Voivod News

MONTREAL, CANADA, July 09, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- With the release of Special Ops' third upcoming album "Through The Heart of The Infidel". The sniper rockers from Montreal are preppinf for an invasion like no other.

Bassist Jason Newsted will be the featured guest on this weekend's edition of Full Metal Jackie 's nationally syndicated radio show.

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD performing their classic 1989 song "Nothingface" at this year's Gods Of Metal festival on June 27, 2009 in Monza, Italy, can be viewed below.

Rhett Miller's full-time band the Old 97's is an alt-roots outfit with a pop edge, but his solo work focuses on his pop muse with the occasional country and folk flourishes.

A couple of my readers, including myself, might ask how good the GOM was this year.

Heavy rain has forced the cancelation of the the first "metal" day at this year's edition of the Rockwave festival, which is being held at Terravibe Park, Malakasa, Greece.

Robert Collins Donington Park, England - From Wednesday's Globe and Mail, Tuesday, Jun.

Two years ago, Michel Langevin thought - even hoped - that his band, Voivod, was finished.

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD performing the PINK FLOYD classic "Astronomy Domine" on June 19, 2009 at the Hellfest in Clisson, France can be viewed below .

Infini is the name of the progressive metal outfit/JonquiA re, Que. natives Voivod 's latest a ' and possibly last a ' full-length album.

VOIVOD Performs With Former Frontman ERIC FORREST At France's HELLFEST; Video Available - June 23, 2009 Former VOIVOD /current E-FORCE bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest joined VOIVOD on stage at this year's Hellfest on June 19, 2009 in Clisson, France to perform the band's classic track "Tribal Convictions" . Watch fan-filmed video footage of the ...

Quebec's Voivod has always existed in its own little musical space. Too musically complex to be called punk, a little too raw and street-level to sit entirely comfortably within the metal scene and too heavy for progressive rock - but with elements of each blended together - the band has carved out a unique identity over the course of the 12 studio ...

Terrorizer magazine's Jill Mikkelson conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and vocalist Denis "Snake" Belanger of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom.

Two new songs from Quebec metal innovators VOIVOD a ' "Earthache" and "Global Warning" a ' are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page .

As the Montreal International Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, another Montreal music fest toasts its 10th.

BIOHAZARD and VOIVOD have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Lorca Rock festival, set to take place July 24-25 in Lorca, Spain.

Quebec metal innovators Voivod will release Infini on CD and in a double vinyl package on June 23 through Sonic Unyon in Canada and Relapse Records in the U.S. The follow-up to 2006's Katorz features the last 13 songs written by Voivod's late guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who passed away from colon cancer in 2005.

Canadian metal legends VOIVOD have set set "Infini" as the title of their final album, due in North America on June 16 via The End Records and Germany on June 12 through Nuclear Blast .

Canadian metal legends VOIVOD have been confirmed for this year's Waldrock festival, set to take place June 13, 2009 in Burgum, Netherlands.

MOTLEY CRUE , MONSTER MAGNET and W.A.S.P. are among the confirmed bands for the "metal day" of this year's edition of the Rockwave festival, set to take place June 29 at Terravibe Park, Malakasa, Greece.