Katorz

Katorz
Studio album by Voivod
Released July 25, 2006
Recorded 2005 - 2006
Genre Progressive metal, thrash metal, heavy metal,
Length 45:10
Label The End, Nuclear Blast
Producer Glen Robinson and Voivod
Voivod chronology
Voivod
(2003)		 Katorz
(2006)		 Infini
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Stylus Magazine (B+) [2]

Katorz is the fourteenth album, and the eleventh studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, and was released on July 25, 2006. The name of the album is phonetic for "quatorze", the French word for fourteen.

During the recording of this album, guitarist Denis D'Amour (a.k.a. Piggy) died on August 25, 2005 due to colon cancer. The album features tracks recorded by him. It is also their second release with bassist Jason Newsted (formerly of Metallica). The song, "The X-Stream", is included in Guitar Hero II.

Track listing

  1. "The Getaway" – 3:58
  2. "Dognation" – 4:06
  3. "Mr. Clean" – 4:16
  4. "After All" – 4:44
  5. "Odds & Frauds" – 4:50
  6. "Red My Mind" – 4:41
  7. "Silly Clones" – 3:18
  8. "No Angel" – 5:06
  9. "The X-Stream" – 4:58
  10. "Polaroids" – 5:08

Credits

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. Katorz at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. ^ "Voivod - Katorz - Review". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/voivod/katorz.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-16. 
Voivod
Snake  · Blacky  · Away  · Chewy
Piggy  · Jasonic  · E-Force  · Pierre St. Jean
Studio albums
War and Pain (1984)  · Rrröööaaarrr (1986)  · Killing Technology (1987)  · Dimension Hatröss (1988)  · Nothingface (1989)  · Angel Rat (1991)  · The Outer Limits (1993)  · Negatron (1995)  · Phobos (1997)  · Voivod (2003)  · Katorz (2006)  · Infini (2009)
Other releases
The Best of Voivod (1992)  · Kronik (1998)  · Voivod Lives (2000)  · Warriors of Ice (Live in Montreal) (2011)
Videography
D-V-O-D-1 (2005)
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