Some consider "Killing Technology" to be the turning point in VOIVOD's career. But this album is when they started getting really strange, almost too much at times. Despite a few lame parts, I still liked this album, but it's their last album I like that I've heard so far (I've never heard anything after "Angel Rat" as I type this). The vocals are almost all clean, with only hints of the vomits on "Rrroooaaarrr". Also gone is most of the death/thrash styled riffs found on the first 3 VOIVOD albums that are replaced by weird experimental heavy metal riffing (for the most part still being quite good). The second track "Tribal Convictions" is probably the closest to the old VOIVOD sound this album gets, imagine some experimenting added to "Killing Technology" with all clean vocals (this is the album's best track). Overall another (the last?) good VOIVOD release, but only recommended for those who like metal with originality and experimentation...

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