''Voivod'' is the tenth studio album and thirteenth release overall by Canadian

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band Voivod. It is the first since 1993's '' The Outer Limits'' to feature returning vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake) and their first recording with bassist

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(Jasonic), formerly of

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. It was released in 2003 on Newsted's Chophouse Records label. This is also the last album Voivod completed before 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 ...

(Piggy) died of colon cancer in 2005. This album is notable for gaining the band greater exposure to a younger audience. A

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was produced for "We Carry On" and received heavy rotation on

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'' upon release. The band was also interviewed on the latter program with Newsted detailing his transition from Metallica to Voivod, a group of which he had been a longtime fan. Voivod also performed on the Second Stage of Ozzfest 2003. This had Newsted assuming bass duties for both Voivod and headlining act,

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Track listing

Personnel

;Voivod *

Denis Bélanger 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 Jonquière, Quebec. Career Bélanger joined Michel Langevin, D ...

aka Snake -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

aka Piggy -

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aka Jasonic -

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Michel Langevin Michel "Away" Langevin (born May 30, 1963) is a founding member and drummer of Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. He has been a constant member of the band since its formation in 1982. Langevin is credited with the creation of the mythology of ...

aka Away -

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, artwork ;Production *Brian Joseph Dobbs - producer, engineer, mixing *Kent Matcke, Leff Lefferts Jr. - digital editing *Enrique Gonzales Muller - editing assistant *

George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

- mastering at

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, New York

References

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