Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault (, born 15 December 1962) is the former bassist for Canadian

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band Voivod. He co-founded the band and appeared on the first six albums – ''War and Pain'', ''Rrröööaaarrr'', ''Killing Technology'', ''Dimension Hatross'', ''Nothingface'', and ''Angel Rat''. He departed the group in 1991 for personal reasons, and went on to co-found The

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Dance Society from 1992 to 1999. He composed, produced and engineered the scores for "White Riot", "L'Orage", "Poetry & Apocalypse", and "Our Brief Eternity". In 1997 he released ''The Electronic Voice Phenomena'' CD with

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and established the X-voto Recording label. Thériault co-produced the Negativa self-titled three-song EP with Pierre Rémillard at Wild Studio in St-Zenon, Quebec. Thériault returned to Voivod in 2008, after releasing a statement on August 26, 2008 regarding his involvement with the band. Thériault continues to create

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. His collaboration ''Hiatus'', created with Australian artist Matt Warren, was presented in conjunction with the photographic work of artists Lena Stuart and Sally Rees at the Richmond, Virginia, InLight Festival on September 5, 2008 . Thériault performed on Voivod's 2013 album Target Earth, also collaborating in composition. On July 10, 2014, it was announced that he had once again parted ways with Voivod. Thériault is currently working with Monica Emond on a new artistic project called Coeur Atomique. The duo have since released two songs and video entitled, "Castle Bravo" "The Waste". Coeur Atomique first album was officially release on July 10, 2017. A second album titled ''Landscape of Emergency I'' was released through Coup Sur Coup Records in 2021. Camera Obscura: lights on Voïvod a forthcoming book (2019) revisiting Blacky's years with the band. The author, Monica Emond, collaborating with Thériault on the musical project Cœur Atomique, bases her critical bio-essay on at-length interviews and exclusive material.

Equipment

Bass guitars

* Liberatore guitar 1989, 5 strings E-A-D-G-B, dbl J- EMG :: self-custom design * Liberatore guitar 1987, 4 strings, dbl P-EMG :: self-custom design * Liberatore guitar 1986, 4 strings

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tremolo, dbl P- Dimarzio :: self-custom design *

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1972, 4 strings original (no mod)

Amps

1986–1988 *2

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JCM 800 Head with FX mod by Rick Onslo

*2 Electro-Voice, EV Custom 4x15in speaker cabinets 1989–1991 *1

Serie 9000 PreAmp *

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MicroTech 1200 Head *2 Electro-Voice, EV Custom 4x15in speaker cabinets 2008 to present *2

Serie 9000 PreAmp *1 Acoustic 270 Head *1

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800RB Head *1 Kemper Profiler Head *2

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-810E cabs

Effects/Pedals

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SPX-90 II *

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DM-1000 Digital Delay * BYW Audio Blacky's Blower, La Nocive, La Malefique

Discography

Coeur Atomique: *'' Landscape of Emergency I'' 2017 (Coeur Atomique/Coup Sur Coup) Online Free Release: *''Castle Bravo'' 2015 (Coeur Atomique) *''The Waste'' 2015 (Coeur Atomique) Voivod 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. ...

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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 ...

'' 1986 (

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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 ...

'' 1987 (Noise Records) *''

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 ...

'' 1988 (Noise Records) *'' Nothingface'' 1989 (Mechanic /

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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 '' ...

'' 1991 (Mechanic / MCA Records) *'' Target Earth'' 2013 (

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) Jean-Yves Thériault albums: *'' Poetry and Apocalypse'' 1994 (xVoto Recording) *'' Our Brief Eternity'' 1997 (xVoto Recording) *'' Twin Adventure / Renaissance Synthétique'' 2022 (Minemine Records) Collaboration albums: *'' Spybey:Theriault'' 1997 (Ichor Recordings) *'' (Dis)integration'' 2008 (D-Group)

References

External links

Coeur Atomique Website

Minemine records Website

Personal Website

Voivod Fan Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Theriault, Jean-Yves 1962 births Living people Canadian heavy metal bass guitarists Musicians from Saguenay, Quebec Voivod (band) members Coup Sur Coup Records artists