Angel Rat

Angel Rat
Studio album by Voivod
Released November 12, 1991
Recorded 1990-1991
Studio Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre
Length 42:29
Label Mechanic/MCA
Producer Terry Brown, Steve Sinclair
Voivod chronology
Nothingface
(1989)		 Angel Rat
(1991)		 The Best of Voivod
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]
Rock Hard9.0/10[4]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[5]

Angel Rat is the sixth studio album released by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. Produced by Terry Brown of Rush fame, it was released in 1991 by Mechanic/MCA Records and is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed release, 1989's Nothingface. On this album, Voivod adopts a more alternative/progressive/psychedelic rock sound, as opposed to the progressive metal of Nothingface. A music video was made for the song "Clouds in My House".

While Angel Rat was released on a major record label, the album initially received mixed reviews and was not as successful as Nothingface, though it has gained a strong cult following in recent times. Before the release of the album, bassist Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky) departed from the group, but rejoined in 2008 (later to leave again in 2014).

Track listing

All songs written by Voivod

No.TitleLength
1."Shortwave Intro"0:25
2."Panorama"3:10
3."Clouds in My House"4:47
4."The Prow"3:30
5."Best Regards"3:52
6."Twin Dummy"2:52
7."Angel Rat"3:35
8."Golem"4:33
9."The Outcast"3:17
10."Nuage Fractal"3:43
11."Freedoom"4:37
12."None of the Above"4:08

Personnel

Voivod
Additional musicians
  • Ray Coburn - keyboards
  • Ivan Doroschuk - additional keyboards on track 9
Production
  • Terry Brown - producer, engineer, mixing
  • John Bailey, L. Stu Young - assistant engineers
  • Pierre Jasmin - computer programming
  • Kiisti Matsuo - lyrical consultant
  • Steve Sinclair - executive producer

References

  1. ↑ Christe, Ian (2004). "Transforming the 1990s: The Black Album & Beyond". Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. !t Books. New York City: HarperCollins. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-380-81127-4.
  2. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Voivod - Angel Rat review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 490. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ↑ Stratmann, Holger (1991). "Review Dynamit: Voivod - Angelrat". Rock Hard (in German). No. 55. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Voivod - Angel Rat". Sputnikmusic. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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