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I pay my respects to Voivod, as they have inspired some great Norwegian bands, such as Thorns and Virus.

I respect Voivod a lot for their original approach and their brave take on metal, but it's a band I could never love. Can't really think of bands I hate other than the ones loads of other people hate too. Maybe my taste isn't all that discerning?

Must be Testament. The epitome of 80's US thrash hype and godfathers of overrated. Anybody willing to fill me in on just how this was ever possible?

ErzbischofAbdullah wrote:Must be Testament. The epitome of 80's US thrash hype and godfathers of overrated. Anybody willing to fill me in on just how this was ever possible?

I agree with you, I've never liked them, they're totally overrated !! Maybe 2 or 3 songs on the first album are passable, but all the rest is crap.

Korgüll wrote:

Nasty Uwe wrote:I've never liked VOIVOD.

A quote that should never be mentioned in this entire forum!

Uwe, as baffling as i find your feelings towards Voivod, kudos to you for saying so. Apparently nothing is sacred, which is as it should be.
But seriously, have you heard Voivod?

bigfootkit wrote: Uwe, as baffling as i find your feelings towards Voivod, kudos to you for saying so. Apparently nothing is sacred, which is as it should be.
But seriously, have you heard Voivod?

Of coure I've heard VOIVOD, several times actually.
I don't know what record it was ("Killing technology", i think), but while listening to it I was asking myself "WHEN will this torture stop???".

I respect them for having brought some new ideas into the Thrash Music, but it totally does NOT hit my taste of music.
That's all...

I've tried to get into Voivod myself and never really been able to, but I have that problem with thrash in general.
My choice is Slayer. Even the pre-RIB stuff, man. Can't staaaands it

Don't much like Voivod either, can't remember if I've mentioned it. Think I got 3 LP:s... I like certain things about them, but still a band that'd be one of my last choices for listening to at any given time.

omen of hate wrote:

ErzbischofAbdullah wrote:Must be Testament. The epitome of 80's US thrash hype and godfathers of overrated. Anybody willing to fill me in on just how this was ever possible?

I agree with you, I've never liked them, they're totally overrated !! Maybe 2 or 3 songs on the first album are passable, but all the rest is crap.

Oh no, I think "Legacy" is well-nigh perfect. Maybe I not much fond of "Burnt Offerings", but the rest is great.
"The New Order" though....

Herkus Monte wrote:

omen of hate wrote:

ErzbischofAbdullah wrote:Must be Testament. The epitome of 80's US thrash hype and godfathers of overrated. Anybody willing to fill me in on just how this was ever possible?

I agree with you, I've never liked them, they're totally overrated !! Maybe 2 or 3 songs on the first album are passable, but all the rest is crap.

Oh no, I think "Legacy" is well-nigh perfect. Maybe I not much fond of "Burnt Offerings", but the rest is great.
"The New Order" though....

Of course they are not a bad band in the strict sense, but, just take the vocals for example. Chuck Billy may be a cool guy, but his voice has written average all over it!

The first Testament album is a gem for me. Many classics on it. And their guitars are tuned 1 step down, which is very rare in Thrash Metal in the 80's, and that give this very dark feeling to their music. And the vocals of Chuck Billy are great and aggressive.

So stop bashing Testament, fuckers!

+ Have seen them a couple of years back and they were still on fire, Chuck is a great frontman.


As for Voivod, it is very special band indeed. Nevertheless, their second opus Rrroooaaarrr is pretty classic Thrash, no excentric or "technologic" stuff in it. But it's clearly not a band that can make everyone agree. And that's probably why they haven't got the success that others had.

J.K. wrote:The first Testament album is a gem for me. Many classics on it. And their guitars are tuned 1 step down, which is very rare in Thrash Metal in the 80's, and that give this very dark feeling to their music. And the vocals of Chuck Billy are great and aggressive.

So stop bashing Testament, fuckers!

+ Have seen them a couple of years back and they were still on fire, Chuck is a great frontman.


As for Voivod, it is very special band indeed. Nevertheless, their second opus Rrroooaaarrr is pretty classic Thrash, no excentric or "technologic" stuff in it. But it's clearly not a band that can make everyone agree. And that's probably why they haven't got the success that others had.

Well, I guess the thread here is all about bandbashing, isn't it? Take it easy dude, I now a lot of folks dig 'em (at least those I know personally). And while it's still hot: Voivod have never exactly been faves of mine either . Another band that I always felt is "vocally challenged", in a manner of speaking.

Hehe no problem

Messerschmitt wrote:Another band that I always felt is "vocally challenged", in a manner of speaking.

Oh, how I must restrain from commenting on this for the sake of having the french speakers in the east getting upset with me.

Nasty Uwe wrote:

bigfootkit wrote: Uwe, as baffling as i find your feelings towards Voivod, kudos to you for saying so. Apparently nothing is sacred, which is as it should be.
But seriously, have you heard Voivod?

Of coure I've heard VOIVOD, several times actually.
I don't know what record it was ("Killing technology", i think), but while listening to it I was asking myself "WHEN will this torture stop???".

I respect them for having brought some new ideas into the Thrash Music, but it totally does NOT hit my taste of music.
That's all...

The thing about Voivod that i always loved is that their sound changed dramatically from one album to the next, and i admit there are a few that i don't much care for myself, but don't give up on them without trying "Dimension Hatross" or "Nothingface".
When you say you respect Voivod for bringing "new ideas into the Thrash Music", you become the master of understatement.
I'm courting controversy here, but i'll say it anyway, there are more fresh ideas in Voivod's albums up to and including "Nothingface", than in the rest of the "Thrash" scene combined.
There i did it, and i really do believe every word of it.

I've a hunch some may take a contrary position to mine.