The Wake (Voivod album)

The Wake is the fourteenth studio album, and eighteenth release overall, by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. The album was released on September 21, 2018^[13] through Century Media Records.

The Wake
Studio album by Voivod
Released	September 21, 2018
Studio	RadicArt Recording Studio[1]
Genre	Progressive metal[2] thrash metal[3]
Length	56:01
Label	Century Media
Producer	Francis Perron
Voivod chronology
Post Society (2016) The Wake (2018) Synchro Anarchy (2022)
Singles from The Wake
"Obsolete Beings" Released: July 20, 2018[4] "Always Moving" Released: August 31, 2018[5] "Iconspiracy" Released: September 14, 2018[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Louder Sound	[8]
Metal Injection	8/10[9]
PopMatters	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Metal Storm	[12]

The artwork was done by drummer Michel "Away" Langevin.^[14] It is also a concept album,^[7] and the first Voivod studio album to feature bassist Dominique "Rocky" Laroche, who replaced Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault in 2014.^[15] It was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Recording Studio in Canada.^[16]

Background

In an interview with Metal Hammer about the musical style of the album, Langevin said:

"The music is like a futuristic prog thrash metal trek with many twists and turns. The story involves the usual Voivodian topics: disasters, chaos, conflicts, strange plots and alternate consciousness."^[17]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Consequence of Sound	Top 25 Metal/Hard Rock Album of 2018	8	[18]
Decibel	Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018	13	[19]
PopMatters	Top 10 Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2018	10	[20]
Rolling Stone	20 Best Metal Albums of 2018	8	[21]
Sputnikmusic	Top 50 Albums of 2018	49	[22]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Obsolete Beings"	5:35
2.	"The End of Dormancy"	7:42
3.	"Orb Confusion"	6:00
4.	"Iconspiracy"	5:16
5.	"Spherical Perspective"	7:41
6.	"Event Horizon"	6:11
7.	"Always Moving"	5:12
8.	"Sonic Mycelium"	12:24
Total length:		56:01

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inner Combustion"	4:23
2.	"Order of the Blackguards"	5:03
3.	"Psychic Vacuum"	4:17
4.	"Lost Machine"	6:01
5.	"Fall"	6:38
6.	"Voivod"	6:27
Total length:		32:50

Personnel

• Michel "Away" Langevin – drums
• Denis "Snake" Bélanger – vocals
• Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain – guitars
• Dominique "Rocky" Laroche – bass

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23]	94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24]	26
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25]	32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26]	87
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]	51

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/Work	Result	Ref
2019	Juno Award	Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year	The Wake	Winner	[28]