VOIVOD (CANADA)

Voivod started in 1981, when guitarist Denis D'Amour (Piggy) had been searching for several musicians to start a band with, until he found Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky), who agreed to play bass in his band. However, the band didnt come to until November 1982, Voivod officially became Voivod after they hired Denis Bélanger (Snake) as their singer in January 1983. The completed lineup played their first show on June 25, 1983, and played cover versions of Judas Priest, Motörhead and Venom songs, as well as their own material. This gig was also recorded on their first demo ''Anachronism'', which credited the band members as Snake - "throat, scream, insults, mike torture & weapon operator", Piggy - "burning metal-axe, electro- motive force & tremolition", Blacky - "blower bass, pyromania and shit" and Away "thunder and death machine, horror and visions". After recording a series of demos, Voivod was discovered by Metal Blade Records owner Brian Slagel. The band agreed to record their song "Condemned to the Gallows" for his "Metal Massacre V" compilation, and Slagel offered the band a recording contract with his label. In 1984, Voivod entered the studio to record its debut studio album, resulting in "War & Pain", which arrived in the summer of that year.



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ANACHRONISM 1983 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. No lyrics. The back of the cover has numbers indicating the how long each side the demo is. Live demo, recorded June 25th, 1983 during the band's first show. Tapes are mostly TDK usually having the bands handwritten description on the label. The tapes themselves should have the copy number written on the top edge of the cassette in marker.
 

TRACK LISTING:
- Voivod
- Black Metal (Venom)
- Struck by Lightning (Tank)
- Eye of the Storm (Sweet Savage)
- Angel Dust (Venom)
- Ace of Spades (Motörhead)
- Witching Hour (Venom)
- Chainsaw (Raven)
- Condemned to the Gallows
- Rapid Fire (Judas Priest)
- Heart of Stone (Motörhead)
- Leave Me in Hell (Venom)
- Treason (A II Z)
- Killing Time (Sweet Savage)
- Stay Clean (Motörhead)
- Welcome to Hell (Venom)
- Blower
- Steeler (Judas Priest)
- Gunslinger (Budgie)
- Stone Deaf Forever (Motörhead)
- Voivod
- Anomalies

ANACHRONISM 1983 DEMO TAPE:

TO THE DEATH 1984 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. No lyrics. The back of the cover has numbers indicating the how long each side the demo is. Tapes are mostly TDK usually having the bands handwritten description on the label. The tapes themselves should have the copy number written on the top edge of the cassette in marker.


TRACK LISTING:
- Voivod
- Condemned to the Gallows
- Hell Driver
- Live for Violence
- War and Pain
- Incantation
- Buried Alive (Venom cover)
- Suck You Bone
- Blower
- Slaugher in a Grave
- Nuclear War
- Black City
- Iron Gang
- Evil (Mercyful Fate cover)
- Bursting Out (Venom cover)
- Warriors of Ice

TO THE DEATH 1984 DEMO TAPE:

TO THE DEATH 1984 DEMO TAPE: (TOP VIEW SHOWING NUMBER)

MORGOTH INVASION 1984 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. No lyrics. The back of the cover has numbers indicating the how long each side the demo is. Tapes are mostly TDK usually having the bands handwritten description on the label. The tapes themselves should have the copy number written on the top edge of the cassette in marker.

TRACK LISTING:
- Build Your Weapons
- War and Pain
- Condemned to the Gallows
- Warriors of Ice
- Helldriver
- Horror
- Black City
- Nuclear War
- Blower
- Live for Violence
- Ripping Headaches
- Iron Gang
- Korgull the Exterminator
- Suck Your Bone
- Witching Hour (Venom cover)
- Chemical Warfare (Slayer cover)

MORGOTH INVASION 1984 DEMO TAPE:

NO SPEED LIMIT WEEKEND 1986 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. No lyrics. The back of the cover has numbers indicating the how long each side the demo is. Tapes are mostly TDK usually having the bands handwritten description on the label. The tapes themselves should have the copy number written on the top edge of the cassette in marker.

TRACK LISTING:
- Korgüll the Exterminator
- Ripping Headaches
- Blower
- Fuck Off and Die
- Tornado
- Iron Gang
-War and Pain
-Warriors of Ice
- Nuclear War
- Overreaction
- Helldriver
- Ravenous Medicine
- Voivod
- Thrashing Rage

LIVE A BRUXELLES 1987 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. No lyrics. The back of the cover has numbers indicating the how long each side the demo is. Tapes are mostly TDK usually having the bands handwritten description on the label. The tapes themselves should have the copy number written on the top edge of the cassette in marker.

TRACK LISTING:
- Killing Technology
- Overreaction
- Ravenous Medicine
- Tornado
- Korgull the Exterminator
- Nuclear War
- Warriors of Ice
- Horror
- Tribal Convictions
- Order of the Black Guards
- To the Death!
- Voivod

SPECTRUM 1987 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. No lyrics. The back of the cover has numbers indicating the how long each side the demo is. Tapes are mostly TDK usually having the bands handwritten description on the label. The tapes themselves should have the copy number written on the top edge of the cassette in marker.

TRACK LISTING:
- 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
- Anomalies

A FLAWLESS STRUCTURE? 1988 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. No lyrics. The back of the cover has numbers indicating the how long each side the demo is. Tapes are mostly TDK usually having the bands handwritten description on the label. The tapes themselves should have the copy number written on the top edge of the cassette in marker.

TRACK LISTING:
- Intro
- Overreaction
- Experimen
- Tribal Convictions
- Chaosmongers
- Ravenous Medicine
- Korgull the Exterminator
- Technocratic Manipulators
- Macrosolutions to Megaproblems
- Medley (1. Nuclear War, 2. Warriors, 3. Voivod)
- Brain Scan
- Psychic Vacuum
- Order of the Black Guards
- Holiday in Cambodia
- Batman

A FLAWLESS STRUCTURE? 1988 DEMO TAPE:

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