Post Society
2016 EP by Voivod
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Post Society is an EP by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod released on February 26, 2016.[1] It is the band's seventeenth release overall and the first studio release with Dominique Laroche on bass, replacing Jean-Yves Thériault.
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016
Recorded2015
StudioRadicArt Studio, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec, Canada
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| Released | February 26, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | RadicArt Studio, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec, Canada | |||
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| Length | 30:25 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Voivod | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[2] |
| Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 8.0/10[3] |
| Metal Hammer |   [4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10[6] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.8/5[7] |
The album received highly positive reviews. Writing for Blabbermouth.net, Ray Van Horn Jr. suggested that Post Society fell between Dimension Hatröss and Angel Rat with its mixture of thrash metal and progressive metal.[2] Jedd Beaudoin, writing for PopMatters, praised Voivod for being "so vital, focused, committed."[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Snake; all music is composed by Voivod, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Post Society" | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Forever Mountain" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Fall" | 6:42 |
| 4. | "We Are Connected" | 7:26 |
| 5. | "Silver Machine" (Hawkwind cover, written by Robert Calvert and Dave Brock) | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 30:32 | |
Personnel
- Voivod
- Denis Bélanger (Snake) – vocals
- Daniel Mongrain (Chewy) – guitars
- Dominique Laroche (Rocky) – bass
- Michel Langevin (Away) – drums, artwork
- Production
- Francis Perron – mixing
- Pierre Rémillard – mastering