Legendary Rock Interviews' John Parks has issued an interview with VOIVOD guitarist Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain, in which he talks about joining his favorite band, the Target Earth LP and much more. An couple of excerpts follow:

Q: You have been in Voivod for some time as a touring member and you and your brother’s band had shared the stage with them. How different was it to actually be involved in the writing process on Target Earth?

A: "Well, the main difference for me was that everybody in the band was involved. It was really teamwork. Blacky and I would write some ideas, trade files and bring ideas to the jam space, then Away would try a different groove on it, then the new groove would completely change the perspective of a riff or sometimes just accentuate it. Once the groove was installed, Snake could improvise some vocal lines on top of it and it would find its way. Sometimes we would just improvise together and record those jams that would become the core of a song, which would be later developed and arranged. We arranged the songs together by playing them and improving them until they sounded right to us. We exchange ideas, suggest new approaches to each other. It was a great creative journey!"

Q: Voivod has garnered positive reviews and a diehard fanbase over the years. How has the reaction been from those hardcore fans to your joining been? Have you enjoyed meeting the fans and seeing their devotion?

A: "I felt a warm welcome from everybody, onstage as well as after the show and meeting them. Everybody’s happy to see Voivod alive and “live” again. Lots of people share stories about Piggy, when they met him, etc... It’s great! And most of the fans make me sign their Voivod albums even if I didn’t play on them... I feel like I’m part of the close family. It’s really touching to be accepted and to also be given that warm and true passion toward the band. Voivod fans are the best! I know because I’m one of those fans!

Read the full interview at this location.

Voivod's Target Earth entered the official sales charts in Germany at # 72, which marks a first ever time for Voivod to appear in the charts in Germany.

Target Earth was recorded at producer Pierre Rémillard’s Wild Studios in Quebec and mixed by Sanford Parker The original art was once again drawn by drummer Away (Michel Langevin) and features color schemes from each one of the band’s previous albums.

BraveWords' review of Target Earth can be found at this location.

Voivod's treasured early catalog - featuring the classic line-up of singer Denis "Snake" Belanger, guitarist Denis "Piggy" d'Amour, drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and bassist Jean-Yves "Blacky" Theriault - is finally available on iTunes.

Titles include: Rrröööaaarrr (1986), Killing Technology (1987), Dimension Hatröss (1988), Nothingface (1989), Angel Rat (1991), The Outer Limits (1993; featuring session bassist Pierre St-Jean).