In a shocking turn of events, the Canadian heavy metal band VOIVOD has announced their upcoming album “Symphonique”, a live collaboration with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra 🎶🔥. The album, which is set to drop on June 5, 2026, via Century Media Records, promises to be an epic piece of cinema 🎥, showcasing the band’s pioneering futuristic metal with the strains of a symphony orchestra 🤩. The carefully curated setlist features 12 songs across 73 minutes, recorded live on June 4, 2025, at the Grand Théâtre in Québec City, Canada 🇨🇦. We can’t wait to see what this album has in store for us! 🤔
According to an interview with the Talk Louder podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist “Metal Dave” Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster, VOIVOD’s drummer and founding member Michel “Away” Langevin spoke about the band’s upcoming album 📣. Away said that the collaboration with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra was a dream come true 🌟, and that they had been trying to make it happen for years 🕰️. He also mentioned that the band’s guitarist, Chewy, had a lot of experience with transcribing charts and had worked with the arranger to create the orchestral parts 🎵.
Away continued: “It’s actually a bit strange how it happened… I did an interview in a magazine, and a musician from the Montreal Symphony Orchestra saw it and brought it to the attention of the orchestra’s direction 📰. Next thing I knew, I had a message on my answering machine saying that the Montreal Symphony Orchestra was looking for me 📞.” He also mentioned that the band had to be very focused and precise during the live performances, as they had to play with the orchestra and follow the conductor’s cues 🎶.
The track listing for “Symphonique” includes some of VOIVOD’s most iconic songs, such as “Experiment”, “Holographic Thinking”, and “Astronomy Domine” (a PINK FLOYD cover) 🌠. The album promises to be a game-changer for the band and their fans 🤩. With the reaction to the first single, “Forgotten In Space”, being so positive 🚀, it’s likely that “Symphonique” will be a huge success 🏆.
VOIVOD has been touring in support of their latest album, 2023’s “Morgöth Tales”, which was released via Century Media, The Orchard, and Sony Music 🎸. The band’s 2022 release, “Synchro Anarchy”, garnered significant acclaim, winning the 2023 Juno Award for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Album” in Canada 🏆. With their unique blend of progressive metal and thrash metal, VOIVOD is considered one of the most influential metal bands from the ’80s 🤘.
In conclusion, “Symphonique” is going to be an epic album that will take VOIVOD’s music to new heights 🚀. With the combination of the band’s heavy metal sound and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra’s classical music, this album is going to be a must-listen for fans of all genres 🎵. So, get ready to experience something truly unique and special 🎉! 🤩🔥🎶
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