Canadian sci-fi metal legends Voivod have announced a very special 40th anniversary studio album Morgöth Tales to celebrate the 40 memorable years since their formation. Morgöth Tales will be released on July 21 through Century Media Records.
Voivod have also released a new single, “Condemned to the Gallows (2023 Version),” from the forthcoming album. The song originally appeared on the Metal Massacre V Compilation back in 1984, and it marked Voivod’s first ever song released on an album.
Watch the official video of “Condemned To The Gallows (2023 Version)” on YouTube:
Voivod vocalist Denis “Snake” Bélanger has checked in with a comment about “Condemned to the Gallows (2023 Version)”:
“The ‘Morgöth Tales’ album starts where it all began. ‘Condemned To The Gallows’ was the first song ever recorded in a studio. I recall being shocked, hearing my voice for the first time, and I was a bit intimidated. I had joined the band only a few months prior to that, and I didn’t know how to sing or even if was capable of doing the job. So I jumped in, and this 40-year adventure was about to begin. Revisiting this song was a real trip. Going back in time when we were young and wild, recapturing that same fury inside that led us up to now made me realize that the spirit never gets old. Thanks to Mom, who kept well preserved, the only lyrics sheet existing on the surface of this planet, with my smudged left handed writing. Otherwise, we would have been screwed.”
Voivod are currently touring across Europe as part of their 40th Anniversary celebration.
Voivod – Live 2023:
July 13, 2023 – Trois Rivieres, QC (Canada) – Expo Agricole de Trois-Rivières
Aug. 5, 2023 – Wacken (Germany) – Wacken Open Air
Aug. 7, 2023 – Copenhagen (Denmark) – Beta
Aug. 8, 2023 – Aalborg (Denmark) – 1000Fryd
Aug 9, 2023 – Stockholm (Sweden) – Nalen Klubb
Aug. 11, 2023 – Helsinki (Finland) – Helsinki Metal Festival
Sept. 7, 2023 – São Paulo (Brazil) – Septembro Negro Festival / Pre-Festa
Sept. 15, 2023 – Quebec City, QC (Canada) – Envol et Macadam Festival
Sept. 22, 2023 – Gaspé, QC (Canada) – Centre de Création Diffusion de Gaspé
Sept. 23, 2023 – Rimouski, QC (Canada) – Salle Desjardins-Telus
Voivod:
(From left to right on studio photo by Catherine Deslauriers)
Michel “Away” Langevin – Drums
Dominic “Rocky” Laroche – Bass
Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain – Guitar
Denis “Snake” Bélanger – Vocals
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Photo courtesy of Catherine Deslauriers
