After the disappointing showing of their 1991 album Angel Rat, Voivod took two years to produce a follow-up, 1993's The Outer Limits.
And although the band offers several strong compositions, it soon becomes apparent that Voivod had already peaked artistically on their three preceding albums.
Perhaps the band's chemistry was knocked off balance by the defection of original bassist Jean-Yves Theriault after Angel Rat's completion.
Present is the group's second Pink Floyd cover, the Roger Waters composition "The Nile Song" (they had covered "Astronomy Domine" earlier).
The opening track, "Fix My Heart," is one of the album's best, since the band sounds inspired and focused, which isn't the case on some of the album's other material.
You'll also find the ambitious track "Jack Luminous" here, which twists and turns for nearly 18 minutes, recalling the days long gone when prog rock ruled the earth (especially Yes, Jethro Tull, etc.).
The Outer Limits would also prove to be original vocalist Denis Belanger's last album with the group; he left after the following tour's completion.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fix My HeartDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Moonbeam RiderDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Le Pont NoirDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | The Nile SongRoger Waters | Voivod | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | The Lost MachineDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 6 | Time WarpDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Jack LuminousDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 17:28 | 40 MB | 117 MB |
| 8 | Wrong-Way StreetDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | We Are Not AloneDenis Belanger, Denis D'amour, Michel "Away" Langevin | Voivod | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 54 mins | 124 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 377 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John "Beetle" Bailey | Digital Engineer, Digital Recording |
| 2 | John Baily | Engineer |
| 3 | Mark Berry | Audio Production, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Recorder |
| 4 | Carol Davis | Studio Supervisor |
| 5 | Denis D'amour | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Sound Effects |
| 6 | Denis Belanger | Composer, Group Member, Member of Attributed Artist, Sound Effects, Vocals |
| 7 | Ron Filecia | Studio Supervisor |
| 8 | Greg Grill | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 9 | Scott Hull | Digital Editing |
| 10 | Larry Jacobson | Recording Director |
| 11 | Angee Jenkins | Publicity, Public Relations |
| 12 | Michel "Away" Langevin | Composer, Drum, Drums, Group Member, Illustrations, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Sound Effects |
| 13 | Ron Larson | Design |
| 14 | Bill Leonard | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 15 | Pierre Paradis | Management |
| 16 | Mick Rock | Photography |
| 17 | Pierre St-Jean | Bass |
| 18 | Al Teller | Spiritual Advisor |
| 19 | Vartan | Art Direction |
| 20 | Voivod | Primary Artist |
| 21 | Roger Waters | Composer |
| 22 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |