You'll again be reminded of fellow Canadian's Rush on the anthem "Time Warp", while the 17-minute epic "Jack Luminous" is a grand and manic mix of progresive metal complexity and punk fury. He mixes atmospheric layers with jagged riffs on the proggy "Le Pont Noir", and pairs up with Away's intricate drum fills on the complex ripper "The Lost Machine ".
Riff blasters like "Fix My Heart" and "Moonbeam Rider" crackle with energy thanks to his ringing chords and tasty leads, and while this is by no means the heaviest Voivod release, the guitarist more than makes a statement here. Snake's vocals are very impressive throughout this one, he has a sort of punkish energy here that really seems to drive the band, but it's the guitar riffs of Piggy that really make this album a success. That's real sad, because listening to this CD again 16 years later, it's quite good and should have been a big seller for the band. The production is big, the songs catchy and rocking, almost like what Rush was doing at the same time, but remember, the year was 1993, so the hard rock and metal legions had jumped on the grunge bandwagon at that point, and The Outer Limits died a quick death. 1993's The Outer Limits saw legendary progressive metal band Voivod move into more commercial waters, as they were slowly leaving their thrash influences behind them, the Quebec lads delivering a more 'arena rock' sound here that also hinted at the more adventurous, spacey metal style that they were involved in at the time.
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