Killing Technology
Occupation
- Vocals: Denis " Snake" Belanger
- Electric Guitar: Denis " Piggy " D' Amour
- E -Bass: Jean -Yves " Blacky " Theriault
- Drums: Michel " Away" Langevin
Killing Technology is the third studio album by Canadian metal band Voivod. It was released in April 1987 by Noise Records. The album is the first in the history of the band, on which she combines Thrash Metal with influences from classical music and progressive rock. The music magazine Rock Hard, it led in June 2009 on its list of 250 thrash metal albums that you should know.
Formation
Following the release of the previous album Rrröööaaarrr the tour followed the album, which was to end in Berlin to record the next studio album. For this reason, guitarist Piggy wrote the songs for the album before the start of this tour. Harris Johns's work with Einstürzende Neubauten had aroused the interest of the musicians Industrial Voivod. During the recording and the mix bassist Blacky brought his ideas into the pieces composed by Piggy. Both he and Piggy have been influenced by classical composers such as Béla Bartók and Shostakovich, and they took fragments of their compositions and inserted them into the tracks on the album. The lyrics of the album were the first time a comprehensive approach to the further development of Voivod character, which is about a journey of Voivod with a spaceship. Here is the Voivod for the inability of mankind to dominate the increasing mechanization of the world.
Musical arrangement
Compared to the previous album is Killing Technology on the skills of the musicians on their instruments as well as the stylistic orientation considerable progress dar. The Thrash Metal of the first two albums was enriched with elements of progressive rock, and in particular showed the guitar work of Piggy his fondness for groups like Yes, King Crimson and Rush. Piggy expanded his game to dissonant chords and guitar tabs on all six strings. Even singers Snake had his singing changed by putting less on Shouting than on clear vocals. He also took effect devices to give his voice a robot-like sound.