I remember when 'Killing Technology' came out and first listening to it, I immediately pronounced Voivod dead. I thought they were headed down the path of lameness but after a few listens, it grew on me. Voivod were always expanding their sound and creating a different brand of metal. I saw them later that year with Sacrifice opening and they still kicked ass. So my coroners' report was a bit premature, at least so I thought. When 'Dimension Hatross' came out, I lost it. Voivod went too far for me with their experimentation and venturing into a concept album. I didn't get it. One must remember that I was quite young and the only things that mattered to me were Satan, metal, chicks, alcohol and kicking a man's ass (actually those things are still the best things in life!). Year's later at the urging of a close friend, I went back and gave it another listen. Man!!! What a fool I was!!! 'Dimension Hatross' is a masterpiece. A spacey thrash classic with great musicianship and such total energy to make it's concept work. A very difficult thing to do is to get a vibe that manages to hold the tale of the concept album together and Voivod pass the test with flying colours. Some great songs present in 'Tribal Convictions', 'Technocratic Manipulators' and 'Brainscan'. Awesome stuff, go back and give it another spin if you were like me. Highly recommended.

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