VOIVOD — War And Pain (review)

VOIVOD — War And Pain album cover Album · 1984 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Adorned with what can only presumed to be a hellish-looking Voivode (hereafter named "Korgull"), the Quebecois metal act Voivod's 1984 debut is often forgotten by those other than hardcore fans of the band, which can be for a few reasons. For one, it does not sound like the Voivod that would become to be well known around the end of the decade with Nothingface. In fact it's quite bare-bones in its thrash metal delivery, in strict adherence to the sounds of hardcore punk and the extremely popular wave of heavy metal from Europe in the latter part of the 1970's. Very scratchy guitar licks and vocals that border on the edge of actually being vocals (granted Snake would go on to abandon his Chris Rock impression for a more humble style later on) head off the release, similar to other Canadian contemporaries like Razor or even like a stripped down version of Anvil's early work. The banger track on here for me has got to be 'Nuclear War', a song fueled by Cold War sentiments and fears of it growing into what it's named after. Although it's not exactly a complex view into society's emotions or any of that hoo-ha a la Pallas' The Sentinel, it is a rapid fire, machine gun track that burns out almost gracefully as a stupid fear mongering track to rival the likes of 'Electric Funeral'. In all War and Pain is a punchy splash into the metal pool and is a firecracker showcase of the band's talents, but doesn't nearly stand tall next to the complexities of later progressive-oriented albums or the bigger thrash hits like Killing Technology. Stupid fun.
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Vim Fuego wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Stupid fun be buggered! Compare it to their contemporaries and you'll see what stupid was! Good review though ;) Still my favourite. I've never really taken to the proggy stuff.
voila_la_scorie wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I still love this album, especially for about half of the songs. No one else made an album quite like this, I think.
voila_la_scorie wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I still love this album, especially for about half of the songs. No one else made an album quite like this, I think.

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