Dimension Hatröss | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 29, 1988[1] | |||
Recorded | 1987 [2] | |||
Studio | Music Lab, West Berlin, Germany | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:53 41:38 (with bonus track) | |||
Label | Maze (Canada) Noise (rest of the world) | |||
Producer | Voivod & Harris Johns | |||
Voivod chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10 [4] |
NME | 8/10 [5] |
Rock Hard | 9.0/10 [6] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5 [7] |
Dimension Hatröss ( /ˈheɪtrɒs/ HAYT-ros) is the fourth studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. It was released in 1988 on Noise Records and is a concept album which narrates the exploits of Voivod’s mascot cyborg Korgull. [8] The cover concept and artwork was produced by drummer Michel Langevin. Estimated sales are more than 70,000 copies, worldwide.
The " Batman Theme"'s cover only appears on the CD version, it is not present on the original vinyl and cassette pressings. In 2017, Dimension Hatröss was added by the US magazine Rolling Stone to its Top 100 Metal Albums of All Time list at No. 78. [9]
The word Hatröss [10] is pronounced by singer Snake ( Denis Bélanger) in French as the word atroce, meaning terrible or horrible.
All songs were written by Voivod, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Experiment" | 6:10 |
2. | "Tribal Convictions" | 4:52 |
3. | "Chaosmöngers" | 4:39 |
4. | "Technocratic Manipulators" | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Macrosolutions to Megaproblems" | 5:33 |
2. | "Brain Scan" | 5:08 |
3. | "Psychic Vacuum" | 3:49 |
4. | "Cosmic Drama" | 4:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "Batman ( Neal Hefti)" | 1:45 |