PIG DESTROYER Guitarist: News Of PIGGY's Passing Is 'Absolutely Crushing'

August 29, 2005

AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED/PIG DESTROYER guitarist Scott Hull has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour:

"I can't think of a band that has meant more to me for as long as VOIVOD has. The news of Piggy passing away from colon cancer on Friday, August 26th is absolutely crushing. Piggy was nothing short of a true pioneer who, along with his bandmates in VOIVOD, changed the shape and very fiber of metal early on. Consequently, he has been the direct primary influence on countless bands since the early '80s. I can remember running home with a copy of the 'RRROOOAAARRR' LP the day of its release. I remember sitting in front of my speakers listening to it over and over again for two days, poring over all the lyrics and pictures on the sleeve. It changed me forever, as did each subsequent record.

"Anyway, godspeed, Piggy. . . and thank you again. All of us in PIG DESTROYER and AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED send our condolences to his bandmates, family, and friends in their time of loss."

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