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VOIVOD Drummer Creates Official Artwork For Next Year's ROADBURN Festival
ULVER, ANEKDOTEN, BONGRIPPER, DOPETHRONE, FLESH PRESS, GNOD, LEAF HOUND, NECROS CHRISTOS, NECRO DEATHMORT and SPIDERS have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Roadburn festival, set to take place from Thursday, April 12 to Sunday, April 15 (the traditional Afterburner) at the 013 venue in...October 18, 2011
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JASON NEWSTED's PAPA WHEELIE Schedules More Dates
PAPA WHEELIE, the "stoner punk metal" crew consisting of former METALLICA/VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jaylor) on guitar/vocals, Steven Wiig (a.k.a. Swiiglor) on drums and Joe Ledesma (a.k.a. Joefus) on bass, has scheduled the following dates: * Oct. 22 - Time Out Sports Bar - Concord, CA (w...October 14, 2011
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'Canada Is Ready' For Metal Category At Next year's JUNO AWARDS
Sean Palmerston, who handles media relations for Sonic Unyon, the Hamilton, Ontaro, Canada label whose roster includes the heavy likes of UNTIMELY DEMISE, SACRIFICE and AUGURY, spoke to The Canadian Press about this week's announcement that a new category will be added to the Juno Awards (the Canadi...October 1, 2011
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VOIVOD In Pre-Production For New Album; Photos Available
Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD are continuing to write and demo new material for their upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2012. The follow-up to 2009's "Infini" will contain the band's first music to be written with new guitarist Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain (MARTYR) following the passing of orig...September 29, 2011
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CORONER To Headline ROADBURN 2012 Afterburner
Roadburn Festival has announced that CORONER will be bringing its amazingly tight brand of technical thrash metal to the 2012 Afterburner, set for Sunday, April 15 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. Roadburn Festival 2012, including VOIVOD's curated event, SLEEP, OM, D.USK, VIRUS, THE OBSESSED, H...September 27, 2011
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VOIVOD's 1984 Demo To Be Released On CD, Vinyl
Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD will release their original demo tape from 1984. Entitled "To The Death 84", the set will include material that was recorded in the band's Quebec jam space in January 1984. The lineup for this record includes Snake (Denis Blanger) on vocals, Piggy (Denis D'Amour) on...September 20, 2011
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JASON NEWSTED's PAPA WHEELIE To Open For KYUSS! LIVES In San Francisco
PAPA WHEELIE, the "stoner punk metal" crew consisting of former METALLICA/VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jaylor) on guitar/vocals, Steven Wiig (a.k.a. Swiiglor) on drums and Joe Ledesma (a.k.a. Joefus) on bass, will open for KYUSS LIVES! on Saturday, November 19 at The Regency Ballroom in San...September 16, 2011
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OVIF To Enter Studio In October
Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based thrash metal band OVIF, which features former members of MELODYACT, will enter the studio on October 1 to begin recording its sophomore album for a January 2012 release. The group previously described the new material as "thrash galore." OVIF's debut album, "Devast", w...September 8, 2011
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SLEEP, OM Confirmed For Holland's ROADBURN Festival
Roadburn festival organizers have announced that West Coast stoner metal legends SLEEP have been confirmed as the headliners at of next year's event. Also newly added to the festival's billing is OM, the band formed in 2003 by the rhythm section of SLEEP. Commented the organizers: "SLEEP are irrefut...September 6, 2011
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Warriors of Ice
The sound of VOIVOD is as distinctive today as it was 25 years ago. That's what happens when the only item left behind after VOIVOD arrived from outer space onto sovereign Canadian land and turned metal world upside down was a broken and battered mold. Check out the 15-track set recorded live at Mon...September 6, 2011
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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)
Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD was interviewed on the August 18, 2011 edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST at www.pureroc...August 24, 2011
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VOIVOD To Curate ROADBURN Festival 2012
Roadburn has announced the curator for the 17th edition of the festival: VOIVOD. After the band's widely acclaimed and artistically inspiring performances at the 2011 festival, VOIVOD has agreed to curate our festival on Friday, April 13, 2012. As curator, VOIVOD will personally select the bands tha...August 23, 2011
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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed On SKULL RADIO
DJ Skully of Skull Radio recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD. The 30-minute chat is now available for streaming in the Ustream clip below. In a recent interview with Exclaim.ca, Away stated about the new VOIVOD live album, "Warriors...August 16, 2011
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VOIVOD Drummer Talks Live Album, Upcoming Studio CD (Audio)
KASC The Blaze 1330 AM (web site) recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD. The chat is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below. In a recent interview with Exclaim.ca, Away stated about the new VOIVOD live album, "W...August 13, 2011
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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)
On August 9, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD. You can now listen to the 11-minute chat below. In a recent interview with Exclaim.ca, Away stated about the new VOIVOD live album, "Warriors Of Ice"...August 10, 2011
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