Solace (Lp)

Released on September 6, 2024

Released in September 2024, Solace is a conceptual album that showcases Voidchaser’s creative breadth and emotional depth. Divided into six interconnected parts, the album explores themes of strength, vulnerability, and survival. Tracks like Solace Part II: Only Human, a powerful progressive metal anthem featuring Ashbreather, and Solace Part IV: Alien, a haunting acoustic ballad delving into toxic relationships, highlight the band’s diverse musical spectrum. Solace received widespread critical acclaim, with The Progspace calling it “top-notch progressive metal genre connoisseurs should be lapping this up readily,” Riffage dubbing Voidchaser “rising stars of international progressive metal,” and Letsgorock.net describing it as “a fascinating exploration of progressive metal.” The album charted at #8 on Albums: Canada, ranked among the Top Metal Albums on Apple Music in Sweden, Belgium, Colombia, and Costa Rica, and amassed over 200,000 streams in its first three months, cementing Voidchaser’s place in the modern progressive metal scene. The release of Solace was accompanied by the Terra Corp Presents: The Only Human Tour, a seven-show-in-eight-days journey across Quebec produced by Metal Shed Productions. Voidchaser headlined alongside notable acts such as The Anchoret, Universe Effects, and La Corriveau among others. This milestone tour further solidified their growing reputation in the local metal scene.

Tracklist:

  1. Solace Part I: Impetus (5:42)

  2. Solace Part II: Only Human (feat. Ashbreather) (6:20)

  3. Solace Part III: Give in (2:13)

  4. Solace Part IV: Alien (3:46

  5. Solace Part V: Out of Here (4:34)

  6. Solace Part VI: Goodbye (feat. The Aphelion) (6:55)

CREDITS

Chad Bernatchez - vocals, rhythm guitar, back vocals, drum programming
Jici LG - bass, accessory guitar, back vocals, synth/drum programming
Jeffrey Lehberg - lead guitar
Andre Ouellette - drum

Guest vocals by Edith Cardinal
Guest vocals by Colin, Mackay and Charles from Ashbreather
Guest vocals, guitars and keyboard from The Aphelion
Guest piano and organ by Andy A.
Guest strings by Oleh Mytrofanov
Guest saxophone by Anders Gustavson
Guest flute by Paulo Oliveira

Lyrics by Chad Bernatchez
Music by Voidchaser
Recording and editing by Jici LG
Mixing and mastering by Jason Poulin
Artwork by Sam Harwood