Kronik was a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 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...

 in 1998 on Slipdisc/Hypnotic Records. It was their tenth release altogether, featuring remixes, previously unreleased songs, and live recordings.Also the track Ion

Ion

An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge. The name was given by physicist Michael Faraday for the substances that allow a current to pass between electrodes in a...

 which is played during the opening credits of the Heavy Metal 2000

Heavy Metal 2000

Heavy Metal 2000 is the 2000 follow-up to the 1981 animated cult film Heavy Metal, based on the fantasy magazine of the same name. The story itself is based on the graphic novel, The Melting Pot, written by Kevin Eastman, Simon Bisley and Eric Talbot...

 movie
. It was re-released in 2004 by Candlelight Music.

Track listing

1. "Forlorn" (D'Amour/Langevin/Forrest/Krol) - 6:55+
2. "Nanoman" (D'Amour/Langevin/Forrest/Doroschuck) - 5:27+
3. "Mercury" - 5:50+
4. "Vortex" - 4:39++
5. "Drift" - 5:36++
6. "Erosion" - 4:31++
7. "Ion" - 4:31++ (is the formerly unreleased track from the Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack- plays at the beginning of the movie)
8. "Project X" - 4:45+++
9. "Cosmic Conspiracy" - 7:30+++
10. "Astronomy Domine" (Syd Barrett
    Syd Barrett
    Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...
    
    ) - 5:47+++
11. "Nuclear War" (D'Amour/Langevin/Bélanger/Thériault) - 5:03+++
    • 3-9 written by D'Amour/Langevin/Forrest
    • +Remix; ++Previously Unreleased; +++Live

Credits

• 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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• 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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• Eric Forrest
  Eric Forrest
  Eric Forrest is a Canadian heavy metal musician. Active since 1988, Forrest is best known known for playing in a number of metal bands, including Voivod and E-Force....
  
   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  /vocals
  Singing
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