Hello and hails rock and rollers and craft brew lovers! Happy Saturday! Your drinkin' buddy the Meista here today rocking out to the amazing "Killing Technology" (Deluxe Edition) by legendary Voivod and a tasty and hoppy Cosmic Little Thing IPA from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company! Oh, yes!
Album Info:
- Artist: Voivod
- Title: "Killing Technology" (Deluxe Edition)
- Recorded: November through December 1987 at at Musiclab in West Berlin, Germany and the 'Spectrum '87 concert recorded live in Montreal, Canada (the set also includes various performances by Voivod in both the United States and Switzerland)
- Release date: April 3rd, 1987 / April 28th, 2017 (Deluxe Edition) (3rd studio album by Voivod)
- Record company: Noise Records
- Production: Harris Johns and Voivod, Karl-U. Walterbach (executive producer)
- Album cover art: Away
- Personnel: Michel Langevin aka Away (drums), Jean-Yves Thériault aka Blacky (bass), Denis D'Amour aka Piggy (guitars), and Denis Bélanger aka Snake (vocals)
- Musical style: Progressive thrash metal with elements of hardcore punk and progressive rock
- Sound: Always challenging and inventive, manic at times, and above all, kick ass, Voivod's music on "Killing Technology" is a testament to the musical prowess, depth of the lyricism, and artistic approach of this amazing band! This album rocks hard and is brilliantly crafted as well!
- Major themes: Science, science fiction, space, violence, war, death, technology, the future, introspection, doom, etc.
- Tracks:
Disc 1:
- "Killing Technology"
- "Overreaction"
- "Tornado"
- "Too Scared To Scream"
- "Forgotten In Space"
- "Ravenous Medicine"
- "Order Of The Blackguards"
- "This Is Not An Exercise"
- "Cockroaches"
Disc 2:
- "Killing Technology"
- "Overreaction"
- "Ravenous Medicine"
- "Tornado"
- "Korgüll The Exterminator"
- "Ripping Headaches"
- "Blower"
- "Live For Violence"
- "Tribal Convictions"
- "Order Of The Blackguards"
- "Cockroaches"
- "To The Death"
- "Voivod"
- "Batman"
Disc 3: DVD of live performances in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States
Brew Info:
- Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Chico, California)
- Website: https://sierranevada.com/
- Brew: Cosmic Little Thing IPA
- Style: Hazy Double India Pale Ale (DIPA)
- Serving: 12 ounce can
- ABV: 8.0%
- IBUs: 35
- Ingredients: Munich, Oats, Two-row Pale, and Wheat malts with Comet, Eureka, Helios, Simcoe, and Strata hops, and Ale yeast
- Pour: The Cosmic Little Thing pours a cloudy, golden yellow hue with a frothy, eggshell white, 1+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing
- Nose: The nose is citrusy, herbal, floral, and malty. There are aromas of grapefruit rind, orange peel, mango, pineapple, herbal tea, fresh garden herbs, wildflowers, white pepper, and sweet caramel.
- Taste: The taste of the Cosmic Little Thing follows the nose with lots of citrusy, resinous, and malty flavors. There are notes of orange juice and pith, pink grapefruit juice, tangerine, pineapple, bready malts, and sweet toffee.
- Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel is thick, yet crisp and refreshing with a dry, bittersweet finish.
Overall pairing: The Sierra Nevada Cosmic Little Thing IPA is a bold, punchy, hop-forward, yet crushable and tasty brew... great for the intense and progressive grooves and chord changes of Voivod's inventive, inspirational, heavily influential, and very intense "Killing Technology"! 'Nuff said!
Make sure to check out my interview with Snake, lead vocalist of Voivod here: https://youtu.be/Ag7EfictEjY
Cheers and hails!!
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