Dimension Hatröss (/ˈheɪtrɒs/ HAYT-ros) is the fourth studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. It was released in 1988 on Noise Records and is a concept album which narrates the exploits of Voivod’s mascot cyborg Korgull.[8] The cover concept and artwork was produced by drummer Michel Langevin. Estimated sales are more than 70,000 copies, worldwide.
| Dimension Hatröss | ||||
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| Released | June 29, 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987[2] | |||
| Studio | Music Lab, West Berlin, Germany | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:53 41:38 (with bonus track) | |||
| Label | Maze (Canada) Noise (rest of the world) | |||
| Producer | Voivod & Harris Johns | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[6] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[7] |
The "Batman Theme"'s cover only appears on the CD version, it is not present on the original vinyl and cassette pressings. In 2017, Dimension Hatröss was added by the US magazine Rolling Stone to its Top 100 Metal Albums of All Time list at No. 78.[9]
The word Hatröss[10] is pronounced by singer Snake (Denis Bélanger) in French as the word atroce, meaning terrible or horrible.
Track listing
editAll songs were written by Voivod, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Experiment" | 6:10 |
| 2. | "Tribal Convictions" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Chaosmöngers" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Technocratic Manipulators" | 4:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Macrosolutions to Megaproblems" | 5:33 |
| 2. | "Brain Scan" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Psychic Vacuum" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Cosmic Drama" | 4:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Batman (Neal Hefti)" | 1:45 |
Personnel
edit- Voivod
- Snake (Denis Bélanger) - vocals
- Piggy (Denis D'Amour) - guitar
- Blacky (Jean-Yves Thériault) - bass
- Away (Michel Langevin) - drums, artwork
- Production
- Harris Johns - producer, engineer, mixing
References
edit- ^ "Voivod - Dimension Hatröss". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. June 21, 2017.
- ^ Prato, Greg. Dimension Hatröss at AllMusic
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 401. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Spence, Paul (16 April 1988). "Voivod – Dimension Hatross". NME: 30.
- ^ Kupfer, Thomas (1988). "Review Album: Voivod - Dimension Hatröss". Rock Hard (in German). No. 26. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Spencer, Trey (24 March 2011). "Voivod - Dimension Hatross". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ Mazer, Jacob (25 June 2013). "Heavy Metal (Mixtape): 1 - Tribal Convictions - Voivod". Joyful Noise Recordings. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Watch VOIVOD Perform New Song 'Obsolete Beings'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-06-29.