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Watch Members of Napalm Death, Voivod, Municipal Waste, Child Bite & Yakuza Cover Cardiacs
February 25, 2021 Daniel Lake
Dan “Chewy” Mongrain, Dave Witte, Shane Embury, Bruce Lamont, Christian Doble and a host of other metal and punk luminaries pay tribute to the Cardiacs‘ “Tarred and Feathered” with an assist from bassist Jim Smith!
Five For Friday: July 10, 2020
July 10, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s selection of heavy, brutal and weird new releases includes the latest from Inter Arma, Rebel Wizard, Voivod and more!
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Voivod, Skeleton and Khthoniik Cerviiks
July 3, 2020 Blake Harrison
The Hatebeak frontbird is home for the holiday, reviewing the new Voivod, Skeleton and Khthoniik Cerviiks
Video Premiere: Expain’s “They Live”
August 15, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Expain premieres video. Decibel offers second-by-second commentary.
Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 4 (Voivod, Crowbar & Monstrance on Album Reviews)
July 19, 2019 Forrest Pitts
In the fourth installment on our Heavy Meta series, Forrest Pitts examines album reviews from the artists’ perspective.
Decibel’s Top 5 Thrash Metal Cover Songs
June 10, 2019 Chris Dick
In which we explore the best of the ’80s thrash metal cover brigade.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Michel “Away” Langevin of Voivod
September 20, 2018 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Voivod‘s new album, The Wake, we caught up with drummer Michel “Away” Langevin and found out what five heavy albums changed his life.
The Top 5 “Sell Out” Thrash Songs
May 9, 2018 Joseph Schafer
Decibel reconsiders five perfect songs from the “sell-out” age of thrash metal in the ’90s.
Interview: Voivod Guitarist, Composer Daniel ‘Chewy’ Mongrain on Joining His Favorite Band
April 17, 2018 Forrest Pitts
A lengthy interview with Voivod guitarist/composer Chewy, Piggy’s successor and longtime Voivod fan.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Voivod’s “Angel Rat”
August 17, 2017 Greg Pratt
We shrugged our shoulders at it in 1991, but it’s time to realize that Angel Rat totally rules.
Interview: Tau Cross’ Rob Miller on New Record and Being a ‘Supergroup’
July 20, 2017 Neill Jameson
Tau Cross‘ Rob “The Baron” Miller is interviewed by Neill Jameson on new album, being a ‘supergroup’ and recommended reading.
That Tour Was Awesome: Neurosis/Voivod/Today Is the Day (1999)
January 26, 2017 Greg Pratt
Our latest That Tour Was Awesome looks back at the time that Neurosis, Voivod and Today is the Day blew Europe’s mind in 1999.
Ex-Cryptopsy Teacher Feature: A Seminar With Two Dans (Mongrain and Greening)
September 13, 2016 Daniel Lake
In our final metal teacher installment, we bring you two men who hold down less traditional teaching positions: Voivod’s Dan Mongrain, who teaches music at the college level; and Rage Nucléaire’s Lord Worm (Dan Greening), who teaches English language skills to business people who have left behind the traditional classroom setting.
Professor Venkatesh Update on the status of Metal in Education
May 15, 2015 Daniel Lake
We at the Deciblog have spoken to Dr. Vivek Venkatesh a few times already, learning about his work and his simultaneously academic and visceral interest in the more extreme forms of metal. Last October, we had the opportunity to speak with him again, this time in preparation for an article that focuses on the intersecting paths of academic study and metal.
Metal Without Hats: When Voivod Did The Safety Dance
February 23, 2015 Justin Norton
Men Without Hats were one of the biggest pop bands of the early to mid-80s. And “The Safety Dance” was one of the biggest songs of the decade, and continues to resonate. People never stopped doing “The Safety Dance.” Remixes show up every week, including a metal version (more about that below). The Saturday night…
Decibel’s Top 5 Thrash Metal Logos
June 23, 2014 Chris Dick
5. Sabbat Brit thrashers Sabbat were among a select few to come from the island to have made a genuine impact. To this very day, Dreamweaver remains singular. The group’s logo also has similar import. Like most thrash metal logos, it’s readable at a distance yet it has an edge to it. Each letter in…
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Voivod’s “Phobos”
June 15, 2011 Jeff Wagner
Almost every band has that album: you know, the critically and/or commercially reviled dud in an otherwise passable-to-radical back catalog. Well, every Wednesday morning, a Decibel staffer or special guest will take to the Deciblog to bitch and moan at length as to why everybody’s full of shit and said dud is, in fact, The…