Denis "Snake" Bélanger (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of heavy metal band Voivod.

Early life

Bélanger grew up in

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Career

Bélanger joined Michel Langevin, Denis D'Amour and Jean-Yves Thériault to form Voivod in 1982, in northern Quebec. He appeared on the albums ''

War & Pain ''War and Pain'' is the debut studio album from Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on August 10, 1984 through Metal Blade Records. According to a 1986 TV interview with the band, it sold over 40,000 copies within 2 years of its release. ...

'', ''

Rrröööaaarrr ''Rrröööaaarrr'' is the second studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. It was released in 1986 on Noise Records. Estimated sales are more than 40,000 copies, worldwide. In a 2012 interview with Michael Dodd of Get Your Rock Out, voc ...

'', ''

Killing Technology ''Killing Technology'' is the third studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. It was released in 1987 on Noise Records and was the first to combine elements of progressive rock in the band's thrash metal sound. According to interviews c ...

'', ''

Dimension Hatröss ''Dimension Hatröss'' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. It was released in 1988 on Noise Records and is a concept album which narrates the exploits of Voivod’s mascot cyborg Korgull. The cover concept and ar ...

'', '' Nothingface'', ''

Angel Rat ''Angel Rat'' is the sixth studio album released by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. Produced by Terry Brown of Rush fame, it was released in 1991 by Mechanic/MCA Records and is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed release, 1989's '' ...

'' and '' The Outer Limits''. Bélanger departed the group in 1994, after completing a tour in support of ''The Outer Limits''. He formed his own band, Union Made with Peter Jackson and worked on the song "Dictatosaurus" with

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's side project dubbed

Probot Probot was a heavy metal side project of ex-Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist and lead-singer Dave Grohl. Described by Grohl as "a death metal ''Supernatural''", the album mixes instrumentals recorded by Grohl himself with variou ...

. Bélanger rejoined Voivod in 2002, and appeared on the albums, '' Voivod'' (2003), '' Katorz'' (2006), '' Infini'' (2009), '' Target Earth'' (2013), and '' The Wake'' (2018). This last album won a

Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

for Heavy Metal Album of the Year."Voivod / René Lussier and Robbie Kuster Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, July 30"
. ''Exclaim!'', By Nilan Perera, Jul 01, 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bélanger, Denis Canadian heavy metal singers Canadian male singers Singers from Quebec 1964 births Living people Musicians from Saguenay, Quebec Voivod (band) members Place of birth missing (living people)