Background information
Origin	Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	Thrash metal Heavy Metal Progressive metal
Years active	1982 - 2001 2002 - Present
Label(s)	Metal Blade (1984) Noise Records (1986-1988) MCA Records (1989 - 1993) Mausoleum (1995) Hypnotic Records (1997 - 1998) Chophouse Records (2003) The End Records (2005 - Present)
Website	Official Voivod Website
Members
Snake Jasonic Away
Former members
Piggy (deceased) Blacky Eric Forrest

Voivod is a progressive metal band from Canada. They evolved through an early speed metal phase, through thrash metal, always with a unique sound. Formed 1982, they are originally from Jonquière, in the Saguenay region of Quebec. Image File history File links Voivod_Logo. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jonquière was a city on the Saguenay River in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, near Chicoutimi. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by Music Corporation of America (MCA). ... St. ... The End Records is an independent metal and rock record label based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova, but is best known as a former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001. ... Michel Langevin, otherwise known as Away, is a founding member and drummer for the heavy metal band Voivod. ... Denis Piggy DAmour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. ... Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky) was the bassist for the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Eric Forrest was the bassist/vocalist who joined Voivod after the departure of original vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake) in 1994. ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Jonquière was a city on the Saguenay River in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, near Chicoutimi. ... Map of Quebec showing Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in Quebec, Canada is distinguished by its physical beauty, especially the Fjord du Saguenay, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...

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Influenced equally by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the Reagan-era Cold War, their early, post-apocalyptic music would later evolve into outright science fiction. Voivod reached the peak of their popularity with the 1989 release Nothingface which featured a cover version of Pink Floyd's "Astronomy Domine" (from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn). They would later cover another Pink Floyd song, "The Nile Song" (from More), on their 1993 release The Outer Limits. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of the world or civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Astronomy Domine is a song by British Psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. ... The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyds debut album and the only one made under Syd Barretts leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets. ... Music from the Film More (often referred to simply as More) is Pink Floyds first full-length film soundtrack. ... Music from the Film More (often referred to simply as More) is Pink Floyds first full-length film soundtrack. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Much of the band's unique sound comes from guitarist "Piggy"'s usage of dissonant chords, usually played in the high register of the guitar, used extensively on e.g. Nothingface. Nothingface is the fifth album from Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod, which was released by Mechanic/MCA Records in 1989. ...

Two of the four founding members (bassist Jean-Yves Thériault and vocalist Denis Bélanger) left Voivod in the early 1990s. The band recorded three albums as a trio in the late 1990s with new member Eric Forrest handling both vocals and bass guitar. Forrest was badly injured in a car accident in Germany in 1998, and that incarnation of Voivod never regained the momentum they lost during his rehabilitation. After Eric Forrest left the band, his insurance company attempted to sue the band for the injuries he sustained in the crash, as he was in the care of the band at the time. Voivod briefly disbanded in 2001 before Bélanger returned to the band. The last incarnation of Voivod featured three of the four founding members: Denis Bélanger (aka Snake, vocals), Denis D'Amour (Piggy, guitars), and Michel Langevin (Away, drums) along with Jason Newsted (Jasonic, of Flotsam and Jetsam and Metallica) on bass guitar. Guitarist Denis D'Amour died at the age of 45 on August 26, 2005 due to complications from colon cancer. Their most recent record is Katorz, released in July 2006. The album is based around riffs found on the laptop of guitarist Denis D'Amour. Just prior to his death, he left instructions for his fellow bandmates on how to use them. Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky) was the bassist for the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Eric Forrest was the bassist/vocalist who joined Voivod after the departure of original vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake) in 1994. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Eric Forrest was the bassist/vocalist who joined Voivod after the departure of original vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake) in 1994. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Denis Piggy DAmour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. ... Michel Langevin, otherwise known as Away, is a founding member and drummer for the heavy metal band Voivod. ... Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova, but is best known as a former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001. ... Flotsam and Jetsam is a thrash metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1983. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diagram of the stomach, colon, and rectum Colorectal cancer includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

According to Blabbermouth.net, Langevin has confirmed that Voivod are planning to work on their twelfth studio album in winter 2007. This will mark the first album recorded without D'Amour. Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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Line-Ups

Note: Pierre St-Jean was never actually an official member of Voivod, he only did the bass tracks on The Outer Limits album. This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Denis Piggy DAmour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. ... Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky) was the bassist for the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Michel Langevin, otherwise known as Away, is a founding member and drummer for the heavy metal band Voivod. ... War And Pain was the debut album from Canadian thrash metal/ progressive metal band Voivod. ... Rrröööaaarrr is the second album by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Killing Technology is the third album from Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Fourth album from the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Nothingface is the fifth album from Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod, which was released by Mechanic/MCA Records in 1989. ... Angel Rat is the sixth album released by the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Denis Piggy DAmour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. ... Michel Langevin, otherwise known as Away, is a founding member and drummer for the heavy metal band Voivod. ... The Outer Limits was the seventh album released by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Eric Forrest was the bassist/vocalist who joined Voivod after the departure of original vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake) in 1994. ... Denis Piggy DAmour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. ... Eric Forrest was the bassist/vocalist who joined Voivod after the departure of original vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake) in 1994. ... Michel Langevin, otherwise known as Away, is a founding member and drummer for the heavy metal band Voivod. ... Negatron was the eighth album released by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Phobos was the ninth album released by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Voivod Lives is the first live album, and eleventh overall, of the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Denis Piggy DAmour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. ... Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova, but is best known as a former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001. ... Michel Langevin, otherwise known as Away, is a founding member and drummer for the heavy metal band Voivod. ... Voivod is the twelfth album from the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod, and the first to feature, since 1993s Outer Limits, returning vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake), and bassist Jason Newsted (Jasonic), formally of Metallica. ... Katorz is the fourteenth album by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova, but is best known as a former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001. ... Michel Langevin, otherwise known as Away, is a founding member and drummer for the heavy metal band Voivod. ...

Discography

Studio albums

Album Cover	Album Title
	War and Pain Released: 1984 Label: Metal Blade Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	Rrröööaaarrr Released: 1986 Label: Noise Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	Killing Technology Released: 1987 Label: Noise Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	Dimension Hatröss Released: 1988 Label: Noise Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	Nothingface Released: 1989 Label: Mechanic Records / MCA Records Chart Positions: #114 (The Billboard 200) U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: Astronomy Domine, Into My Hypercube
	Angel Rat Released: 1991 Label: Mechanic Records / MCA Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	The Outer Limits Released: 1993 Label: Mechanic Records / MCA Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: The Lost Machine, Fix My Heart, The Nile Song
	Negatron Released: 1995 Label: Hypnotic Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: Nanoman
	Phobos Released: 1997 Label: Hypnotic Records Chart Positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	Voivod Released: 2003 Label: Chophouse Records / Surfdog Records Chart Positions: #42 (Heatseekers), #21 (Top Independent Albums) U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	Katorz Released: 2006 Label: Nuclear Blast Records / The End Records Chart Positions: #43 (Top Heatseekers), #37 (Top Independent Albums) U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None
	Untitled 12th full-length studio album To be released: 2007 / 2008 Label: Unknown Chart Positions: U.S. Sales: N/A RIAA Certification: N/A Singles: None

Image File history File links Voivod_-_War_&_Pain. ... War And Pain was the debut album from Canadian thrash metal/ progressive metal band Voivod. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Voivod's_2nd_Album. ... Rrröööaaarrr is the second album by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Killing_Technology. ... Killing Technology is the third album from Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Dimension_Hatröss. ... Fourth album from the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Voivod_-_Nothingface. ... Nothingface is the fifth album from Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod, which was released by Mechanic/MCA Records in 1989. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by Music Corporation of America (MCA). ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Angel_Rat. ... Angel Rat is the sixth album released by the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by Music Corporation of America (MCA). ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links The_Outer_Limits_Album. ... The Outer Limits was the seventh album released by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by Music Corporation of America (MCA). ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Voivod_-_Negatron. ... Negatron was the eighth album released by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Voivod_-_Phobos. ... Phobos was the ninth album released by Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Voivod_-_Voivod. ... Voivod is the twelfth album from the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod, and the first to feature, since 1993s Outer Limits, returning vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake), and bassist Jason Newsted (Jasonic), formally of Metallica. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Surfdog Records is a record label and music publishing company based in Encinitas, California with close ties to the local music and surfing communities. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Voivod_-_Katorz. ... Katorz is the fourteenth album by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... The End Records is an independent metal and rock record label based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... Image File history File links Nocover. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ...

EPs, live albums and compilations

• The Best of Voivod (Compilation, 1992) [Noise Records]
• Kronik (EP, 1998) [Slipdisc Hypnotic Records]
• Voivod Lives (Live, 2000) [Metal Blade Records]

Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Kronik was an EP released by the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod in 1998 on Slipdisc/Hypnotic Records. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Voivod Lives is the first live album, and eleventh overall, of the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

DVDs

• D-V-O-D-1 (2005)

Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of Quebec musicians
• Music of Quebec
• Voivod

This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec. ... Being a modern cosmopolitan society, today, all types of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Voivod or (more common) voivoda is a Slavic term initially denoting first in command of a military unit. ...

External links

• Voivod official website
• Voivod fan site
• Voivod - 80's fan site & forum
• Record company and Jason Newsted's Web site
• Voivod at Rolling Stone