Voivod: guarda il video di ‘Quest for Nothing’, realizzato con Intelligenza Artificiale; nuovo tour e nuovo EP

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I VOIVOD sono orgogliosi di presentare oggi un nuovo video per la loro canzone “Quest For Nothing”, estratta dal loro ultimo album “Synchro Anarchy”:

Il video è stato prodotto da Luc Leclerc / Above The Void (https://abovethevoid.com) ed è fra i primi videoclip interamente creati con l’Intelligenza Artificiale.

Il commento del batterista Michel “Away” Langevin:
“Quando l’AI art ha iniziato ad apparire online pochi mesi fa sono rimasto a bocca aperta. Quando Luc Leclerc, webmaster per Voïvod, mi ha mostrato cosa si potesse  fare con l’animazione AI, ne sono rimasto ulteriormente sconvolto! Il suo video cattura perfettamente il lato distopico della musica e dei testi di ‘Quest For Nothing’. Buon divertimento!”

In chiusura di 40 anni di vita decisamente movimentata, i VOIVOD sono in attesa di pubblicare il nuovo “Ultraman – EP”, in uscita il 4 novembre 2022 su Century Media Records.
“Ultraman – EP” è un omaggio molto originale al tema principale della serie TV “Ultraman”, disponibile sia come 12″ Vinyl EP che come EP digitale con le seguenti tracklist:

VOIVOD – “Ultraman – EP” / Vinyl (20:21):
Side A (08:45):
1. Ultraman – Opening Theme (Japanese & French [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (01:30)
2. Ultraman – Victory Theme (URUTORAMAN BGM (00:39)
3. Ultraman – Closing Theme (English [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (00:47)
4. Ultraman – Opening Theme (Japanese [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (01:30)
5. Ultraman – Victory Theme (URUTORAMAN BGM) (00:39)
6. Ultraman – Closing Theme (Japanese [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (00:47)
7. Ultraman – Opening Theme (Instrumental [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (01:30)
8. Ultraman – Victory Theme (URUTORAMAN BGM) (00:39)
9. Ultraman – Closing Theme (Instrumental [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (00:47)
Side B (11:36):
1. Overreaction (Return To Morgöth – Live 2018) (05:26)
2. Voïvod (Return To Morgöth – Live 2018) (06:09)

VOIVOD – “Ultraman – EP” / Digital (14:31) – Tracklisting:
1. Ultraman – Opening Theme (Japanese & French [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (01:30)
2. Ultraman – Victory Theme (URUTORAMAN BGM (00:39)
3. Ultraman – Closing Theme (English [URUTORAMANNO UTA]) (00:47)
4. Overreaction (Return To Morgöth – Live 2018) (05:26)
5. Voïvod (Return To Morgöth – Live 2018) (06:09)

“Ultraman – EP” sarà disponibile nelle seguenti limitazioni per il formato vinile:
1.500x copies Black vinyl (Via CM Distro/Webshop)
500x copies Transparent Red vinyl (Via CM Distro/Webshop)
500x copies Clear vinyl (Via VOIVOD)

Disponibile il preorder a questo link:: https://voivodband.lnk.to/Ultraman-EP

I VOIVOD saranno in Italia per quattro date nel mese di dicembre:
VOIVOD live 2022:
06.12.2022 Mezzago  – Bloom
07.12.2022 Cagliari – CuevaRock
08.12.2022 Roma – Traffic Club
09.12.2022 Bari (Italy) – Demodè Club

VOIVOD’s drummer Michel “Away Langevin” commented about the EP as follows: “As a kid I often dreamed of finding a Beta Capsule, so I could transform into Ultraman, keep the city from being destroyed by a giant fire spitting monster, and hopefully save Akiko Fuji in the process. I’m pretty sure many people had the same dream…we sure did in Voïvod, and that’s why we decided to cover the main and battle TV themes for this EP. The recordings were done during the ‘Synchro Anarchy’ sessions and Chewy sings the Japanese parts! For the B side, we tracked down the lost encore from the 35th anniversary show, Return To Morgöth – Live 2018. Enjoy!”

VOIVOD’s “Ultraman – EP” will be released in perfect timing for the band’s return to European stages, both as special guests for Swedish progressive metal/rock group Opeth on their upcoming “Evolution XXX” European tour in November 2022 as well as complimentary headline dates by VOIVOD in additional territories. The complete list of upcoming shows by VOIVOD can be seen here:
Opeth + VOIVOD – European Tour 2022:
Thu. 10.11.2022 Copenhagen (Denmark) – Grey Hall
Sat. 12.11.2022 Wiesbaden (Germany) – Schlachthof
Mon. 14.11.2022 Berlin (Germany) – Admiral Palast
Tue. 15.11.2022 Wuppertal (Germany) – Historische Posthalle
Wed. 16.11.2022 Paris (France) – Pleyel
Fri. 18.11.2022 London (UK) – Eventim Apolo
Sat. 19.11.2022 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – Tivoli Vredenburg Grote Zaal (Sold out!)
Sun. 20.11.2022 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – Tivoli Vredenburg Ronda
Mon. 21.11.2022 Zurich (Switzerland) – Komplex
Wed. 23.11.2022 Barcelona (Spain) – Razzamatazz
Thu. 24.11.2022 Bilbao (Spain) – Santana 27
Fri. 25.11.2022 Madrid (Spain) – La Riviera
Sat. 26.11.2022 Lisboa (Portugal) – Sala Tejo
Ticket links can be found here: http://opeth.com/tour-dates

VOIVOD live 2022:
Fri. 11.11.2022 Hamburg (Germany) – Indra + Liquid God
Mon. 28.11.2022 Athens (Greece) – Temple
Tue. 29.11.2022 Thessaloniki (Greece) – Eightball Club
Fri. 02.12.2022 Instanbul (Turkey) – Blind + Nekropsi
Tue. 06.12.2022 Mezzago (Italy) – Bloom
Wed. 07.12.2022 Cagliari (Italy) – CuevaRock
Thu. 08.12.2022 Rome (Italy) – Traffic Club
Fri. 09.12.2022 Bari (Italy) – Demodè Club

VOIVOD live 2023:
15-16.04.2023 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Effenaar / Prognosis Festival
22-23.04.2023 London (UK) – Indigo at the O2 / Prognosis Festival

And many more dates coming soon…

VOIVOD’s latest, 15th studio album “Synchro Anarchy” entered sales charts upon release in early 2022 as follows: Germany # 7 (!), Switzerland # 64, Austria # 67, The Netherlands # 88, Belgium # 129, UK (Rock & Metal) # 7, Canada (Hard Music) # 2, USA Current Hard Music # 8, USA Top New Artist # 11, USA Heatseekers # 56 and USA Current Album # 67.

“Synchro Anarchy” was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Studio / https://radicart.net/ in Québec, Canada and mastered by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering / http://www.maorappelbaum.com/ in California, U.S.A and produced by VOIVOD. The album features cover artwork by VOIVOD’s Michel “Away” Langevin.

Next to the Jewelcase CD, LP (180g vinyl with A2 poster in several variants) and Digital Album formats, “Synchro Anarchy” is also available in a Deluxe edition as Ltd. 2CD Mediabook and as Digital Album (2CD), containing the special “Return To Morgöth – Live 2018” bonus disc, which features a full live-show recording of VOIVOD’s 35th Anniversary hometown appearance at the Festival Jonquière En Musique from June 29th, 2018, recorded and mixed by Francis Perron as well as mastered by Yannick St-Amand.

You can still order “Synchro Anarchy” here: https://voivodband.lnk.to/SynchroAnarchy

Check out VOIVOD’s “Synchro Anarchy” album via the previously released videos here:
“Planet Eaters”: https://youtu.be/lvHjNcjMqvU
“Paranormalium”: https://youtu.be/sIgY8LNK8H4
“Synchro Anarchy”: https://youtu.be/hryt9k8Zql8
“Sleeves Off”: https://youtu.be/-4hDSNieOnA

And stay connected for more VOIVOD news coming soon…

VOIVOD line-up:
(From left to right on photo by Catherine Deslauriers)
Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain – Guitar
Denis “Snake” Bélanger – Vocals
Michel “Away” Langevin – Drums
Dominic “Rocky” Laroche – Bass

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