Sunday, October 22, 2006

Warriors of Ice


This band will be forever known as the band that sounds like no one else. VoiVod have been making genre bending, indefinable music for over 20 years, and even after the death of guitarist Piggy, they still put out albums that force everyone to try to pinpoint some other band to compare them to. Don't even try. I started listening to VoiVod back in 1987, and even then it was like, "What is this?" When I am asked what VoiVod sounds like, I just reply "VoiVod", then the blank stares begin. The picture here is of the Nothingface album, which when released, was like taking a breath of pure, magical oxygen that has never been experienced by another human - it was invigorating, new, precious, and a memory that will never be forgotten. Again, don't ask what it sounds like, just run out to your favorite indie store and buy a copy, used copy, go online and buy it, download it (after paying) and breathe in the oxygen for yourself. I don't try to give away any comparisons to the music here, that is for each one of you to decide if, and what anything around here sounds like. Experience the music for yourself, I'm the map to the locations, you have to get climb down off the horse and experience them on your own. VoiVod has quite a few albums to choose from, I suggest starting with Nothingface and work backwards by year released. Now, get off the horse, make sure you have enough water and a sleepingbag, here is your first adventure.
Check out the VoiVod site here
VoiVod fan sites have some MP3's of concerts and demo versions over here

1 Comments:

Blogger José Carlos Santos said...

great blog you have here, i'll be visiting frequently.

voivod makes me feel all nostalgic these days, as a band i grew up with and the loss of piggy. they're totally unique.

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