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Trechos de “Dark Matter”, misto de release e histórico assinado por Malcolm Dome, contido na versão remasterizada digipack tripla (2017) de “Dimension Hatröss” (1987):

“”In the late 80’s, two bands defined the whole concept of metal on its head – and it’s taken nearly 30 years for most people to realise the impact and importance of what they did. Now, while the greatness of Metallica, Slayer and Pantera is unquestioned, their achievements rest on expanding styles and sounds already in existence. But Switzerland’s Celtic Frost and Voivod from Canada pushed beyond the boundaries of the genre. They were true pioneers.

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‘We were in a hectic schedule at the time’, recalls Langevin. ‘So we had to write the Dimension Hatröss record while touring Killing Technology! It was non-stop. The music came to us easily, but we wanted to make this a concept album, and that took ages to turn it into songs. It was so tough. The idea was to take eight ‘chapters’ to the story, with each one represented by one song.

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Pre-production happened in the flat that the four young Canadian shared in Montreal – and this brought its own nightmare.

‘It was above a strip bar, so there was no problem in make a noise 24 hours a day’, laughed the drummer. ‘The drum kit was set up in my room, the PA in the lounge. It was a strange environment, because there were always arguments outside between bikers – I.guessed it was over drug deals’.

‘Working on the pre-production was very weird’, adds Piggy. ‘We were all sleeping with bits of equipment around. But it was a very bonding sort of situation’.

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‘We were the last band to record at the old Music Lab Studios’, recalls Piggy. ‘We were actually living in the new studios, as they were been built! So we’d constantly have to avoid wiring and bricks. But it was a fantastic time. The old studio was right by the Berlin Wall, and the area was very depressing. However, we found the darkness and gloom very inspiring'”.