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VOIVOD: New CDs, DVDs, Books On The Way

According to MTV.com, VOIVOD — whose guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour died in August from complications of advanced colon cancer — will release four new albums that feature Piggy, confirms the band's label, The End Records. The first disc will feature the songs VOIVOD were working on at the time of P...

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VOIVOD To Finish Recording New Album In December

Bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted (ex-METALLICA) has finished laying down tracks for the upcoming studio album from Canadian metal legends VOIVOD. Vocalist Denis "Snake" Belanger and drummer Michel "Away" Lanegvin are expected to enter the studio in December with producer Glen Robinson (ANNIHILATOR, N...

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VOIVOD: Photos From PIGGY Memorial Posted Online

A slideshow of photos taken at a special by-invitation-only memorial held for late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour on Oct. 22 at Le Savoy in Montreal has been posted online at this location. The gathering was attended by VOIVOD members Michel "Away" Langevin (drums) and Denis "Snake" Belanger...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: 'Live In Japan' DVD Due In February

Crash Music, Inc. has set a February 21, 2006 release date for the new FLOTSAM AND JETSAM DVD, entitled "Live In Japan". The disc was filmed over three shows in Japan in January of this year. Songs set to appear on the set include "No Place for Disgrace", "Doomsday for the Deceiver", "Hard On You",...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are EUROPE, VICTORY, L.A. GUNS, Y&T and RIK EMMETT (TRIUMPH). More acts are expected to be announce...

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VOIVOD's AWAY And SNAKE Pay Tribute To Fallen Guitarist: Video Available

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and singer Denis "Snake" Belanger paid tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour on the "Top Rock de Babu" program on the Quebec music channel MusiquePlus on Thursday, September 22. Watch a seven-minute video clip containing the interview footage fr...

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VOIVOD's AWAY, SNAKE To Pay Tribute To Fallen Guitarist On Quebec Music Channel

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and singer Denis "Snake" Belanger will pay tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour on the "TopRockdeBabu" program on the Quebec music channel MusiquePlus on Thursday, September 22 beginning at 9:30 p.m. In other news, a tribute night to Piggy is s...

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VOIVOD: Photos Of PIGGY's Guitar-Burning Tribute Posted Online

Several photos have been posted online of the symbolic burning of late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour's guitar, which took place immediately following Piggy's funeral services, held on September 1 in Jonquière, Quebec. Check out pictures of VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Belanger carrying the...

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VOIVOD's PIGGY: Photo From Funeral Services Posted Online

A scan of the front page of the Sept. 2, 2005 edition of the Jonquière, Quebec newspaper Le Quotidien, featuring a photo taken at the funeral of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, has been posted online at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced...

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VOIVOD: Family And Friends Say Final Goodbye To PIGGY

Former VOIVOD members Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) and Eric Forrest were among the attendees at the funeral services for VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who died last Friday (Aug. 26) in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The services were held Thursday m...

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VOIVOD To Return To Studio This Month To Complete 'Definitive' New Album

VOIVOD singer Denis "Snake" Belanger has told the Quebec newspaper Le Soleil that the band will return to the recording studio in late September to resume work on their 14th album, tentatively due in early 2006 via The End Records. Only hours before he slipped into a coma last week due to complicati...

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VOIVOD To Complete New Album As A Tribute To Fallen Guitarist

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has told Montreal's La Presse that the group are planning on releasing an album of new material written prior to the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. "Denis asked us to utilize the tracks he had recorded [during the pre-production process for t...

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Ex-FORBIDDEN Guitarist: PIGGY Was One Of 'Greatest Innovators'

Former FORBIDDEN/MANMADEGOD and current SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "First off, I must say how saddend by the passing of Piggy (Denis). My heartfelt condolences to his family and his band memb...

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Longtime Metal Journalist Pays Tribute To Fallen VOIVOD Guitarist

Longtime metal journalist and BLABBERMOUTH.NET contributor Don Kaye has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "It was almost exactly twenty years ago that I first met the members of VOIVOD, including guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour. I had bee...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: 'Straight To Hell' Video Available Online

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's video for the song "Straight to Hell" has been posted online at www.crashmusicinc.com. Look for the video soon to be aired on national and regional video outlets. "Straight to Hell" comes off the group's latest album, "Dreams of Death", available now on Crash Music, Inc. The CD...