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Topic: Eric Forrest interview in Aardschok !!
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pppaaaüüülll
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posted November 17, 2003 06:54
    
Hi Everybody. I read this in Aardschok magazine. I thought you'd like to read this. ----->>
E-Force Reconquering the Throne
The Canadian Voivod had to throw Eric Forrest out to get reunited with Deni ‘Snake’Belanger. A half year later this reunion can be seen as a commercial failure. The fans of the older Voivod-tunes can now go to E-force, the new thrashband around Eric Forrest. Aardschok speaks with him after his constrain left and the birth of his new band. Aardschok:
Before we talk about E-Force we want to know why you left Voivod. Eric:
First I want to say that I worked with Voivod for seven years with a lot of pleasure. At a bandmeeting in 2001 things went wrong. They told me Voivod would continue as a project and not as a band anymore. The others wanted to take a break so I went looking for bandmembers to form my own band. My goal is to play as much as possible, I do not want to play in a band that plays every now and then. Aardschok:
Did you feel fucked when Voivod came with Jason Newsted, Voivod did not appear to go further as a project but as a band together with Snake Eric:
In the beginning yes, but I have forgiven them. When they played with Ozzy in Montreal we drank some beers together and decided to bury the past. Time heals all wounds and I can concentrate on my new band E-force. Aardschok:
Where did you find the musicians for E-Force Eric:
After I oriented to far from home I came to my friends Danny Lauzon (guitar) and Bryan Donahue (Guitar). I knew them from before Voivod and we always wanted to do some stuff together. Now was the time to bundle our forces and to unite E-Force. We have the same ideas about how metal should sound like. Aardschok:
With computerbeats? Eric:
Touche. Our two demo’s are with computer drums but on our album Evil Forces you can hear Louis levesque on drums. We have given him all freedom to make his own sound but he decided to orient to the earlier beats. Aardschok:
So this is why E-Force sounds a little industrial. Eric:
Exactly. We love bands like Ministry and we all are Slayer fans and there you have it. Evil Forces was recorded and mixed in only 10 days because much songs were ready before we went into the studio. Aardschok:
Where do you sing about in E-Force. Eric:
The subjects are divers but the red thread is the evil texts. “Forest of the Impaled” is about Vlad Tepes, Dracula. It is more a fantasy text comparing to songs like “Disorder” or Crypto-Sporidium” . In “Global Warning”are some black metal influences. We never planned that but it just happened. It gives the album a different turn. Aardschok:
Personal question. Did you ever think that you would be working so quickly after the split with Voivod Eric:
To be honest, I worked my ass off for 100%. I am glad it all went so fast. A CD from my other band “project Failing flesh” will come out very fast now. This is a more traditional combo with thrash influences and keyboard samples. Aardschok:
Last but not least, what do you think of the last Voivod CD? Eric:
To be honest I heard only the promo which I believe contains 4 songs. What I heard was more alternative music then Rock. Voivod has always been its time ahead and made CDs that did not measure up to everyone’s expectations but I am a fan of their older work. We will be playing some Voivod songs live. The ones I worked on of course.
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Slaytanic
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posted November 17, 2003 07:59
Thanks, Paul, that was a great interview!There is a peculiar part of it, though, that I think some people should read and think about. quote:
Originally posted by paul:
When (Voivod) played with Ozzy in Montreal we drank some beers together and decided to bury the past. Time heals all wounds (...)
 -------------------- "Forty-five moments of perfection translated through a cautionary escape into the perils of the mundane, the inherent entropy in ultimate order, and the potential threats of eternal, unchecked apathy in civilization; all cloaked in musical expression so thoughtful, creative and forward thinking that almost a quarter-century later, few can even comprehend it, much less match it." (autothrall)
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Gorf
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posted November 17, 2003 18:12
That was a friggin piece of shyte!Time to revive the Voivod Hater thread? "Can be seen as a commercial failure"
-piss off, dickweed. That was a great album. The best Voivod record perhaps, in some ways. The guy who wrote that is a dweeb with some axe to grind. Nerd.
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Slaytanic
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posted November 18, 2003 11:48
Agreed. 15,000 copies sold can't be viewed as a "major hit" or something. Well, on the other hand, maybe a major hit on Jasonic's pocket...  -------------------- "Forty-five moments of perfection translated through a cautionary escape into the perils of the mundane, the inherent entropy in ultimate order, and the potential threats of eternal, unchecked apathy in civilization; all cloaked in musical expression so thoughtful, creative and forward thinking that almost a quarter-century later, few can even comprehend it, much less match it." (autothrall)
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Gorf
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posted November 18, 2003 15:38
Paul and Hex-you shut the fuck upThe guys a dick. Just because the album didn't get much sales, doesn't mean its a failure. It made some ground for the band getting on Ozzfest and a step in the right direction for the band. FOAD He didn't happen to mention that Phobos and
Negatron didn't sell with Forrest, but that only the "re-union" was a failure. Some fucking low standards for journalism you guys got. No wonder America is so fucked up. You believe in some bullshit anyone feeds you. Did you vote for Bush?
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Mezcalhead
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posted November 20, 2003 09:10
Just found this review on Bravewords which I thought was pretty good:E-FORCE Evil Forces (Seasons Of Mist) After a van accident that could very well have been fatal and an acrimonious split with Voivod, Eric Forest has re-couped to the point of recording again. Going under the moniker E-Force and re-building in Montreal, Forest's new band is a dual, differing animal, as witnessed by a stage show that is Phobos on crack, but a studio session that is wholly inspired by Mercyful Fate (it seems 'Curse Of The Pharoahs' is now known as 'Forest Of The Impaled'). Evil Forces is death metal to be sure, definitely cool for fans of latter-years Voi, and straight-forward enough to appeal to rogue thrashers who got put on a weird, schism-like tangent somewhere along the way. 7.0 David Perri
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posted November 18, 2003 16:01
posted November 19, 2003 03:54
