(Today we present Comrade Aleks’ excellent interview with veteran metal author Jeff Wagner, whose latest book — an extensive official biography of Voivod — is out now.)

Jeff Wagner is a writer and journalist who dedicated over 35 years of his career to the metal scene working with labels like Relapse, InsideOut, Century Media, and The End as well as being an editor of Metal Maniacs magazine. Besides that, Jeff is the author of Peter Steele’s biography Soul on Fire, an overview of 40 years of the progressive scene titled Mean Deviation, and Destination Onward, Fates Warning’s biography as well.

His new book is Always Moving – The Strange Multiverse of Voivod, a 540-pages-long journey into the realms of one of the ever-evolving and most exciting metal bands. Needless to say, no stone was left unturned during Jeff’s research, and he performed a great work reaching out to a lot of people connected with the band. More information on Jeff’s quest and his work ethics in the interview below. Continue reading »