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Voivod (singer Denis "Snake" Belanger, guitarist Denis "Piggy" d'Amour, drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, and bassist Jean-Yves"Blacky"Theriault)
were one of the first thrash bands from Canada to gain popularity outside of their home country. From theirbeginninginthe early'80s, their main goal
was to be different from anyone else, and thus they incorporated odd musical tempos and futuristicstorylinesinto theirsongs, often dealing with
technology taking over the world. With their unique style of performing and writing, Voivodopened thewayfor otherCanadian thrash and metal bands.
Such ear ...read more
Voivod (singer Denis "Snake" Belanger, guitarist Denis "Piggy" d'Amour, drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, and bassist Jean-Yves"Blacky"Theriault)
were one of the first thrash bands from Canada to gain popularity outside of their home country. From theirbeginninginthe early'80s, their main goal
was to be different from anyone else, and thus they incorporated odd musical tempos and futuristicstorylinesinto theirsongs, often dealing with
technology taking over the world. With their unique style of performing and writing, Voivodopened thewayfor otherCanadian thrash and metal bands.
Such early releases as 1984's War and Pain and 1986's Rrröööaaarrr showed that the quartet was aligned with the then up-and-comingthrashmetal
movement (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax), eventually letting their prog rock influences (Pink Floyd, Rush, King Crimson)seepinon 1987'sKilling Technology
and 1988's Dimension Hatröss. By the time of their major-label debut for MCA, 1989's Nothingface,Voivodhadperfectedtheir thrash metal/prog rock
style, resulting in the most commercially successful release of their career -- spearheadedby avideo fortheircover of Pink Floyd's "Astronomy Domine"
(which enjoyed airings on MTV's Headbangers Ball) and a headlining clubtourover a pair ofbandsthat would soon change the landscape of alt-rock by
the early '90s, Soundgarden and Faith No More.
But just as it appeared that Voivod might be able to break through to a wider audience, Theriault left the group right after thereleaseof1991'sAngel
Rat, as the album quickly sank from sight while the rest of the rock world focused its attention on the burgeoning alt-rock/Seattlemovement. The
Outer Limits followed two years later, which was followed shortly thereafter by Belanger's exit from theband.Bythe mid-'90s,Voivod's lineup had been
scaled down to a trio -- newcomer Eric Forrest doubled on vocals and bass, resultinginsuchreleases as 1995'sNegatron and 1997's Phobos. The odds-
and-ends compilation Kronik and the live set Lives saw release in2000.Inearly 2001, the remainingmembers decided to call it a day when Forrest
departed. The band reunited later that year with Belangerbackonboard; they also enlisted anew bassist, Jason Newsted, formerly of Metallica,
resulting in the eponymous Voivod album.
In August of 2005, guitarist "Piggy" d'Amour succumbed to complications from colon cancer. The band was in the middle ofrecordinganewalbum; he
instructed his bandmates on his deathbed about how to complete his contributions to the band'sforthcomingoffering,Katorz,which arrived in 2006.
Piggy left numerous songs and arrangements for another album on his laptop. In 2009,Voivod tookthosedemos,guitar parts, and arrangements and
structured the album Infini from them, without editing, re-recording, oroverdubbing hisguitar.The bandtoured the album across Europe, Japan, and
North America with Martyr's Daniel Mongrain on guitar. A 2009show atMontreal's ClubSodafeaturing members Belanger, Langevin, Mongrain, and
(returning) bassist "Blacky" Theriault, was recorded; itwaseventually releasedasWarriors of Ice on Sonic Union Metal in 2011. « hide |
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