October 07, 2025

Episode 100 [RELAUNCH] – VOIVOD is the Engine That Powers Us

2 hours 47 minutes

2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Voivod, a band that are at the very heart of everything we do at Radical Research and everything we listen to as incorrigible music obsessives. In celebration, Voivod released Morgoth Tales, which finds the Mark V lineup (Snake, Away, Chewy, Rocky) covering songs from various past eras. For ourselves, we pay tribute by offering our longest and most in-depth episode yet, while also celebrating a landmark of our own. We invite all chaosmongers, nothingfaces, cockroaches and diehards across the schizophere to join us in celebration of the one, the only, the eternal VOIVOD!!!

Note I:

The reason for this relaunch of this episode is simple: Jeff's Voivod book ('Always Moving - The Strange Multiverse of Voivod') is imminent! You can reserve your copy of this 3 lb., 540-page behemoth here and ONLY here: radicalresearch.org/voivod/

Note II:

The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We offer tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast

Music cited in order of appearance:

[all Voivod except where otherwise noted]

intros from War and Pain, Killing Technology, Angel Rat, The Wake

“Experiment” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988)

“Blower” (War and Pain, 1984)

“Ripping Headaches” (Rrröööaaarrr, 1986)

Carnivore, “Carnivore” (Carnivore, 1985)

“Forgotten in Space” (Killing Technology, 1987)

Cave In, “Decay of the Delay” (Jupiter, 2000)

“Cockroaches” (Killing Technology, 1987)

“Psychic Vaccum” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988)

“Brain Scan” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988)

Wartech, “Virtual Reality” (demo 1991)

“Missing Sequences” (Nothingface, 1989)

“Into My Hypercube” (Nothingface, 1989)

“Inner Combustion” (Nothingface, 1989)

King Crimson, “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two” (Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, 1973)

“Nuage Fractal” (Angel Rat, 1991)

Alchemist, “Escape from the Black Hole” (Organasm, 2000)

“Clouds in My House” (Angel Rat, 1991)

Die Kreuzen, “Best Goodbye” (Cement, 1991)

“Best Regards” (Angel Rat, 1991)

“Freedoom” (Angel Rat, 1991)

“Horror” (Rrröööaaarrr, 1986)

Rush, “Natural Science” (Permanent Waves, 1980)

Van Der Graaf Generator, “Man-Erg” (Pawn Hearts, 1971)

“Moonbeam Rider” (The Outer Limits, 1993)

“Time Warp” (The Outer Limits, 1993)

“Phobos” (Phobos, 1997)

“Temps Mort” (Phobos, 1997)

“Neutrino” (Phobos, 1997)

“Aware” (demo for unrealized 10th album, 2000)

“Facing Up” (Voivod, 2003)

“Divine Sun” (Voivod, 2003)

“Polaroids” (Katorz, 2006)

“Corps Etranger” (Target Earth, 2013) “Iconspiracy” (The Wake, 2018)

“Always Moving” (The Wake, 2018)

“Quest for Nothing” (Synchro Anarchy, 2022)

Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

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