''War and Pain'' is the debut studio

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from Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on August 10, 1984 through

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. According to a 1986 TV interview with the band, it sold over 40,000 copies within 2 years of its release. ''War and Pain'' was reissued several times on the CD format (sometimes on different labels in other countries): the first CD issue on Metal Blade in 1987,
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was made for the title song "Voivod" and was directed by

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Track listing

All lyrics by Denis "Snake" Bélanger and all music by Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault and Michel "Away" Langevin, except where indicated. "Condemned to the Gallows" was originally recorded for the compilation album ''

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''. Aside from one cassette pressing, "Condemned to the Gallows" was the only track that never appeared on the original LP or CD, nor has it been re-recorded for any future Voivod releases.

20th Anniversary Edition

Disc two: Morgoth Invasion (Live demo, December 1984)

Bonus CD

*In addition to videos, text, and images, the Bonus CD also contains a 46.5 MB mp3 file consisting of the first 7 tracks from a live demo recorded in January 1984, known as "''To The Death.''"

Personnel

;Voivod * Denis "Snake" Bélanger –

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* Denis "Piggy" D'Amour –

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* Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault –

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* Michel "Away" Langevin –

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, artwork ;Production *Guy Pedneault - engineer *

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- executive producer

References

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