“Target Earth” is the thirteenth studio album, and the sixteenth release overall, by the Canadian Heavy Metal band Voivod, which was originally released in 2013. This is the first Voivod studio album to feature Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain on guitar (replacing the late Denis “Piggy” D’Amour) and the only one since 1991’s Angel Rat with Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault on bass.
The main songwriters on “Target Earth” were Jean-Yves “Blacky” Theriault, in his first songwriting credit with Voivod since 1991, and Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain, who replaced Piggy. As Michel “Away” Langevin explained, Mongrain‘s role was both challenging and natural: “He had to think from his point of view how Voivod should sound like nowadays…He learned to play guitar listening to Voivod, and he knows all the albums, he’s a fan of all the eras, so it feels very natural for him to write Voivodian material.“
“Target Earth” is available for Pre-Order now on a limited 2xLP Svart exclusive yellow/red marble vinyl, limited transparent magenta vinyl and classic black vinyl. All versions include a booklet with photos and additional graphics. The Svart exclusive version also includes a slipmat. Release date August 11, 2023.
Stream the album on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7thqd26yjPouEs8CHwD8Js?si=a5qxcV12QdewB5nymG8VjQ&nd=1
Pre-Order here: https://www.svartrecords.com/en/product/voivod-target-earth/11403
Tracklist:
SIDE A
A1 Target Earth
A2 Kluskap O’Kom
SIDE B
B1 Empathy For The Enemy
B2 Mechanical Mind
SIDE C
C1 Warchaic
C2 Resistance
C3 Kaleidos
SIDE D
D1 Corps Etranger
D2 Artefact
D3 Defiance