''Negatron'' is the eighth studio

album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on November 21, 1995, through Hypnotic Records worldwide and

Mausoleum Records Mausoleum Records was a Belgian-based heavy metal record label, once considered by ''Billboard'' as "one of Europe's premier hard rock labels". Alfie Falckenbach founded the Mausoleum Records label in 1982 (he also founded the Music Avenue label, ...

in the United States. It is the first studio album not to feature original singer Denis "Snake" Bélanger, who temporarily left the band in 1994, with bass player

Eric Forrest Eric Forrest (born 1970) is a Canadian heavy metal musician. Active since 1988, Forrest is best known for playing in a number of metal bands, including Voivod, E-Force, and Project Failing Flesh. Career During the late 1980s and early 1990s, ...

assuming vocal duties for the recording. The album also features

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frontman

JG Thirlwell James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), styled as JG Thirlwell and also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other pseudonyms, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer known for Juxtaposition, juxtaposing a ...

as a guest vocalist on the final track "D.N.A. (Don't No Anything)".

Album information

The album is considered a departure from Voivod's previous

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style, with the band adopting elements of

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while "they pollute their avant-garde punk metal" and

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growls within a heavy metal framework. The CD release is notable for including multimedia tracks in CD-ROM format, which was a novelty at the time.

Track listing

All music by Voivod. All lyrics by

Michel Langevin Michel "Away" Langevin (born May 30, 1963) is a Canadian musician, best known as a founding member and drummer of heavy metal band Voivod. He has been a constant member of the band since its formation in 1982. Langevin is credited with the cr ...

and

, except where indicated. * A limited edition of 750 copies was available with the same track listing. This limited edition came in a tin box with a Negatron sticker.

Personnel

;Voivod *

- vocals, bass guitar *

Denis D'Amour Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Voivod (band), Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005. D'Amour's approach to ...

- guitars, effects *

- drums, percussion, artwork ;Additional musicians *

- vocals & FX on "D.N.A. (Don't No Anything)" ;Production *Daryn Barry, Alfio Annibalini - producers, engineers, mixing *Bruce Longman, Michael Zarich - assistant engineers *Rob Fischer, Joe Melo - digital editing *Eddy Schreyer - mastering

References

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