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.[1][2]
Denis Bélanger | |
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 Bélanger with Voivod at Masters of Rock 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Snake" |
| Born | August 9, 1964 |
| Origin | Jonquière, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Heavy metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, speed metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Metal Blade, Noise, MCA, Mausoleum, Hypnotic, Chophouse, The End |
| Member of | Voivod |
Early life
editCareer
editBélanger joined Michel Langevin, Denis D'Amour and Jean-Yves Thériault to form Voivod in 1982,[4] in northern Quebec. He appeared on the albums War & Pain, Rrröööaaarrr, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatröss, Nothingface, Angel Rat and The Outer Limits.
Bélanger departed the group in 1994, after completing a tour in support of The Outer Limits.[5] He formed his own band, Union Made with Peter Jackson[6] and worked on the song "Dictatosaurus" with Dave Grohl's side project dubbed Probot.[7]
Bélanger rejoined Voivod in 2002 and appeared on the albums, Voivod (2003), Katorz (2006), Infini (2009), Target Earth (2013), and The Wake (2018).[8] This last album won a Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of the Year.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Voivod The Wake" Archived March 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek
- ^ Eric Davis (February 1992). "Welcome to the Machine" - SPIN Magazine. Vol. 7. SPIN Media LLC. p. 39. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ " Back to the Futuristic : Voivod’s ‘The Outer Limits,’ the Group’s 8th Album, Is Inspired by the Sci-Fi of a More Innocent Time". Los Angeles Times, By MIKE BOEHM, Aug. 28, 1993
- ^ "Voivod To Infini and Beyond" Archived October 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim, By Greg Pratt, Jul 24, 2009
- ^ "Voivos The Outer Limits" Archived March 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic Review by Greg Prato
- ^ "Barf / Noël dans la rue : Le p’tit poisson, y’é mort!" Archived October 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Voir, Christine Fortier 2 December 1999
- ^ "Voïvod 35 ans plus tard" Archived October 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. La Presse, Édition 26 July 2018, section ARTS, page 5. Émilie Côté
- ^ "Voivod: „Kizártnak tartom, hogy egyedül vagyunk” Archived October 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Shock Magazine, October 18, 2018
- ^ "Voivod / René Lussier and Robbie Kuster Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, July 30" Archived October 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, By Nilan Perera, Jul 01, 2019