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'', '' Rrröööaaarrr'', '' Killing Technology'', '' Dimension Hatröss'', '' Nothingface'', '' Angel Rat'' and ''

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''. 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

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. Bélanger rejoined Voivod in 2002, and appeared on the albums, '' Voivod'' (2003), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (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)