Voivod - War and Pain

Attention Metallica fans who still wish that Hetfield and company stuck to the no-frills metal sound laid down on their debut (1983's Kill 'em All): you're sure to love Voivod's War And Pain as well. Some of the reasons why 1984's War And Pain sounds strikingly similar to Metallica's Kill 'em All is because of both albums' dry production, straight-ahead metal guitar riffs and almost identical guitar sounds, and sometimes sophomoric lyrical content. Voivod latecomers should know that the group wasn't always an experimental/progressive metal band as evidenced on the later albums Nothingface and Angel Rat. Read More