Angel Rat is the sixth album released by the Canadian thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

/progressive metal

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 band Voivod

Voivod (band)

Voivod are a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Quebec, Canada. Their musical style has changed several times since the band's origin in the early 1980s...

. Produced by Terry Brown of Rush

Rush (band)

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 fame, it was released in 1991 by Mechanic/MCA Records

MCA Records

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 and is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed release, 1989's Nothingface

Nothingface (album)

Nothingface is the fifth album by Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. It was released by Mechanic/MCA Records on October 13, 1989. The album marked a change for the band, expanding their sound and exploring more progressive sounds...

. "Clouds in My House" was made as a music video.

While Angel Rat was released on a major record label, the album initially received lukewarm reviews and was not as successful as Nothingface, though it has gained a strong cult following

Cult following

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 in recent times. Before the release of the album, bassist Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky) subsequently departed from the group.

Track listing

• All songs written by Voivod

1. "Shortwave Intro" - 0:25
2. "Panorama" - 3:10
3. "Clouds in My House" - 4:47
4. "The Prow" - 3:30
5. "Best Regards" - 3:52
6. "Twin Dummy" - 2:52
7. "Angel Rat" - 3:35
8. "Golem" - 4:33
9. "The Outcast" - 3:17
10. "Nuage Fractal" - 3:43
11. "Freedoom" - 4:37
12. "None of the Above" - 4:08

Credits

• Denis Bélanger
  Denis Bélanger
  Denis "Snake" Bélanger is the vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod.He helped co-found the group in 1982, and appeared on nine albums - War & Pain, Rrröööaaarrr, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatröss, Nothingface, Angel Rat and The Outer Limits...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
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• Denis D'Amour
  Denis D'Amour
  Denis "Piggy" D'Amour was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. His approach to music was anarchic and experimental rather than strict and theoretical. He was trained in classical violin as a child...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
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  /keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Michel Langevin
  Michel Langevin
  Michel "Away" Langevin is a founding member and drummer for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. He has been a constant member of the band since its formation in 1982...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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• Jean-Yves Thériault
  Jean-Yves Thériault
  For the Champion Kickboxer, see Jean-Yves Thériault Jean-Yves Thériault played bass guitar for the Canadian thrash/progressive metal band Voivod. He co-founded the band and appeared on the first six albums – War and Pain, Rrröööaaarrr, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, Nothingface, and Angel...
  
   - Bass Guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  /keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Ray Coburn - Keyboards
• Ivan Doroschuk
  Ivan Doroschuk
  Ivan Doroschuk, is an American-born Canadian musician of Ukrainian origin. He is the lead vocalist and founding member of Men Without Hats. Doroschuk was born on October 9, 1961 in the U.S. state of Illinois and at a young age he and his family moved to Canada, settling in the city of Montreal,...
  
   - Additional Keyboards on 9
• Produced and recorded by Terry Brown
  Terry Brown (record producer)
  Terry Brown is a record producer involved in a variety of work, but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush and the British/Canadian band Cutting Crew. Brown is currently working with emerging Ottawa roots-rockers Ken Workman & The Union. He is referred to fondly by the band...