The Evolution of Quebec Metal: No Speed Limit (1964-1989)

The evolution of Quebec metal traces the birth of an underground musical movement, yet omnipresent in the Quebec musical landscape for more than 30 years. Consciously or not, local metal has been imbued with the primitive and provocative garage rock of the 60s, the stratospheric flights of psychedelic rock, the complex structures of progressive rock, the weight of heavy rock, the rebellion of punk and hardcore, the cassette demos of local speed/thrash metal, the savagery of crossover smashes or the pioneers of death metal. This story is built on a skeleton of quotes taken from more than a hundred interviews at the center of which lies the heart of Quebec metal: VOÏVOD. From HOU-LOPS to OFFENBACH and AUT'CHOSE, via DDT, SWORD and DBC, to OBLIVEON and GORGUTS, the evolution of Quebec metal is established here for the very first time. This book demonstrates beyond any doubt that Quebec represents a hub for metal.