Voivod

Active since 1982, Voivod have changed their sound constantly over the years, shifting from early days of speed and thrash metal to a distinctive dissonant progressive metal to even a sound resembling stoner rock and grunge. The band has a lot of distinctive trademarks such as guitarist Piggy's frequent use of unconventional minor chords, lyrical themes on cold war and science and drummer Away's distinctive artwork in every Voivod release. The band found mainstream success in the late 1980s with their fifth studio album Nothingface (1989), which is Voivod's only album to enter the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at number 114. The band also found another stint of mainstream success in the late 90s with their self-titled record getting showcase on MTV. Since their formation the group has performed all over the world and has a major following among metal circles, even dubbed as one of the "Big Four" of Canadian thrash bands (Alongside Sacrifice, Razor and Annihilator). The band to date has thirteen studio albums with a fourteenth in the works. Voivod's name comes from a character created by Langevin that many of the songs are based around. Inspired by Heavy Metal magazine and getting the word “Voivod” from Dracula, he created the Voivod character. The post-nuclear-war vampire creature resides in Morgoth, a land of never-ending war inspired by Lord of The Rings, Dracula and various sci-fi magazines. Voivod是来自加拿大魁北克Jonquière（现为魁北克Saguenay）的加拿大重金属乐队。乐队目前的阵容包括Denis“ Snake”Bélanger（人声），Daniel“ Chewy” Mongrain（吉他），Dominic“ Rocky” Laroche（贝斯）和Michel“ Away” Langevin（鼓）。自从1980年代初乐队成立以来，他们的音乐风格已经发生了几次变化。 Voivod最初是作为快节奏的金属乐队，后来加入了渐进金属和鞭打金属的元素，以创建自己独特的金属风格。