Search results for 'voivod'
News
FU MANCHU Launch New Orleans Benefit eBay Auction
FU MANCHU have posted the following message on their official web site: "In an effort to pay tribute to the great city and people of New Orleans that have hosted the band on many an occasion, FU MANCHU have put up special collectors' items for auction. All proceeds from this auction will be donated...October 18, 2005
News
OPETH's ÅKERFELDT And ENTOMBED's CEDERLUND Pay Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist
OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and ENTOMBED's recently departed guitarist Uffe Cederlund openly admit to owing a musical debt to VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who passed away on August 26, 2005. Had it not been for VOIVOD's landmark 1988 album "Dimension Hatröss", OPETH would not have bee...October 13, 2005
News
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...September 24, 2005
News
COUNT RAVEN: Re-Releases On The Way!
Swedish doom masters COUNT RAVEN will have all four of their albums remastered and re-released through the German label Cyclone Empire before the end of the year. The first two releases — "Storm Warning" and "Destruction of the Void" — will arrive on October 14, to be followed by "High on Infinity"...September 21, 2005
News
PROJECT: FAILING FLESH: New Songs Are 'Amazing'
PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the group's new album, "The Conjoined": "As reported here before, Eric [Forrest; ex-VOIVOD, curently in E-FORCE] was finally in the studi...September 20, 2005
News
PEARL JAM Dedicate Song To Late VOIVOD Guitarist
PEARL JAM dedicated the song "Porch" at their Montreal gig on Thursday (September 15) to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who died Aug. 26 from complications of colon cancer. The track was introduced by PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder, who pointed out that PEARL JAM drummer Matt Cameron...September 16, 2005
News
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...September 15, 2005
News
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...September 15, 2005
News
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...September 13, 2005
News
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...September 2, 2005
News
JAMES MURPHY On Loss, Progress, And Inspiration
Guitarist/producer extraordinaire James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) has issued the following update: "Hi everyone. I'm sorry for dropping out. I've been dealing with my grandmother's illness and passing. Several weeks ago she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, quite large and inoper...September 1, 2005
News
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...September 1, 2005
News
HOLY MOSES To Dedicate Next Show To VOIVOD's PIGGY
Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES have posted the following message on their official web site: "We got the sad message that Piggy of VOIVOD died. You maybe know, that Sabina [Classen, vocals] was a huge fan of VOIVOD and painted the VOIVOD logo as a huge patch on her jacket! We will dedicate...September 1, 2005
News
Former CANCER Guitarist Pays Tribute To VOIVOD's PIGGY
Former CANCER guitarist Rob Engvikson (currently in DANELAW) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour from VOIVOD. VOIVOD is a band I've always loved from the early days of...August 31, 2005
News
METAL BLADE RECORDS Owner Pays Tribute To VOIVOD's Fallen Guitarist
Metal Blade Records CEO/owner Brian Slagel has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "When I first heard the original VOIVOD demo and then their first album for us and their debut as well, 'War and Pain', I knew they would be a great band for...August 31, 2005
Prev 