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Phobos, to me, is a masterpiece. Heavy and psychedelic, which is what I find lacking in the Jasonic era albums (not that they are bad, they're different - and thank Korgull every VV album is different!). It sounds so huge and trippy, and conceptually, like Jeff Wagner says, it's very focused. To me, this is like Dimension Hätross, pt. 2.

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Originally posted by Maldororz:
Now, where is that unreleased Eric-era album!

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Yes, PLEASE! These demos need to be released!

Great summary of Phobos and truly, this is one Voivod's finest works. Loved it when I first heard it, and it's only gotten better to me over the years.

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Originally posted by nothingface:
"I wore a purple Angel Rat shirt to this year’s Maryland Deathfest because I figured if you’re gonna get beat up at a death metal festival for wearing the shirt of a maligned pussy/wimp/sellout album, make it one you’re ready to die for."

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That's why I like to wear my white TOL tour shirt so often in "black textile gatherings"

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Only the production isn't quit all right imo.

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Songs like Rise, Bacteria, and Forlorn, are awesome, and have not been imitated/duplicated since.

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Originally posted by schroeder:
I originally had a hard time accepting the fact that Snake was no longer the singer of Voivod, and while I bought all the Eric era releases when they came out (or at least when I found out they had been released, since label support and promotion was almost nonexistent) I didn't listen to them very often since Eric's vocals were so different than what Snake's had evolved into and I found so unique. However, after reading so many great reviews from fans on VVF (and the previous site, that I won't bother mentioning since it doesn't deserve to be and since Warcorpse created VVF where all the cool fans defected to live in harmony) I've found new appreciation for the amazing albums that were created when Eric was in the band. They remind me of more refined earlier Voivod in the vocal department before Snake found his voice, and musically they had evolved as they always had from their previous albums... SO WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE? RIGHT?

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I guess it was the same here. I bought them both, but after some spins they went on te shelf for at least 5 to 6 years. I carefully tried them again and nowadays I listen them more often than the Jason albums.

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Originally posted by DBC:
I guess it was the same here. I bought them both, but after some spins they went on te shelf for at least 5 to 6 years. I carefully tried them again and nowadays I listen them more often than the Jason albums.

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I am the same way. It was hard enough to deal with Blacky's vacancy. At the time, Snake's departure left me having a hard time finding a new handle on the band. In retrospect, I can listen to Phobos when I'm in the mood, and to a lesser degree, Negatron. For me however, Snake's return is what gave me the ability to go back and give those records a real listen.

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Really?

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"black textile gatherings"

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I heart Phobos. I don't even understand why this is in a Justify your Shitty Taste column. Makes me wonder what the hell I was doing in 1997. Now I wish had my copy of Phobos here at work.

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Now let's talk about St. Anger!

"my lifestyle determines my death -style"

Whoa!

Sure, my faves are Dimension and Killing Tech, but each of their albums stand on their own cred and what I love the most about Voivod is how they evolved as a band, they just kept getting better and doing different things.

The progression of this band is what has kept me interested 25 years after I discovered them. I go through fazes of music and bands, but Voivod has always remained in my personal rotation.