Nothingface (album)

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Nothingface
Image:Voivod - Nothingface.jpg
Studio album by Voivod
Released	October 13, 1989
Recorded	1989 at Victor Studio, Montreal
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	44:05
Label	Mechanic/MCA Records
Producer	Glen Robinson
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Voivod chronology
Dimension Hatröss (1988) Nothingface (1989) Angel Rat (1991)

Nothingface is the fifth album from Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod, which was released by Mechanic/MCA Records in 1989.

The album marked a change for the band, expanding their sound and exploring more progressive sounds. It is the only Voivod album to enter the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at #114.

[edit] Track listing

• All songs written by Voivod except where indicated.

1. "Intro" - 0:54
2. "The Unknown Knows" – 5:42
3. "Nothingface" – 4:08
4. "Astronomy Domine" (Barrett) – 5:22
5. "Missing Sequences" – 5:37
6. "X-Ray Mirror" – 4:24
7. "Inner Combustion" – 3:36
8. "Pre-Ignition" – 5:01
9. "Into My Hypercube" – 4:54
10. "Sub-Effect" – 4:22

"Intro" and "The Unknown Knows" are merged together on the original version of Nothingface as the album's first track. Later versions feature "Intro" as the first track and "The Unknown Knows" as the second track.

[edit] Credits

• Vocals: Denis Bélanger
• Guitars: Denis D'Amour
• Drums: Michel Langevin
• Bass: Jean-Yves Thériault
• Produced by Glenn Robinson

v • d • e Voivod
Snake  · Jasonic  · Away Piggy  · Eric Forrest  · Blacky
Studio albums	War and Pain (1984)  · Rrröööaaarrr (1986)  · Killing Technology (1987)  · Dimension Hatröss (1988)  · Nothingface (1989)  · Angel Rat (1991)  · The Outer Limits (1993)  · Negatron (1995)  · Phobos (1997)  · Voivod (2003)  · Katorz (2006)
Other releases	The Best of Voivod (1992)  · Kronik (1998)  · Voivod Lives (2000)
Videography	D-V-O-D-1 (2005)
Related articles	Metallica  · Flotsam and Jetsam  · Music of Quebec  · Progressive metal  · Thrash metal