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Phobos (album)

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Phobos
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 1997
RecordedMarch–April, 1997
StudioSignal to Noise Studios, Toronto, Canada
Genre
Length66:30
LabelHypnotic
Slipdisc (US)
ProducerVoivod and Rob Sanzo
Voivod chronology
Negatron
(1995)
Phobos
(1997)
Kronik
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]
Decibel(favourable)[4]
Rock Hard9.5/10[5]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[6]

Phobos is the ninth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. Released on Hypnotic Records in 1997, it is the second and last studio album to feature bassist and vocalist Eric Forrest.

Track listing

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Music by Voivod and lyrics by Eric Forrest and Michel Langevin, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Catalepsy I" 1:15
2."Rise" 4:55
3."Mercury" 5:40
4."Phobos" 6:57
5."Bacteria" 8:08
6."Temps mort" 1:49
7."The Tower"Ivan Doroschuk, Langevin6:10
8."Quantum" 6:34
9."Neutrino" 7:43
10."Forlorn"Karyn Crisis, Forrest, Langevin6:01
11."Catalepsy II" 1:07
Total length:56:34

1997 European edition bonus tracks

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."M-Body"NewstedJason Newsted, Denis D'Amour, Langevin3:37
13."21st Century Schizoid Man" (King Crimson cover) Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield6:34
Total length:66:30

Credits

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Voivod
Guest musicians
Production
  • Rob Sanzo - production, mixing
  • James Cavalluzzo - mixing
  • Brett Zilahi - mastering

References

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  1. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Voivod - Phobos review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. ^ Gaudrault, Alain M. (14 September 1997). "Voivod - Phobos". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 491. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Wagner, Jeff (15 June 2011). "Justify Your Shitty Taste: Voivod's "Phobos"". Decibel. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  5. ^ Mühlmann, Wolf-Rüdiger (1997). "Review Album des Monats: Voivod - Phobos". Rock Hard (in German). No. 123. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Voivod - Phobos". Sputnikmusic. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.