Voivod announce a new EP named Ultraman, tour dates with Opeth

September 6, 2022
Canadian metal pioneers Voivod have announced a new EP, named Ultraman, and tour dates with Sweden’s Opeth

Canada’s Voivod – masters of the oddity, pioneers of all things heavy, return with a follow up to Synchro Anarchy, which was released earlier in the year, with a new EP based on the Japanese television show Ultraman – from which it takes it’s name.

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Voivod’s drummer Michel “Away” Langevin states, “As a kid I often dreamed of finding a Beta Capsule, so I could transform into Ultraman, keep the city from being destroyed by a giant fire spitting monster, and hopefully save Akiko Fuji in the process. I’m pretty sure many people had the same dream…we sure did in Voivod, and that’s why we decided to cover the main and battle TV themes for this EP. The recordings were done during the Synchro Anarchy sessions and Chewy sings the Japanese parts! For the B side, we tracked down the lost encore from the 35th anniversary show, Return To Morgöth – Live 2018. ”

Voivod’s Ultraman EP will be released in perfect timing for the band’s return to European stages as special guests for Swedish progressive metal group Opeth on their upcoming Evolution XXX European tour in November 2022.

Voivod guitarist Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain states about the tour, “We are very excited to join forces with Opeth on this European tour. Their art inspires and dissolves boundaries on many levels, we are proud to connect and take off on this journey”.

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Opeth tour dates, w/ Voivod:

Thu. 10.11.2022 Copenhagen (Denmark) – Grey Hall
Fri. 11.11.2022 Hamburg (Germany) – Indra Musikclub
Sat. 12.11.2022 Wiesbaden (Germany) – Schlachthof
Mon. 14.11.2022 Berlin (Germany) – Admiral Palast
Tue. 15.11.2022 Wuppertal (Germany) – Historische Posthalle
Wed. 16.11.2022 Paris (France) – Pleyel
Fri. 18.11.2022 London (UK) – Eventim Apolo
Sat. 19.11.2022 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – Tivoli Vredenburg Grote Zaal
Sun. 20.11.2022 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – Tivoli Vredenburg Ronda
Mon. 21.11.2022 Zurich (Switzerland) – Komplex
Wed. 23.11.2022 Barcelona (Spain) – Razzamatazz
Thu. 24.11.2022 Bilbao (Spain) – Santana 27
Fri. 25.11.2022 Madrid (Spain) – La Riviera
Sat. 26.11.2022 Lisboa (Portugal) – Sala Tejo
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