The money in recording gets saved before you book the room. Voivod rehearsed a lot, made pre-production tapes, jammed, improvised and arranged the songs together, so when they got to the studio they were ready to record and out the door.
On metal's endless subgenres: fans create the labels and put a word on things. For the band it's all music, and there are only 12 notes to juggle.
Their advice for new bands: the old route was chasing a record label, and now people build their own thing. Focus, be as creative as you can, find your own way, and make music to express yourself, not to get a deal.
The more you practice and you rehearse, the more you sound good in the studio.
Snake and Dan Mongrain, Voivod
You don't want to play music or create to get a deal. Just express yourself, and then it's going to happen.
Snake and Dan Mongrain, Voivod
What to take from it: Don't pay by the hour to figure out your own songs.
Quotes are from the interview audio, trimmed for filler words only.
