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“These bikers came bursting into our place. I’m sure we would have been killed”: how violence, rocket attacks and the Cold War helped Voivod make 80s prog-thrash masterpiece Dimension Hatröss The story of Voivod’s ground-breaking 1988 album Dimension Hatröss, the album that helped shaped modern prog metal Metal Hammer · Jun 15, 2024
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“We were living with cockroaches, writing crazy concept albums and touring the planet”: how prog metal visionaries Voivod invented a whole new genre Canadian prog metal icons Voivod released their classic second album Rrröööaaarrr on this day in 1986. Drummer Away looks back on a career like no other Metal Hammer · Mar 14, 2024
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