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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
VOIVOD: POST NEW TRACK "THE END OF DORMANCY" (SYMPHONIC)
Canadian progressive thrash metal warriors VOIVOD have posted "THE END OF DORMANCY" ( "SYMPHONIQUE"), a track from
the bands anticipated new release "SYMPHONIQUE" (LIVE ALBUM WITH QUEBEC
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA), , due to be unleashed 6/6/2026 via CENTURY MEDIA
RECORDS.
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RECORDS..
FROM VOIVOD:
Second single from "Symphonique" is out today.
"The End Of Dormancy (Symphonique)" is one of the most orchestral pieces on the upcoming live album with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, and Chewy's words about it say it best:
"I wrote the riffs imagining Roman naval battles with a full orchestra, like the movies from the 50's and 60's. It has a very dramatic vibe. Little did I know that what we synthesized for a four-piece band would eventually explode into its primary original imagined form. It's one of the most orchestral pieces on the album and I remember vividly the crowd's reaction after the grand finale, it was one of these rare life's perfect moments."
Album out June 5th
VOÏVOD
announces "SYMPHONIQUE" - a live album with the Orchestre symphonique
de Québec, out June 5, 2026 worldwide via Century Media Records.
After
more than 40 years of cosmic exploration, Voïvod unveils a longtime
dream: a full symphonic reimagining of the band's catalog, recorded live
on June 4, 2025 at the Grand Théâtre in Québec City. 12 tracks. 73
minutes. One dystopian sci-fi movie soundtrack.
Michel
"Away" Langevin: "This live album with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra is
a longtime dream turned reality. It's the closest we've ever come to
sounding like a dystopian sci-fi movie soundtrack, another dream of
ours."
Conductor: Dina Gilbert
Orchestrator: Hugo Bégin
Tracklist:
1. Experiment (07:43)
2. Holographic Thinking (06:23)
3. The Unknown Knows (05:09)
4. The End Of Dormancy (08:33)
5. Into My Hypercube (05:16)
6. Forgotten In Space (06:27)
7. Cosmic Drama (05:05)
8. Pre-Ignition (05:24)
9. Nuclear War (05:04)
10. Fall (06:39)
11. Tribal Convictions (05:07)
12. Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd cover) (05:54)
Artwork by Michel "Away" Langevin.
VIDEO BELOW: VOIVOD: NEW TRACK "THE END OF DORMANCY" ( "SYMPHONIQUE") (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS):
