understand music. That simple! Dave also rules by the way!
Sure thing, dweeb.
I don't care about Voivod or your opinion or Dave Grohl. I also don't care about understanding music. :-P
The beauty of Voivod is not understanding what they do...
@@ferox965 he obviously meant ''appreciation'' by that, so...
The people here that bag on dave for Foo music are short sited and kinda dumb. Foo's do really great radio rock. People really like it. They buy their albums and go to their shows. Dave makes a ton of money. This gives Dave the freedom to do whatever he wants. This allows him to make Probot record, which brings attention (and money) to alot of underground smaller artists. How much money did Lemy or Wino et al get because of Probot? It also allows him to make Sound City Documentary. Are u getting it yet? I am not a Foo fan at all, but they are really good at what they do. And Dave is probably the nicest guy in music.
colin poitras...twat
And if voivod made a zillion dollars with their next record they wouldnbe sellouts. If you cant give dave any respect you need to pull your head out of your ass so you can go fuck yourself.
I wish he would do another Probot record
The only other band i can think of that was doing crazy Metal-Punk experimental stuff in the early/mid 80's was GISM from Japan, which is kind of sad since they never got much attention outside of japan until much much later on
Those are some of the heaviest records ever released, and the bass guitar is just unbelievable.
Angel Rat is my favourite. Nothingface close second.
Both are fantastic albums. I can't decide between them and Dimension Hatross.
They are all great albums. I can not rate them. They all have moments after moments after moments of GENIUS and Vision.
I was way into Voivod back in the day, saw them at least 3 times, including the NYC Ritz show w/Venom that Dave references. One thing that stuck me after I heard them was how huge they sounded with just a bass and guitar, truly a wall of sound.
This is so cool, I've got new respect for Dave G, VoiVod are so under rated (not that that's a bad thing)
VoiVod are to good of a band
for the masses to catch on . Thanks for that.
if you like Voivod I suggest you check out Jester Beast and Vektor
Also, Obliveon - From This Day Forward, and if you want to get even wackier, Children - Hard Times Hangin' at the End of the World...
..But seriously: HAIL VEKTOR!!!! }8)
vektor sux ass
well they are the best new wave thrash band... Terminal Redux is one of the best albums of the century so far along with Voivod's The Wake
I saw Voivod, CroMags and Forced Entry in I wanna say 89, 90 or 91 at the Offramp in Seattle. Greatest show ever.
Around the time of it's release I bought the War and Pain cassette and was blown away, I played it often and I remember drawing the cover on a huge piece of bristol board in class, wish I still had it, Good times, loved this interview I feel the same way about VOIVOD!!!!
Away....give us de tribal beat!! ~Snake~ 1988 Fenders ballroom
I was at that Venom show - it was at The Ritz. They recorded it for half of their 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusic' album. The next night, Carnivore swapped with them.
Voivod is a legend among legends. Thanks to people talking about Coroner in the comments here, looks like I'm gonna have to check them out too. :D
As Dave mentions Piggy's death it is post 2007. I'm guessing late 2008 after the release of Katorz, which was created from some of the riffs he recorded before his death.
Anyway, fantastic interview, and it's lovely to know Dave shares my adoration of this unique, unclassifiable band.
i used to be scared of voivod. Saw their posters up around town a lot for shows. Now i am loving it like crazy.
The Venom, VoiVod, Cromags show at the Ritz in NYC was in 86. GREAT SHOW!
Dimension Hatrös is the best album ever released from human beings...
Knew them from War and Pain in middle school, then sort of let them go until college when a friend ordered me to get Nothingface. They've been with me, a classical musician, ever since. They remind me of Bartok's string quartets, new sounds and a style all their own. The only show I saw was in 1990, in a high school gymnasium, with Soundgarden opening. Unforgettable.
I mean, Nothingface was heavily influenced by Stravinsky apparently
Grohl is the superstar that has brought what we all loved and enjoyed in the early 80's. Real Metal the Incarnation of all that's very very heavy today. Probot brought credit to those bands that laid the groundwork and path. He needs to talk about Die Kreuzen from Milwaukee. Nirvana said the two cassette tapes they played in their tour van going to gigs was Celtic Frost and Die Kreuzen. Long Live Voivod!!!
Venom, CroMags and Voivod -- that show must've been bonkers
I liked the more well known thrash bands in the 80s, and didn't really pay much attention to voivod, though I had heard of them. I have recently bought Rrroooaaarrr and KT and, to me, they did have that French thing going on where I think they considered themselves to be doing art rather than just music, and that's the key to understanding them. Rrroooaaarrr is actually a lot more focussed than you would think but Piggy also used punk style riffs as well as thrash riffs, that give it a chaotic aesthetic.
"...and--So-We-Got-High..." Lol.
Tribal Convictions
from Dimension Hatross
Bad ass shit.
I saw Voi Vod with Celtic Frost in San Diego in the 80s.
1 of my All Time Favorite bands!!!
I totally agree. We saw Voivod live on 4th October and I told my friend: "I cannot even mention any band that is even remotely like Voivod." Amazing show. And they opened with 'Killing technology', which is one of their best songs from the album I like best. By the way, my favourite song is 'Forgotten in space' from the same record to this day.
It's amazing how Dave Grohl can be such a kickass cool guy and be the leader of a terrible, awful band like Foo Fighters. He already showed us he can play kickass metal, but I think he's a realist and it's just not where the money is anymore.
Still, he seems like the fucking coolest guy to hang out with and talk about music.
Funny thing is the word "Voivode", in Romanian, means "Regional Administrator".
Still got my Kreator / Voivod tshirt from 1987, and you will have a hard time prying off of my dead body!
Their new album, Target Earth, is their best in 20 years - it's brilliant, totally fresh yet recaptures the sound of Dimension Hatross/Nothingface
There just has to be something to the whole Canadian association with some of my favorite most unique strange badass creative music artists. Freaking Dave Brockie was from Canada and Voivod...Man Voivod is on another level. I don't think anyone I can think of in all the years since I got my first voivod album in 88 has done what they have musically. Like he says here it was punks, rockers, metal heads prog guys and just all sorts that would converge with this band. Actually back then my Minor Threat, Black Flag Skater friends were more accepting of my getting into Voivod then any of my other friends back then. Lot of my straight up Metallica, Megadeth friends just couldn't grasp what I was listening to or it was too Metal for some of them like a set of power tools getting tortured to death by too much power!
Colyn Emery donT forget nomeansno my favorite canadian band, the french-side of Canada have a lot of good musicians too, but the anglo-saxon don't like french music
True..my metalhead only friends just didn't get it so to this day I unfortunately only have 3 people I can discuss voivod with at a hardcore fans level..sad but true but thank God for the Facebook voivod pages and all the freaks around the world like us!!
Us Canucks love our Voivod. I first heard Ripping Headaches in 87 and when Tribal Convictions and Psychic Vacuum came out from Dimension Hatross I was hooked and I was only 11 or 12.
Saw Voivod headline the World War III show in Montreal in '85, headlining after Celtic Frost, Destruction, Possessed and Nasty Savage. This was just a few months before Rroarr was released. They blew all the other bands away by a county mile and made everyone look like amateurs. It was fantastic.
They are from Jonquiere ! Québec My brother say is the best show he saw.
U can hate on the Foos all u want but the boy knows his shit.
one if the best bands ever
Why doesn't Dave take Voivod or another underground band that he likes out on tour? With his influence he could help bands that he thinks are good.
And people think i'm crazy when i tell them Dave Grohl is a voivod fanboy
voivod are my favorite band of the whole speed/thrash metal. completely original all around, but it is snake's approach to vocals that impresses me the most, especially from killing technology on. he really started to get away from screaming, which was somewhat conventional of the genre, and turned the entire approach on its head. if you listen to the nothingface album, there is hardly any screaming at all, and he mastered these strangely melodic top lines with a baritone that stick to the ribs and serves as the adhesive that gives each tune a completely genuine and distinct form. you know who it is within seconds.
how many speed/thrash metal vocalists could you name who sing in a baritone and do not scream?
A lot of Voivod breaks w/ convention and is arguably unique, "every player has a signature sound", but Grohl kind of overstates their stature. Bands like Can, Ruins, Blast, Massacre, Doctor Nerve, Present or Tipographica are at least as brain melting and groundbreaking. I've always dug Voivod, but it's not like they're light years beyond everyone else.
He didnt at all. For the genre there was no one like them, and still way underrated. The convo wasnt about Can or Amon Duul 2
It's wierd that when I type in Voivod to check out music, this comes up as the first result. Not exactly what i was looking for but I infinitely respect Dave Grohl more for it.
Voivoid are prince from quebec
Funny how Dave's teen life friends and culture was 99.99% the same as mine, 3,000 miles away.
What the fuck would Dave Grohl know?!
Love Dimension Hatross! Had it on cassette back in high school in the 80s, and upgraded to CD not that long ago. They have a lot of solid albums but that is still my facorite one ever after all these years!
VOIVOD es un portal a la dimensión fractal!!!!
I remember the first time I heard Voivod too, it was a revelation. Coincidentally, I think Nirvana was my favorite band at the time. After Voivod, music just seemed boring and amateurish unless it featured odd meters, time signature changes, polyrhythms, and weird chords. Anymore, I mostly just listen to jazz, and in a roundabout way I have Voivod to thank for that. I didn't know Grohl was a fan, but I'm not at all surprised.
Never forget heard blower in 84 and I was floored couldn’t grasp what I was listening to just knew I wanted more. Those first five albums are Absolute chaos
It is always interesting hearing great artists talking bout the bands that influenced them. I feel you don't hear enough of that in band interviews. Voivod's first 5 albums were amazing, totally unique, technical thrash masterpieces. Never really cared for much of their stuff after the 80's. But them five albums are heavy metal gems !
J.J. Decay
Interviewers ask those questions a lot, it's just that they don't always get answers this interesting. He's clearly very passionate about this, and I have to agree with his assessment of Voivod.
This is so cool, I've got new respect for Dave G, VoiVod are so under rated (not that that's a bad thing)
VoiVod are to good of a band
for the masses to catch on . Thanks for that.
it was 1986.04.05 - The Ritz, New York, NY, USA (1st show outside Canada, with Venom & The Cro-Mags) - not 1984-85 like Dave say
"Dimension Hatross" is probably my favorite. They have a new one coming out early next year.
hey i saw voivod live at the eastside in 86 in balt or wash with kreator pleasure to kill tour i was real drunk and i was 20
VOIVOD was a personal favorite of mine in the 1980's . .. Killing Technology is a masterpiece. Hands down , a fucking masterpiece. .....
I love Voivod and I also love Sufjan Stevens :-P
I first heard them back in 1986 and we just did a bunch of acid. My ace Brooks brought over fuckin ROOOAAAARRR!!!
Suddenly, I became sober...
+Todd Wade You just won the internet with your comment.
Voivod can be labeled as a lot of genres but they always have been their own thing