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Synchro Anarchy

Synchro Anarchy is the fifteenth studio album, and nineteenth release overall, by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on February 11, 2022. Like its predecessor The Wake, this album was produced by Voivod and Francis Perron who also recorded and mixed it. The mastering was done by Maor Appelbaum and the artwork was designed by drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, who has created the cover artwork for each of the band's albums since their 1984 debut War and Pain. Synchro Anarchy also marks the first album by Voivod since 2009's Infini to have been recorded with the same lineup as the prior album. The album won the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category at the Juno Awards of 2023.

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Synchro Anarchy
Studio album by
Voivod
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2022
Recorded2021
StudioRadicArt Studio1
Genres
Length47:54
LabelCentury Media
ProducerFrancis Perron1
Voivod chronology
The Wake
(2018) 		Synchro Anarchy
(2022) 		Morgöth Tales
(2023)
Singles from Synchro Anarchy
  1. "Planet Eaters"
    Released: December 10, 20213
  2. "Paranormalium"
    Released: January 5, 20224
  3. "Synchro Anarchy"
    Released: January 26, 20225
  4. "Sleeves Off"
    Released: February 11, 20226

Synchro Anarchy is the fifteenth studio album, and nineteenth release overall, by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on February 11, 2022.1 Like its predecessor The Wake, this album was produced by Voivod and Francis Perron who also recorded and mixed it. The mastering was done by Maor Appelbaum and the artwork was designed by drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, who has created the cover artwork for each of the band's albums since their 1984 debut War and Pain.1 Synchro Anarchy also marks the first album by Voivod since 2009's Infini to have been recorded with the same lineup as the prior album. The album won the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category at the Juno Awards of 2023.

Track listing

Synchro Anarchy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Paranormalium"5:34
2."Synchro Anarchy"4:25
3."Planet Eaters"5:32
4."Mind Clock"6:44
5."Sleeves Off"4:08
6."Holographic Thinking"6:11
7."The World Today"4:10
8."Quest for Nothing"5:37
9."Memory Failure"5:33
Total length:47:54
Japanese limited edition bonus CD (Disc 2)7
No.TitleLength
1."Post Society" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)7:39
2."The Unknown Knows" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)6:47
3."Ravenous Medicine" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)4:42
4."Psychic Vacuum" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)5:51
5."Obsolete Beings" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)4:51
6."Technocratic Manipulators" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)5:25
7."Fall" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)7:48
8."The Prow" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)4:16
9."Order of the Blackguards" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)6:13
10."The Lost Machine" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)5:40
11."Korgüll the Exterminator" (Return to Morgöth - Live 2018)6:11
Total length:66:24

Personnel

Production

  • Voivod – production
  • Francis Perron – co-production, recording engineering, mixing engineering
  • Maor Appelbaum – mastering engineering

Charts

Chart performance for Synchro Anarchy
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)8 67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)9 146
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)10 138
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)11 88
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)12 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)13 7
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)14 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)15 64
UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)16 7
References

References

  1. "VOIVOD Announces New Studio Album, 'Synchro Anarchy'". Blabbermouth.net. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. "Album review: Voivod – Synchro Anarchy". Kerrang!. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. "VOIVOD Releases New Single 'Planet Eaters'". Blabbermouth.net. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  4. "VOIVOD Drops Another New Song 'Paranormalium'". Blabbermouth.net. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. "VOIVOD Releases Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming Album 'Synchro Anarchy'". Blabbermouth.net. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. "VOIVOD Releases Music Video For New Single 'Sleeves Off'". Blabbermouth.net. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. "シンクロ・アナーキー【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Voivod – Synchro Anarchy" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Voivod – Synchro Anarchy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Voivod – Synchro Anarchy" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Voivod – Synchro Anarchy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  12. "Voivod: Synchro Anarchy" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Voivod – Synchro Anarchy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 18/2/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Voivod – Synchro Anarchy". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  16. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 18/2/2022 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2022.