War and Pain is the debut album from 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...

, which was released on August 10, 1984 through Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

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. According to a 1986 TV interview with the band, it sold over 40,000 copies within 2 years of its release, but the band only got paid $

Dollar sign

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1,000, accordingly to the contract they had signed with Metal Blade.

War and Pain was reissued several times on the CD

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 format (sometimes on different labels in other countries): in 1990 on Enigma

Enigma Records

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 or Roadracer Records; remastered by Metal Blade and reissued in 1994; it was also released in Roadracer's Pricekillers series (also 1990); and again by Metal Blade in 2004 as a remastered 3-CD boxset (see the 20th Anniversary Edition section for the bonus material).

Track listing

All songs written by 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...

 except where indicated.

This Side (Iron)

1. "Voivod" – 4:16
2. "Warriors of Ice" – 5:04
3. "Suck Your Bone" – 3:30
4. "Iron Gang" – 4:15
5. "War and Pain" – 4:55

That Side (Blower)

1. "Blower" – 2:42
2. "Live for Violence" – 5:11
3. "Black City" – 5:08
4. "Nuclear War" – 7:01

Note: The original cassette version also had a track after "Nuclear War" named "Condemned to the Gallows". This was the track they recorded for Metal Massacre V

Metal Massacre

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. Aside from one cassette pressing, "Condemned to the Gallows" was the only track that never appeared on the original LP or CD nor has it been re-recorded for any future Voivod releases.

Disc one

War and Pain (Remastered)

1. "Voivod" – 4:16
2. "Warriors of Ice" – 5:06
3. "Suck Your Bone" – 3:32
4. "Iron Gang" – 4:15
5. "War and Pain" – 4:55
6. "Blower" – 2:43
7. "Live for Violence" – 5:11
8. "Black City" – 5:07
9. "Nuclear War" – 7:02

Anachronism (1st show, June 1983)

10. "Condemned to the Gallows" – 5:07


11. "Blower" – 3:01


12. "Voivod" – 3:50

To the Death (Metal Massacre 5 sessions, January 1984)

13. "Condemned to the Gallows" – 5:09


14. "Voivod" – 4:41


15. "Iron Gang" – 4:24

Disc two

Morgoth Invasion (Live demo, December 1984)

1. "Build Your Weapons" – 4:42
2. "War and Pain" – 6:25
3. "Condemned to the Gallows" – 4:52
4. "Warriors of Ice" – 5:07
5. "Helldriver" – 3:57
6. "Horror" – 3:52
7. "Black City" – 5:32
8. "Nuclear War" – 6:32
9. "Blower" – 3:04
10. "Live for Violence" – 6:45
11. "Ripping Headaches" – 3:12
12. "Iron Gang" – 4:19
13. "Korgull the Exterminator" – 4:50
14. "Suck Your Bone" – 4:25
15. "Witching Hour" (Venom
    Venom (band)
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    ) – 2:51
16. "Chemical Warfare" (Jeff Hanneman
    Jeff Hanneman
    Jeffrey John "Jeff" Hanneman is a rhythm/lead guitarist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. Hanneman grew up in Los Angeles in a family of war veterans, and his fascination with warfare is attributed to his upbringing...
    
    , Kerry King
    Kerry King
    Kerry King is an American lead and rhythm guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist and cofounder of American thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and has been a member ever since...
    
    ) – 6:17

Bonus CD

In addition to videos, text and images, the Bonus CD also contains a 46.5 MB mp3 file consisting of the first 7 tracks from a live demo recorded in January 1984, known as To The Death.

Personnel

• Denis "Snake" 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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  : Throat, Insults, Screaming Mike torture
• Denis "Piggy" 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
  Electric guitar
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  : Burning Metal Axe
• Jean-Yves "Blacky" 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
  Bass guitar
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  : Blower Bass
• Michel "Away" 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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  : Thunder Machine