Name: Target Earth
Brand: Voivod

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SRE645LP

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-09-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

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Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

6430080233045

Total Cap

Black LP

SRE645LPB1

Magenta

Extended format: Yes

6430080233052

Magenta LP

Artist

Voivod

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Svart Records

Svart Records is a Finnish label that was established in Turku in 2009. Founded by two individuals, Svart Records specializes in re-releasing underground music on vinyl. With a focus on preserving and promoting unique and lesser-known musical gems, the label has gained recognition for its commitment to quality and authenticity.

One of the notable series curated by Svart Records is Jazz Liisa, which showcases exceptional jazz recordings. Another popular series is Pop-Liisa, which features captivating pop music from various eras. These carefully curated collections offer listeners a chance to explore and rediscover hidden treasures from the past.

With their expertise in vinyl production and their passion for preserving underground music, Svart Records continues to be an authoritative force in the world of e-commerce music platforms. Their dedication to delivering high-quality releases ensures that both collectors and enthusiasts can enjoy rare and extraordinary musical experiences.

Voïvod is a thrash metal band formed in 1982 in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada. Influenced by the NWOBHM, Hardcore and Progressive Rock, they are known for their unique use of unusual time signatures, dissonant guitar chords and thought-provoking lyrical themes inspired by post-apocalyptic literature, cold war politics and science fiction.

After some lineup changes in the early 1990s, guitarist Denis D'Amour and drummer Michel Langevin continued with new member Eric "E-Force" Forrest on bass and vocals. The band went on hiatus in 2001 but reformed in 2002 with original vocalist Denis "Snake" Bélanger returning and ex-Metallica member Jason "Jasonic" Newsted joining as bassist.

In 2005, Voïvod faced a tragic loss when guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour passed away after battling colon cancer. However, the band released their twelfth studio album in 2009 featuring his last recorded music. Despite this setback, Voïvod continues to perform live and release albums to critical acclaim. Their album [m1425025] even reached number 8 on Rolling Stone's Best Metal Albums of 2018 list.

Newest Listed Items

Svart Records set to release the 10 year anniversary edition of Voivod's Target Earth. 2LP edition, including a booklet with photos and extra graphics. The limited Svart exclusive colorway comes with a slipmat.  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" Th?riault 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 somehow, against all odds, the best Voivod album since probably The Outer Limits. It?s super-prog, plenty heavy, and pretty damn weird. And it has something to offer fans of any era of Voivod's past, while also having its own identity and direction. Welcome back, guys." - The Angry Metal Guy  "For this, VOIVOD's thirteenth studio album, ever present drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and long reinstated vocalist Denis "Snake" Belanger managed the coup of dragging founding bassist, Jean-Yves "Blacky" Theriault out of retirement, making it three-out-of-four original VOIVOD-ers - the better to facilitate new guitarist Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain's unenviable task of filling Piggy's space boots. To his credit, Mongrain blends right in, and so too does "Target Earth" blend in with numerous portions of VOIVOD's itinerant musical past, arguably making it the band's first truly "regressive" - not "progressive" - album, and, as such, likely good news for the band's oldest fans." - Blabbermouth

Target Earth

Music GB