Katorz

Katorz
Studio album by Voivod
Released	July 25, 2006
Recorded	2004 - 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. All the tracks on Katorz were recorded before his death. 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

• Denis Bélanger aka Snake - vocals
• Michel Langevin aka Away - drums
• Denis D'Amour aka Piggy - guitar
• Jason Newsted aka Jasonic - bass guitar, vocals
• Produced by Glen Robinson and Voivod

References