Alveol – an Angel Rat demo

Voïvod

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault

Grey colored vinyl LP record

The recording of this demo was initially done at the band practice space, Blacky and Away’s loft at the time. These are very ruff takes with lyrics, some nascent. The musical composition aspect of the songs was almost completed at this point and the final arrangements were also set.

“Following the release of the album Nothingface, we decided all together to get a little distance from our more complex ideas and try to write simpler songs. We wanted to catch the attention of a broader audience. Consequently, Denis ‘Piggy’ D’amour and I started to write arrangements, developing and exploring shorter melodies on our own at first and together afterwards. At that time, the most important factor for me was to stay true to our sound; we had a pretty define and distorted bass and guitar sound intertwined through complex chords and melodies. The phrasé and heaviness was what we had created together and essential to keep. Without it, we would never be the same band. Alveol captures it while Angel Rat does not.” – Blacky

song listing :

• Alveol
• Angel Rat
• Nomads
• Best Regard
• Freedoom
• Golem
• Panorama
• Come to my World
• The Prow
• None of the Above
• The Outcast
• Freedoom live