Dimension Hatröss

Dimension Hatröss (/ˈhtrɒs/ HAYT-ros) is the fourth studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. It was released in 1988 on Noise Records and is a concept album which narrates the exploits of Voivod’s mascot cyborg Korgull.[8] The cover concept and artwork was produced by drummer Michel Langevin. Estimated sales are more than 70,000 copies, worldwide.

Dimension Hatröss
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 1988 (1988-06-29)[1]
Recorded1987[2]
StudioMusic Lab, West Berlin, Germany
Genre
Length39:53
41:38 (with bonus track)
LabelMaze (Canada)
Noise (rest of the world)
ProducerVoivod & Harris Johns
Voivod chronology
Killing Technology
(1987)
Dimension Hatröss
(1988)
Nothingface
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[4]
NME8/10[5]
Rock Hard9.0/10[6]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[7]

The "Batman Theme"'s cover only appears on the CD version, it is not present on the original vinyl and cassette pressings. In 2017, Dimension Hatröss was added by the US magazine Rolling Stone to its Top 100 Metal Albums of All Time list at No. 78.[9]

The word Hatröss[10] is pronounced by singer Snake (Denis Bélanger) in French as the word atroce, meaning terrible or horrible.

Track listing

All songs were written by Voivod, except where indicated.

Prolog...
No.TitleLength
1."Experiment"6:10
2."Tribal Convictions"4:52
3."Chaosmöngers"4:39
4."Technocratic Manipulators"4:35
Epilog...
No.TitleLength
1."Macrosolutions to Megaproblems"5:33
2."Brain Scan"5:08
3."Psychic Vacuum"3:49
4."Cosmic Drama"4:54
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Batman (Neal Hefti)"1:45

Personnel

Voivod
Production

References