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NASUM Drummer Comments On PIGGY's Passing

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "What the fuck is going on? People in the metal community seems to die each and every week... Now Piggy of VOIVOD passed away due to the big C, and it is of course as sad as any death these ...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman: PIGGY 'Will Stay In My Metal Heart Forever'

DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "I feel really sad, empty and distraught about the too early loss of VOIVOD guitar player Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour! "Another pioneer of metal has le...

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METAL BLADE RECORDS Pays Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist

Andreas Reissnauer of the European office of Metal Blade Records has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "This morning we got to learn the devastating news that VOIVOD guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour passed away Friday night. "Another tragi...

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PURE SWEET HELL: PIGGY Was 'A True Revolutionary And Pioneer Of Metal Guitar Playing'

PURE SWEET HELL, the two-man project featuring NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams and multi-instrumentalist Christ Eichhorn, have issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "One of the metal universe's brightest stars has gone supernova. We in PURE SW...

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CRISIS Frontwoman: 'PIGGY's Spirit Most Certainly Lives On'

CRISIS frontwoman Karyn Crisis has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "I am so deeply saddened by the loss of Piggy, a consummate artist and innovator who understood that music goes so much deeper than catchy riffs and stylish trends; that...

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KREATOR's MILLE Says PIGGY Was 'The Friendliest And Coolest Musician On Earth'

KREATOR leader Mille Petrozza has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "VOIVOD has always been one of the most important bands in the genre for us, not only because we have become friends since our first tour in 1987, but also on a musical l...

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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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SOIL Guitarist: 'PIGGY Could Make A Guitar Sound Like NO ONE Ever Has'

SOIL guitarist/former BROKEN HOPE bassist Shaun Glass has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The news I was told today made my stomach go in knots. The metal community has lost another amazing player. "Piggy to me was a man that could mak...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM Guitarist Mourns Loss Of 'DENIS D'AMOUR, My Hero'

NOVEMBERS DOOM guitarist Larry Roberts has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "Many people may never have realized what a tremendous influence this man [Piggy] and his band is/was on me. I started listening to VOIVOD back around 1987, and...

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Former AGGRESSION Guitarist: 'PIGGY Was One Of The Greatest Persons You Could Ever Meet'

Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, former guitarist for the classic '80s Quebec-based "speed metal" act AGGRESSION (currently in CRADLE TO GRAVE) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "I am very sad and feel very empty right now. Piggy was one of...

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THE END RECORDS On PIGGY: 'We Are Devastated By Tragic Passing Of True Legend'

The staff of The End Records, who recently inked a deal with VOIVOD to release their next studio album, has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "We are all devastated by the tragic passing of a true legend, our beloved Denis D'Amour, a.k.a....

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CRISIS Guitarist: 'PIGGY Was A True Pioneer And Visionary'

CRISIS guitarist Afzaal Nasiruddeen has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The metal world lost a legend last night. A guitar player that stood head and shoulders above the vast majority of copycat metal axemen, Piggy was a true pioneer a...

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DECEASED Frontman Says He Is 'Really Devastated' By VOIVOD Guitarist's Passing

DECEASED frontman King Fowley has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "One of the most devastating things ever for me! "I have been the biggest VOIVOD fan since my first time ever hearing them 20+ years ago. They've always been my favorite...

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KATAKLYSM: PIGGY Was 'The Nicest Guy You Could Meet'

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "It's with great sadness that we have learned today that Denis (a.k.a. 'Piggy') has passed away. The impact of his guitar influence was felt worldwide. His work in...

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Former VOIVOD Bassist: 'PIGGY Was A Mentor And A Hero For Many Of Us'

Former VOIVOD bassist Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "Life does not always turn out the way you expect. Mine and the lives of many of my friends from Jonquiere were certainly influenced by one sp...