''Katorz'' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian
heavy metal band
Voivod, released on July 25, 2006.
Demos for the album had been made, but before the band could properly begin recording it guitarist
Denis D'Amour
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005.
D'Amour's approach to music was anarchic and experime ...
(a.k.a. Piggy) died on August 25, 2005, due to
colon cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel mo ...
. The guitar and bass tracks for ''Katorz'' had been recorded by D'Amour and bassist
Jason Newsted (formerly of
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
) on D'Amour's Mac at Newsted's house in California. When D'Amour would send the band a Pro Tools CD of the demos, he wrote "Katorz" on it, a phonetic spelling of "quatorze", the French word for fourteen.
After D'Amour's death, Langevin and Bélanger recorded their drum and vocal tracks, respectively, to be added to those existing tracks.
The song, "The X-Stream", is included in the videogame ''
Guitar Hero II''.
Track listing
Personnel
;Voivod
*
Denis Bélanger a.k.a. Snake – vocals
*
Denis D'Amour
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005.
D'Amour's approach to music was anarchic and experime ...
a.k.a. Piggy – guitar, interludes
*
Jason Newsted a.k.a. Jasonic – bass guitar, backing vocals
*
Michel Langevin a.k.a. Away – drums, interludes, artwork
;Additional musicians
*
Ramachandra Borcar – interludes
;Production
*Glen Robinson – producer, mixing with Voivod
*Dominique Lejeune, Olivier Ouimet – assistant engineers
*
Howie Weinberg – mastering at
Masterdisk
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Their clients include such no ...
, New York
References
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2006 albums
Voivod (band) albums
The End Records albums
Nuclear Blast albums
Victor Entertainment albums