Voïvod

Voïvod

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Formed: 1982 in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada.

Thrash metal band influenced by the NWOBHM, Hardcore and Progressive Rock. Voïvod are easily identifiable by their use of unusual time signatures, dissonant guitar chords and lyrical themes influenced by post-apocalyptic literature, cold war politics and science fiction.

Founding members Jean-Yves Thériault alias Blacky (2) (bass) and Denis Bélanger alias Snake (6) (vocals) departed the band in the early 1990s (though Bélanger would return and leave the band several times until the mid 1990s), guitarist Denis D'Amour alias Piggy and drummer Michel Langevin alias Away forged ahead with new member Eric "E-Force" Forrest on bass and vocals. Forrest departed in 2001 and Voïvod went on hiatus for a year. The band reformed in 2002 with Denis "Snake" Bélanger returning on vocals and ex-Metallica member Jason "Jasonic" Newsted performing bass duties in the studio.

Voïvod found itself on hiatus once more as guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour was diagnosed with cancer of the colon, he passed away in 2005.

In 2009 the band released its twelfth studio album Infini, which features the last music written and recorded by D'Amour.

Currently, Voïvod continues to perform live and still releases albums to critical acclaim. Their album Voivod* - The Wake reached number 8 of the Best Metal albums of 2018 in Rolling Stone.

Line-up, 1982 - 1991:

Denis "Snake" Bélanger - vocals
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour - guitar
Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault - bass
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums

Line-up, 1991 - 1992:

Denis "Snake" Bélanger - vocals
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour - guitar
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums

Line-up, 1992 - 1993:

Denis "Snake" Bélanger - vocals
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour - guitar
Pierre St. Jean - bass
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums

Line-up, 1993 - 1994:

Denis "Snake" Bélanger - vocals
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour - guitar
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums

Line-up, 1994 - 2001:

Eric "E-Force" Forrest - bass, vocals
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour - guitar
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums

Line-up, 2002 - 2005:

Denis "Snake" Bélanger - vocals
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour - guitar
Jason "Jasonic" Newsted - bass
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums

Line-up, 2008 - 2014:

Denis "Snake" Bélanger - vocals
Dan "Chewy (11)" Mongrain - guitar
Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault - bass
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums

Line-up, 2014 - present:

Denis "Snake" Bélanger - vocals
Dan "Chewy" Mongrain - guitar
Dominique "Rocky" Laroche - bass
Michel "Away" Langevin - drums
Sites:
voivod.com, MySpace, Facebook, Wikipedia, Last.fm, genius.com, setlist.fm
Members:
Daniel Mongrain, Denis Belanger, Denis D'Amour, Dominic Laroche, Eric Forrest, Jason Newsted, Jean-Yves Thériault, Michel Langevin
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none Anachronism — Voïvod Voïvod Anachronism Not On Label (Voïvod Self-released) none Canada 1983 Sell This Version
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none Morgöth Invasion — Voïvod Voïvod Morgöth Invasion Not On Label (Voïvod Self-released) none Canada 1984 Sell This Version
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RR 9825 War And Pain — Voïvod Voïvod War And Pain (Album, Comp) Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade Records RR 9825 Europe 1984 Sell This Version
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none To The Death!... — Voïvod Voïvod To The Death!... Not On Label (Voïvod Self-released) none Canada 1984 Sell This Version
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none No Speed Limit Week-end — Voïvod Voïvod No Speed Limit Week-end ‎(Cass) Not On Label (Voïvod Self-released) none Canada 1986 Sell This Version
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130064 Rrröööaaarrr — Voïvod Voïvod Rrröööaaarrr (Album) Noise (3) 130064 France 1986 Sell This Version
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8147-4, 88561-8147-4 Killing Technology — Voïvod Voïvod Killing Technology (Album) Noise International 8147-4, 88561-8147-4 US 1987 Sell This Version
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none Live À Bruxelles — Voïvod Voïvod Live À Bruxelles ‎(Cass) Not On Label (Voïvod Self-released) none Canada 1987 Sell This Version
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none Spectrum — Voïvod Voïvod Spectrum ‎(Cass) Not On Label (Voïvod Self-released) none Canada 1987 Sell This Version
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4800-2-U Dimension Hatröss — Voïvod Voivod* Dimension Hatröss (Album) Noise International, Noise International 4800-2-U US 1988 Sell This Version
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MCGC-6070 Nothingface — Voïvod Voïvod Nothingface (Album) MCA Records, Mechanic Records MCGC-6070 UK 1989 Sell This Version
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MCC 10293, MCAC 10293, MC 10293 Angel Rat — Voïvod Voivod* Angel Rat (Album) Mechanic Records MCC 10293, MCAC 10293, MC 10293 Germany 1991 Sell This Version
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MCAC-10701 The Outer Limits — Voïvod Voivod* The Outer Limits (Album) MCA Records, Mechanic Records MCAC-10701 Thailand 1993 Sell This Version
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none Negatron — Voïvod Voivod* Negatron (Album) Hypnotic Records none Germany 1995 Sell This Version
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HYPSD 1057 Phobos — Voïvod Voïvod Phobos (Album) Hypnotic Records HYPSD 1057 Europe 1997 Sell This Version
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MASS 0815 Lives — Voïvod Voïvod Lives (Album) Century Media MASS 0815 Poland 2000 Sell This Version
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VICP-62351 Voivod — Voïvod Voivod* Voivod (Album) Chophouse Records, Surfdog Records VICP-62351 Japan 2003 Sell This Version
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none Roorback / Voivod — Voïvod Sepultura / Voïvod Sepultura / Voïvod - Roorback / Voivod ‎(2xCass, Advance, Promo) Not On Label none Japan 2003 Sell This Version
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TE074, TE-074 Katorz — Voïvod Voivod* Katorz (Album) The End Records, The End Records TE074, TE-074 US 2006 Sell This Version
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VICP-64672 Infini — Voïvod Voïvod Infini (Album) Nuclear Blast VICP-64672 Japan 2009 Sell This Version
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SUNCD1352 Warriors Of Ice — Voïvod Voivod* Warriors Of Ice (Album) Sonic Unyon Metal SUNCD1352 US 2011 Sell This Version
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RF002 Live At Roadburn 2011 — Voïvod Voïvod Live At Roadburn 2011 (Album) Roadburn Festival RF002 Netherlands 2012 Sell This Version
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HEL 1052 Target Earth — Voïvod Voïvod Target Earth (Album) Century Media HEL 1052 Brazil 2013 Sell This Version
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19075871632 The Wake — Voïvod Voïvod The Wake (Album, Comp) Century Media 19075871632 Europe 2018 Sell This Version
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19439808581 Lost Machine — Voïvod Voïvod Lost Machine (Album) Century Media 19439808581 Europe 2020 Sell This Version

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recorddeviant36

recorddeviant36

April 2, 2022
definitely one of the best /original bands to come from the 80's underground!
mi_jah

mi_jah

September 22, 2020
Favourite era: "War and Pain" to "Outer Limits", original line-up mostly. With exception of "Rrröööaaarrr", which was too much of a Venom rip-off sounding album.
Chewy did a great job of replacing Piggy, but the songwriting lost something of the magic touch of D'Amour. Too much singalong lalala crowdpleasing going on on later releases for my taste.
All great guys though, would still see them live, but them blowing my mind has passed. Glad i have seen them several times during their unbeatable heights in the 80's and 90's <3
Eric Forrest did a great job continuing and re-energising the Voivod sound when Snake left, with "Phobos" listing as true as any of the original line-up albums.
Jason Newsted will always be a hero to me. For several reasons. Flotsam's mighty first album, and then stepping in Burton's footsteps while being completely underrated by the rest of the band... Shameful how Metallica treated him. But then, it freed him up to save Voivod from certain death!
The albums that emerged from this era were not up to the high standard i held them to, but "Katorz" is a solid piece of work.
I'm at a loss how Blacky and Away fell out with each other, they both seem like great guys to me, and the chemistry in their music together was incredible. It was immediately clear on the reunion tour, the immense energy had fully returned! Sadly, it ended way too soon.
I have so many great memories of this band, in all their incarnations. I have definite favourites, but this band will always be very important to me and my musical development. They ignited my love for ambient/electronic music with their soundscapes on "War and Pain". They opened up my mind. Eternal thanks guys!
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