Montreal/Stockholm Progressive Metal Quartet, Voidchaser, have releasd new EP Trust! Serving as an epilogue to the critically acclaimed 2024 release Solace, the new EP completes the narrative and brings closure to the conceptual journey begun with their debut album.
A full EP visualizer video is available at youtu.be/6gjXaEWKiKg.
Coinciding with the EP’s release, the band has also released a music video for opening track, “Time,” featuring Québec City’s Universe Effects (Gabriel Antoine Vallée, Francis Grégoire, and Gabriel Cyr). “Time” embarks on a reflective journey through loss and the fleeting nature of life. Emotionally charged and deeply introspective, the song continues the narrative arc that concluded Solace, resonating with the raw emotion of abandonment.
Following the impact of “Trust” (featuring Jim Grey of Caligula’s Horse) and the epic “Dogma” (with a guest appearance by The Anchoret), “Time” weaves a heartfelt exploration of impermanence and memory, brought to life through poignant lyrics and evocative melodies. This final chapter not only completes the EP’s narrative journey, but also reinforces Voidchaser’s reputation for merging profound emotional storytelling with dynamic musical composition.
The “Time” video is available at: youtu.be/D37N6UVsPH8
Trust solidifies Voidchaser’s reputation for heavy yet emotionally resonant progressive metal. The band is also gearing up for an international tour in 2025, with more details to be announced soon.
“These are three tracks that not only complete a story but underline everything that makes Voidchaser such an exciting name in modern progressive metal: fearless songwriting, technical prowess, and a commitment to emotional storytelling that feels as human as it does cosmic.”
– Antihero Magazine
“These three pieces are wonderfully diverse and yet have great continuity, every instrument playing a part in creating a vivid picture and the only issue with it is that you can’t help but crave more.”
– Metal Noise (8.5/10)
“The 3 songs all have different vibes going on, and go from thunderously heavy and technical to gentle balladry. Heavy stuff. Musically they are 100% unapologetic prog metal.”
-CGCM Rock Radio
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Vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chad Bernatchez discusses Trust:
“Trust picks up directly after the events of Solace. Our protagonist is drifting across the vast emptiness of space, as the reserve oxygen tanks from the suit keep him alive and scenes from his life pass them by. The first song, Time, depicts our protagonist having to say goodbye to someone who he was very close to. The second song, Dogma, depicts our protagonist having to make an impossible decision, resulting in leaving behind someone else he was very close to. Finally, the title track depicts our protagonist unapologetically committing his entire life to someone only to have his trust broken and their sense of self be lost in the process.
We collaborated with musicians from all around the world on this EP and it’s very cool to have had the opportunity to do that. We have a lot of love for the musicians that accepted to be on it and feel incredibly honored that we made something they wanted to be a part of.
This EP is very special to us because it marks the end of a chapter for Voidchaser. We are very proud of how far we have come since the band has started, and there is nothing we would have done differently. Everything has led to where we are today and we have learned a lot from the past two years and we are very grateful for everything that happened and everyone who was with us along the way.”
FFO: Devin Townsend, Haken, Dream Theater, Between the Buried and Me, Opeth, Caligula’s Horse.
“Rising stars of international progressive metal.”
-Riffage
Track Listing:
1. Time (feat. Universe Effects) [Video]
2. Dogma (Feat. The Anchoret) [Video]
3. Trust (feat. Jim Grey) [Video]
Credits:
Guest vocals by Gabriel Antoine Vallée (Time).
Guest guitar solo by Gabriel Cyr (Time).
Guest keyboard solo by Francis Grégoire (Time).
Guest french horn by Tomás Figueiredo (Time).
Guest violin/viola/cello by Oleh Mytrofanov, Kateryna Mytrofanova, Oleksiy. Zavgorodniy, Anastasia Boyko and Jana Malentzova (Time, Dogma).
Guest saxophone solo by Laurent Barbier (Dogma).
Guest oud solo by Asil Blek (Dogma).
Guest bansuri solo by Rajat Prasanna (Dogma).
Guest vocals by Jim Grey (Trust).
Lyrics and Songwriting by Chad Bernatchez.
Production and Arrangements by Jici LG.
Mixing and Mastering by Jason Poulin.
Management by Metal Shed Productions.
Artwork by Sam Harwood.
Drums recorded by Mackay Agellon at Borkum Riff Studios.
Guest vocals recorded by Jared Adlam at Machine Lab Studios (Trust).
Special thanks to Eddy Levitsky (The Anchoret) for his implication in the track “Dogma”, to Dario and Van (The Progspace), and to Niko (Prog Sphere).
Line-Up:
Chad Bernatchez – Vocals, Back Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Jici LG – Bass
Jimmy Montbriand – Lead Guitar
Colin MacAndrew – Drums
Mathieu Fiset – Keyboards
BIO:
From Montreal and Stockholm, Voidchaser is a progressive metal band. Since their inception in 2023, the band has quickly gained momentum with standout high-caliber singles that have resonated across multiple countries in North America, South America, and Europe, earning widespread acclaim from influential critics such as The Progspace, Prog-Sphere, Metal Universe, and Metal Minded, among others.
In 2024, Voidchaser unveiled their most ambitious and emotionally charged project yet: Solace, a progressive metal concept album that weaves together technical brilliance, evocative storytelling, and raw human emotion. Composed as a single conceptual piece divided into six interconnected parts, Solace showcases the band’s diverse musical spectrum, from the thunderous intensity of “Solace Part II: Only Human”—a fierce anthem of resilience featuring Ashbreather—to the haunting beauty of “Solace Part IV: Alien,” an acoustic ballad exploring themes of love and control. Solace is not just music—it is a theatrical exploration of survival, a celebration of human connection, and a reflection on the duality of strength and vulnerability.
This debut album amassed over 200,000 streams in its first three months and was charted among the top metal albums of the year according to Apple and iTunes in Canada, Sweden and other countries. This impact propelled Voidchaser onto both the local and global scenes, as evidenced by their participation in prestigious events like ProgPower Europe 2025 alongside acts such as The Dear Hunter, Threshold, Kingcrow, Extol, KYROS, and Nospūn, as well as upcoming festivals in Canada.
“Top-notch progressive metal genre connoisseurs should be lapping this up readily.”
-The Progspace
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