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 was born on August 9, 1964 and 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'', '' Rrröööaaarrr'', '' Killing Technology'', ''

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'', '' Nothingface'', '' Angel Rat'' 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. 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

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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)