Second Update the 17/02/99

first update the 25/10/97 see this

1. The Band :

1.1. Who are Voivod ?

CURRENT BANDMichel Langevin : Drums (1982-1998)
Denis D'Amour : Guitars (1982-1998)
Eric Forrest : Bass & Vocals (1995-1998)

1.2. And the formers members ?

Michel Langevin : Drums
Denis D'amour : Guitars
Jean-Yves Theriault : Bass (1982-1991)
Denis Belanger : Vocals(1982-1994)
Now Snake has a new band and Blacky has is own provider on the net, Thériault also designs and manages sites on the internet through his company, VKool Communications. , it is http://www.vkool.com/ v as voivod ?? .....Jean-Yves Thériault is a composer, music producer and a musician from the The Holy Body Tattoo, Multi-Media Dance http://www.holybody.org/ , Jean yves have got his own independent record label EX VOTO records http://www.vkool.com/exvoto/ you can hear some track from the holy body on his site...

1.3. Haven't them got some strange nicknames ?

Eric Forrest is E-Force : bass & Voice
Michel Langevin is Away : Thunder Machine
Denis D'amour is Piggy : Axe & Tremolition
Jean-Yves Theriault is Blacky : Blower Bass
Denis Belanger is Snake : Throat & Insults

These nicknames are coming from the time they were young and found this nickname really cool. Today Michel & Denis still use this nicknames.

band1.4. Langevin, D'Amour, Belanger... these name sound really from France ...? except Eric's name

Yes, of course the names are French, but Voivod isn't a French band. Voivod is from Québec (a part of East Cost of the Canada), from an industrial town called Joncquière and so the name from the members are French. Eric is coming from Toronto. Away says in a interview that "Voivod sing in English, but togheter we speak in French".

1.5. Any other Members in these band ?

Real members ??? i can't say this, but in 1991, when Blacky quit Voivod, the rest of the band have looked for a new member. Two guys play so bass with Voivod :
- Pierre Saint Jean plays bass on The Outer Limits as a special studio session bass and make some live shows with the band.
- Gilles Briseboix plays bass with the band on the Outer Limits Tour in Europe.

1.6. And special guest on album ?

Yes some special guest :
The first is Jim G. Thirlwell from the band Foetus. He sings and put his special FX on D.N.A. from Negatron. The Lyrics are from Jim
The second is Jason Newsted from a unknown band calling Metallica. He doesn't play on a Voivod album but he has written a title with Michel and Denis. The title is M-Body and you can find it on the Phobos album. The lyrics of this title are from Jason.

1.7. Some other people have helped the band in the past ..

Yes of course, here they are ...
Ivan Dorochuck from Men without Hat helped Snake and Away for the lyrics on the albums Phobos (the title The Tower), Negatron (the title Nanoman),. He played some keyboard on the title 'The Outcast' from Angel Rat.
Kiisti Matsuo help Away for the lyrics on the albums Negatron (the title Negatron), on The Outer Limits, Angel Rat, and Nothingface (for all the titles, he was a sort of 'Lyrical Navigator')
Karin Crisis help Away and Eric for the lyrics on the album Phobos (the title Forlorn)
Ray Coburn plays keyboards on the Angel Rat.

that' all that I know about the special appearances or special guests or help...if you have something else about this mail me....

1.8. Anything else interesting with the members ?

No, I don't think so...
just a last thing Michel Langevin date of birth is the 30 May 1960,Denis Belanger have his birthday the 9 august 19?? (help me for the years!!!), Piggy's birthday is September 24th; Eric's is February 13th. and I don't have the infos for Blacky

1.10.When did they start?

The band starts in 1982 in Joncquière and the first show was in August 1983


2.The Music

2.1. Well, show me a discography!

Okay
2.1.a. "War & Pain" produced by Voivod between June 19th to 27th in 1984, recorded at "Le Terroir" studio Québec.
2.1.b. "RrrroooaaarrR" produced by Voiovd and Mije Amstadt between October 11th and November 17th 1985, recorded at "L'autre Studio" Montréal.
2.1.c."Killing Technology" produced by Voivod and Harris Johns between November 27th and December 14th 1986, recorded at Musiclab,Berlin, Germany.
2.1.d. "Dimension Hatröss" produced by Voivod and Harris Johns between December 47th and January 4th 1988, recorded at Musiclab,Berlin, Germany.
2.1.e. "Nothingface" produced by Glen Robinson in 1989, recorded at Victory Studio, Montréal.
2.1.f. "Angel Rat" produced by Terry Brown in 1991, recorded at Metalworks Studio,Canada.
2.1.g. "The Outer Limits" produced by Mark Berry in 1993, recorded at Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, USA.
2.1.h. "Negatron" produced by Daryn Barry & Alfio Annibalini in 1995, recorded at Hypnotics studio, USA.
2.1.i. "Phobos" produced by Voivod & Rob Sanzo between March and April in 1997, recorded at Signal to Noise, Toronto, Canada.

2.2. A real complete discography, I have ask ...

2.2.a. "Trashing Rage" E.P. it is a 4 track E.P. with titles from RrroooaaarrR, with 4 tracks :thrashing rage,slaughter in a grave,helldriver & to the death!!
2.2.b. "Best of " a collection of titles from War & Pain to Angel Rat, out in 1993.
2.3.c. "Kronik" a new collection with Remixes, Lost session title from Negatron and Phobos, and some live stuff recorded in 1996.

2.3. And the singles ? thanks to MARCEL ROY (missing sequences) for this list

"Nanoman" + "Erosion," "Vortex" (1996)
(both B-sides are previously unreleased)
Mausoleum, MAJC-60018-2 (CD)

"The Nile Song" + "Tribal Convictions" (live) (1994)
"Tribal Convictions" recorded live at the Roxy, West Hollywood, CA (fall 1993???)
MCA, MCA5P-2926 (CD)

"Lost Machine" + "Jack Luminous" (1993)
MCA, MCA8P-2684 (12" LP), MCA 5P-2668 (CD)
LP version pressed on clear vinyl

"Fix my Heart" b/w "Fix my Heart" (radio edit) (1993)
MCA, MCA5P-2822 (CD)

Angel Rat Sampler (1991)
Tracks: "Clouds in my House" (re-mix), "The Prow" (re-mix), "Angel Rat," "Panorama"
Mechanic, CD45-2000 (CD)

"Into my Hypercube" b/w "Missing Sequences" (1989)
MCA/Mechanic, CD45-18196 (CD)

"Astronomy Domine" (special radio edit) b/w "The Unknown Knows" (1989)
MCA/Mechanic, L33-17980 (12" LP), CD45-17979 (CD)

Interview disc ca. Nothingface (1989)
(Interview repeated on both sides)
MCA/Mechanic, L33-18050 (12" LP)

"Revolution #9", ca. Hatröss/Nothingface era (1988)
(Cover version of the Beatles song; part of a larger whole)

2.4. What album should I start with if I'm new with Voivod ?

In my opinion, you should start with their best album "Dimension Hatross", but a lot of people found it really difficult to understand....so okay start with "Phobos" it the last real album, and it give you a good idea of what they've already done and where they are going

2.5. Who writes the music/lyrics?
The lyrics are now written by Away with the help of Eric and special guest as Ivan Dorochuck or Kiisti Matsuo. In the past Snake wrote the lyrics with the help of Away

Piggy,the guitarist, writes the music .

2.6. What is the relation between Voivod and ....

-Jason Newsted : Jason is a friend of Away and Piggy, he had always said that Voivod is a great band. So Away, Piggy and Jason (in the past with Snake) have made some private jams....M-Body is one of this jams title.
- Ivan Dorochuck : Ivan is a member of the band Man without Hats, he help Away for the lyrics of some title ( Nanoman & The Tower) and play keyboards on Angel Rat (The Outcast). He is a friend of Away. Away play drums on the album Sideways from Men Without Hats.
- Jim G. Thirlwell from the band Foetus (can I say that Foetus is a band ??? no Jim is Foetus and Foetus is Jim), well Jim sing on one title from Negatron, it is D.N.A. (Don't No Anything), the lyrics of this song are from him. An other thing about Jim is that he has made a remix for the collection called Kronik, it is the remix of Forlorn. Away play on a couple of Foetus album called Steroid Maximus.


3. Voivod on stage.

3.1. With who have Voivod played "live"?

Voivod play with a lot of band ; here is a short listing of them, help me if I lost some...
- Soundgarden and Faith No More in 1989 for a USA tour.
- Pro-Pain and Crisis for a Usa tour in 1996
-Overkill and ???
- Kreator in europe in 1997
- Power of experssion in europe in 1996
- Clutch, Damn the Machine, the big F in 1993 in USA
- Fight in 1994 in USA
- Another Society in 1996 in USA
- Rush for the Nothingface tour in 1990
- Treponem Pal in France in 1993
- Monstruosity in 1995
- Celtic Frost & Possessed

3.2. Some Set lists ??

NO SPEED LIMIT** for the No speed limit Festval October 86

Korgull the exterminator- Riping Headaches- Blower- Fuck Off & Die- Tornado-Iron Gang- War & pain- Warriors of ice- Nuclear War - Overreation- Helldriver- Ravenous medicine- Voivod- Thrashing rage

** for the demo SPECTRUM September 87
Killing Techonology- Overreaction - Ravenous Medicine - Tornado - Korgull the exterminator - Ripping Headaches - Blower - Live for Violence - Tribal Convictions - Order of the Blackguards - Cockroaches - To the Death - Voivod - Batman - Anomalies

** in August 1993 in Montreal, opening for Anthrax.
Fix My Heath- The Unknown knows- TheLost Machine-Tribal Convictions-Astronomy Domine-Warriors of Ice

** for the tour in 1993 : Outer Limits Tour, the set list was:
Fix My Heart - Unknown knows - Lost Machine - Tribal Convictions - Ravenous Medicine - Golem - Panorama - The Prow - Nuclear War - Asronomy Domine - We're not alone -Warriors of ice - Nile Song - Wrong Way Street - moonbeam Rider

** in August 94 the 27,Eric's first show
Voivod-Ravenous Medicine- The Lost Machine-Tribal Convictions-The Unknown knows- War And Pain-Panorama-Astronomy Domine-Nanoman-Nuclear War-Thrashing Rage-Fix My Heart-Electric Funeral

** for the european tour in 1995 : Negatron Tour, the set list was :
Planett Hell - Insect - Negatron - Nanoman - Nuclear War - Voivod - Tribal Convictions - Ravenous Medicine - Astronamy Domine - The Unknown knows

3.3. Any problem with the technical titles from Dimension Hatröss or Nothingface live ?

No for the band any problems, but for the guys who haven't listen to Voivod it is really difficult to understand this way of playing music live....
So Voivod made an album for the live in 1991 it is Angel Rat, but some labels problems made angel rat a born dead album.
Now Voivod play a lot of recent titles live, and a lot of very old stuff too (songs from War & Pain like Nuclear War or Voivod)

3.4. And the Voivod Malediction...

Yeah there is a malediction with voivod and touring.....
In August 1997, the band was touring in Europe and they made a accident with the bus, Eric got a lot of problem and we wish him a lot of luck for the future.
In 1996, Voivod made the Negatron tour in the USA , but the van had burned, the band used 7 different vehicles on this tour. Away said in an interview 'We're Survivors'.
From 1987 to 1993, Voivod had never play live in Europe only because of fucking labels problems both with Noise and MCA.

4. Other Stuff

4.1. Tell me something about the voivod covers


Okay, Voivod have made some covers, here they are ...
- Batman from the original version of Neile Hefde on the Dimensions Hatröss album


- Astronomy Domine from Pink Floyd (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1967) on the Nothingface album, a live version is on the Kronik collection.


- The Nile Song from Pink Floyd (More 1969) on the Outer Limits album.
- 21st century schizoid from King Crimson (In the court of the Crimson King 1969)on the Phobos album

- In League with Satan from Venom on the Gun record Venom Tribute In the Name of Satan (who is singing on this title ??).



some other covers were made but never published here they are :
- Holiday in Combodia from the Dead Kenedys is played live sometimes
- Revolution #9 from The Beatles recorded during the Nothingface session
- You drive me nervous from Alice Cooper during The angel Rat session
-Chemical Warfare from Slayer & Witching Hour from at their beginig in 1984with others stuff from Tank, Raven etc..
- Electric Funeral from Black Sabbath just when Eric join the band..


4.2. Voivod video ?

Any real video tape
but a lot of video for the titles:
- Voivod - Ripping Headaches - Ravenous Medicine - Tribal Convivtions - Psychic Vaccum - Asrtonomy Domine -Clouds in my house - Insect - The tower..

4.3. And the band who cover Voivod ??

Here are the bands
- Agoraphobic Nosebleed (the grindcore monster) do a cover of "Forgotten In Space" on the Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Cattle Press split LP.

order from chaos- Order From Choas have cover "War and Pain" on "Dawn Bringer" in May 1995
Tracks
1.Labyrinthine Whispers
2.Ophiuchus Rex (he who plays with the serpents)
3.War and Pain (Tribute to Voivod)
4.Tenebrae
5.The Sign Draconis (Conqueror of Fear; II, III)
6.Raise The Banner (Instrumental)
7.Webs of Perdition


- DearlyBeheaded cover " Tribal Convictions" on their "Chamber of One" LP

- Deceased did "Voivod" on some ep of theirs too.on "Deceased / The 13 Frightened Souls 1992

1.The 13 Frightened Souls
2.Robotic Village
3.Voivod
4.Planet Graveyard
5.Nuclear Exorcist
4.4. Other questions ???

All right ask me them and i try to find the answer.......