In the 1980s, the world was going through rapid change, both politically and environmentally. Ronald Reagan flexed his presidential might by devising the ‘Star Wars’ program, a missile system to protect the USA in the event of a nuclear attack. The damaging effects of acid rain and the erosion of the ozone layer were both in the news, while the devastation caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster led people to think that the world could end much sooner than the most cynical of thinkers could ever imagine. Over in Montreal, Voivod were preparing to inject a hefty dose of prog into their thrash and these global events weighed heavily on the band’s minds, as drummer Michel ‘Away’ Langevin reveals in this interview conducted on the album's 30th anniversary in 2017…
Killing Technology is notable for the band really laying your influences on the table. What led to that?
