Kronik (album)
Kronik is a compilation album released by the Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod in 1998 on Hypnotic Records. It is their eleventh release altogether, featuring remixes, previously unreleased songs, and live recordings. The album features the track "Ion", which is played during the opening credits of the Heavy Metal 2000 movie. It was re-released in 2004 by Candlelight Records.
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| Compilation album of remixes, studio and live recordings by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Hypnotic Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (tracks 4-6) | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal, progressive metal, alternative metal, space rock, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 60:40 | |||
| Label | Hypnotic | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Michel Langevin and Eric Forrest, except where indicated; all music is composed by Voivod, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forlorn" (remix by Foetus) | Langevin, Forrest, Karyn Crisis Krol | 6:55 | |
| 2. | "Nanoman" (remix by Haig V., Bob Eagle, "Pepe" Lopata) | Langevin, Ivan Doroschuk | 5:27 | |
| 3. | "Mercury" (remix by DJ? Acucrack) | 5:50 | ||
| 4. | "Vortex" (previously unreleased) | 4:39 | ||
| 5. | "Drift" (Negatron) | 5:36 | ||
| 6. | "Erosion" (previously unreleased) | 4:31 | ||
| 7. | "Ion" (from the Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack) | 4:31 | ||
| 8. | "Project X" (live at Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany) | 4:45 | ||
| 9. | "Cosmic Conspiracy" (live at Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany) | 7:30 | ||
| 10. | "Astronomy Domine" (live at Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany) | Syd Barrett | Barrett | 5:47 |
| 11. | "Nuclear War" (live at Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany) | Denis Bélanger | Denis D'Amour, Langevin, Jean-Yves Thériault | 5:03 |
Personnel
- Voivod
- Eric Forrest - bass guitar, vocals
- Denis D'Amour - guitar
- Michel Langevin - drums, artwork
- Production
- Daryn Barry, Alfio Annibalini - engineers on tracks 4-6, mixing on tracks 4-6 and 8-11
- James Cavalluzzo - mixing on track 7
- Eric Poitevin - live recording engineer on tracks 8-11
gollark: My favourites are, obviously, chronos.
gollark: They're great trade fodder.
gollark: OR ARE THERE?
gollark: ***nebula***
gollark: They have stars on them.
References
- Prato, Greg. Kronik at AllMusic
- Bromley, Adrian (1 September 1998). "Voivod - Kronik". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 491. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
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