VOIVOD Drummer Is 'Proud' Of Band's New Album
January 27, 2006VOIVOD drummer Michael "Away" Langevin recently spoke to MTV.com about the making of the group's new album in the wake of the tragic passing of the group's guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour due to advanced colon cancer.
The disc, to be released this spring via The End Records, will feature 10 tracks, with working titles like "Red My Mind", "The Getaway", "Polaroids", "After All" and "No Angel". VOIVOD plan to return to the studio in the fall to record another 13 tracks for an album Away said will surface in 2007.
"I'm proud of this album in the sense that it would have been a disaster that Piggy's music would go unheard," the drummer said. "Now it will be released, which is a miracle. I am proud that we were able to gather our spirits enough to actually finish off his work."
VOIVOD have no immediate touring plans, Away said. That's because it's been too hard for the band to discuss the topic. "We decided to concentrate on finishing this album and think about the live aspect of it later," he said. "Right now it's difficult for us to think about touring without Piggy being onstage with us. I think we'll have to eventually sit down and really discuss it, but it was hard enough to go into the studio and finish the album without him.
"Piggy was a founding member and has been there with us all the way through. I have been jamming with him since '79, so it's really hard to picture a tour without him. ... We'd have to find a replacement that Piggy would be proud of."
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