Voivod is a Canadian metal band from the town of Jonquiere , located near Quebec . Voivod's debut album was released in 1984. Since then, 11 more studio albums have been released. The most popular album was the 1989 Nothingface , which took 114th place on the Billboard 200 charts. [2] In the summer of 2009, the band released the new Infini album, which included songs recorded before the death of Dani D'Amour in 2005 .
| Voivod | |
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 Voivod at the festival "Masters of Rock 2009" ( Vizovice , Czech Republic ) | |
| basic information | |
| Genres | avant-garde metal progressive metal thrash metal |
| Years | 1982 - today |
| A country |  Canada |
| City | Jonquiere , Quebec |
| Where from | |
| Language of songs | English |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records , Noise Records , MCA Records , Mausoleum Records , Hypnotic , Chophouse Records , The End Records , Relapse Records |
| Structure | Dani Belange Michelle Langevin Dan Mongren Dominic Laroche |
| Former the participants | Dani D'Amour Jean-Yves Theriot Pierre Saint-Jean Gilles Brisbois Eric Forrest Jason newsted |
| voivod.net | |
Content
- 1 Group History
- 2 Composition
- 2.1 Current composition
- 2.2 Former members
- 2.3 Timeline
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Studio albums
- 3.2 Live Albums
- 3.3 EP
- 3.4 DVD
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Group History
The thrash metal band was founded in 1982 by four young musicians: Dani Belange (vocals), Dani D'Amour (guitar), Jean-Yves Terio (bass) and Michel Langevin (drums).
After Nothingface, the band drifted in a more laid-back style on the next two albums - Angel Rat ( 1991 ) and The Outer Limits ( 1993 ). After the release of The Outer Limits , vocalist Dani Belange left the band , leaving the status of the band in doubt. He was replaced by bassist / vocalist Eric Forrest. Some time later, he began to form his own project called E-Force , also, in parallel, he participated in Failing Flesh , leaving Voivod for a short period and leaving for Germany to participate in these projects, in 1998 he had a car accident . [3]
After that, Voivod officially announced the return of vocalist Dani Belange and the band’s new bassist, Jason Newstead , previously a member of Flotsam and Jetsam and Metallica . In 2003 , a new album was released, called simply - Voivod . Belange’s previous vocals, along with the new bassist, provided the foundation for the future Voivod.
Voivod worked on the new album in 2005 , when sad news about the health status of guitarist Dani D'Amour was heard. On August 26, 2005, at the age of forty-five, he died of intestinal cancer . [4] It was at his request that all the guitar developments were used after his death in a future 2006 album called Katorz ( fourteen from French quatorze ). In the summer of 2009, the group released the 12th studio album Infini , which also included songs recorded before the death of Dani D'Amour.
Their new album, Voivod, was called Target Earth . The album should be released before the end of 2012 . The design of Target Earth will use the new logo of the group, developed by Michel Langevin. Target Earth was recorded in January 2012 at the Wild studio, owned by Pierre Remillard and located in the small town of Saint Zenon in the Canadian province of Quebec . The disc will include the band’s first compositions with the new guitarist Daniel “Chevy” Mongrain. [5]
Composition
Current squad
- Dani Belange (Snake) - vocals (1982-1994, 2002 — today)
- Michelle Langevin (Away) - drums (1982 — today)
- Dan Mongren (Chewy) - guitar (2008 — today)
- Dominic Laroche (Rocky) - bass (2014 — today)
Former members
- Dani D'Amour (Piggy) - guitar (1982-2005; died in 2005)
- Jean-Yves Theriot (Blacky) - bass (1982-1991, 2008-2014)
- Pierre Saint-Jean - bass (1992-1993)
- Gilles Brisbois - bass (1993-1994)
- Eric Forrest (E-Force) - vocals, bass (1994-2001)
- Jason Newsted (Jasonic) - Bass (2002-2008)
- Vincent Peak - Invited Bass (2002)
Timeline
Discography
Studio Albums
- 1984 - War and Pain
- 1986 - Rrröööaaarrr
- 1987 - Killing Technology
- 1988 - Dimension Hatröss
- 1989 - Nothingface
- 1991 - Angel Rat
- 1993 - The Outer Limits
- 1995 - Negatron
- 1997 - Phobos
- 2003 - Voivod
- 2006 - Katorz
- 2009 - Infini
- 2013 - Target Earth
- 2016 - Post Society (EP)
- 2018 - The Wake
Live Albums
- Voivod Lives (2000)
- Warriors Of Ice (2011)
EP
- Thrashing Rage (1986) [Noise Records]
DVD
- DVOD-1 ( 2005 )
- Tatsumaki: Voivod Japan 2008 ( 2009 )
Notes
- ↑ https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1158902/groupe-metal-prix-junos-voivod-saguenay
- ↑ Artist Chart History - Voivod , billboard.com (Retrieved March 31, 2009)
- ↑ Daniel Bukszpan, Ronnie James Dio. The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. - Sterling, 2003 .-- 300 p. - ISBN 978-0760742181 .
- ↑ Voivod dot net "Band
- ↑ VOIVOD: New Album Title Announced
Links
- Official website
- Voivod at The End Records
- The official Voivod page on the Myspace website