Review by Sonny for Voivod - Killing Technology (1987)

Probably my favourite Voivod album, this marked the perfect balance point between their earlier anarchic, punkish thrash and their later progressive and technical albums. Snake's vocals would not sound at all out of place on an early 80s UK punk album by the likes of Discharge or GBH, the energy of the tracks also seeming to derive from the chaotic nature of punk, Overreaction being a particular example. The influence of post-punk and progressive acts however had taken a prominent grip on the band's songwriting and the songs were far from predictable with multiple and sudden changes in tempo and rhythm that never allow the listener to get comfortable or complacent as to the direction the songs are likely to take. The science fiction concept running through the album is another staple of prog the band embraced, not only telling a coherent tale throughout the album's runtime, but also a metaphorical critique of society as seen through the band's eyes.

This is a classic and uncompromising vision of thrash metal from a band who seemed immune to the lure of trends and were determined to play whatever the hell they wanted, wherever that may take them.