Dimension Hatröss


Dimension Hatröss 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. The cover concept and artwork was produced by drummer Michel Langevin. Estimated sales are more than 70,000 copies, worldwide. The album was recorded near Checkpoint Charlie in West Germany.
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.
The word Hatröss is pronounced by singer Snake in French as the word atroce, meaning terrible or horrible.
In 2024, a collection of early recordings was released under the title "Latitude" by Blacky's label, Minemine Records.

Legacy

Dimension Hatröss was named one of "The Best 25 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time" in the book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe.

Track listing

All songs were written by Voivod, except where indicated.

Personnel

;Voivod
;Production