VOIVOD Singer: 'We've Accomplished A Lot Of The Goals That We Had'

July 8, 2006

Pat Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Belanger. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

On the death of longtime VOIVOD guitarist and co-founder Denis "Piggy" D'Amour after a long battle with colon cancer and the band's decision to carry on:

"We didn't talk about music. Everybody was home and mourning. It was just too sad and I couldn't figure out what would be the next step. Sometimes I think Piggy was closer than my own family.

"When we put our heads to what we had, what Piggy left us, that point was the turning point. He put a lot of effort to put this together and I think we can do something with it. From that particular point, there was hope of trying to do something. We could see the light at the end of the tunnel, because before that it was complete darkness."

"Emotionally, it was tough. Just putting your headphones in and hearing the guitar, we're almost transported to another dimension. It was the weirdest thing. There was a lot of rage as well. It was unfair. The good ones die young, right?"

On the new album's lyrical approach:

"I didn't change (the lyrics) regarding Piggy's passing, or in reference to Piggy dying. I kept pretty much the same ideas, the same subjects, 'cause I knew what he liked about it."

On touring plans:

"We're going to be low key on this particular release because it's still fresh and we don't wanna jump right away with somebody else. I think after the next release, we'll be in a better position and better shape to figure out what we wanna do. I know (right now) my feeling is, I wanna rock with Piggy."

On VOIVOD's legacy:

"We've accomplished a lot of the goals that we had. Some we didn't, but you know, that's fate. Piggy was a big part of it because of his originality and his unique tone. His chords are very distinctive. We were part of this and we're still part of this even today with everything that's happened to us."

Read the entire interview at www.greatfallstribune.com.

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