''Dimension Hatröss'' is the fourth studio
album
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by the Canadian
heavy metal band
Voivod. It was released in 1988 on
Noise Records
Noise Records is a German heavy metal record label founded in 1983 by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any ...
and is a
concept album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...
which narrates the exploits of Voivod’s mascot cyborg Korgull.
The cover concept and artwork was produced by drummer
Michel Langevin
Michel "Away" Langevin (born May 30, 1963) is a founding member and drummer of Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. He has been a constant member of the band since its formation in 1982. Langevin is credited with the creation of the mythology of ...
. Estimated sales are more than 70,000 copies, worldwide.
The "
Batman Theme
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"'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
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'' to its Top 100 Metal Albums of All Time list at No. 78.
The word Hatröss
is pronounced by singer Snake (
Denis Bélanger
Denis "Snake" Bélanger (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of heavy metal band Voivod.
Early life
Bélanger grew up in Jonquière, Quebec.
Career
Bélanger joined Michel Langevin, D ...
) in French as the word ''atroce'', meaning terrible or horrible.
Track listing
All songs were written by Voivod, except where indicated.
Personnel
;Voivod
*Snake (
Denis Bélanger
Denis "Snake" Bélanger (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of heavy metal band Voivod.
Early life
Bélanger grew up in Jonquière, Quebec.
Career
Bélanger joined Michel Langevin, D ...
) -
vocals
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*Piggy (
Denis D'Amour
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005.
D'Amour's approach to music was anarchic and experime ...
) -
guitar
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*Blacky (
Jean-Yves Thériault
Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault (, born 15 December 1962) is the former bassist for Canadian thrash/progressive metal band Voivod. He co-founded the band and appeared on the first six albums – ''War and Pain'', ''Rrröööaaarrr'', ''Killing T ...
) -
bass
*Away (
Michel Langevin
Michel "Away" Langevin (born May 30, 1963) is a founding member and drummer of Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. He has been a constant member of the band since its formation in 1982. Langevin is credited with the creation of the mythology of ...
) -
drums
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, artwork
;Production
*
Harris Johns
Harris Johns is a European music producer, active since the late-1970s in the heavy metal and punk scene, working for a lot of big-name bands, such as Helloween, Coroner, Tankard, Sodom, Voivod, Kreator, Exumer, Ratos de Porão, Slime, Daily Te ...
- producer, engineer, mixing
References
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1988 albums
Voivod (band) albums
Noise Records albums
Concept albums
Albums produced by Harris Johns