Press Release

Monday, November 16, 2009

HEAVY MTL XMAS FEATURING: VOIVOD

For Immediate Release

 
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HEAVY MTL is thrilled to announce its first event since the tremendously successful inaugural edition of the festival in 2008! Back and getting ready to bring fans a bigger and louder festival than ever in 2010, HEAVY MTL will be presenting several club-based shows over the coming months in anticipation for its return.

HEAVY MTL 2010 – North America’s loudest event!

To kick off the countdown to the much awaited arrival of HEAVY MTL 2010, we are proud to be presenting HEAVY MTL XMAS with metal pioneers and Quebec favourites VOIVOD at CLUB SODA on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12th. The band that rocked the first edition of the festival needs little introduction – their long running career of pushing metal into uncharted ground has spawned twelve studio albums. HEAVY MTL 2008 was a landmark show for VOIVOD, marking their first show since the passing of Denis “Piggy” D’Amour and the return of their original bass player Blacky, who had not performed with band in 17 years.

VOIVOD’s latest album Infini was released in June 2009 and features Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bass player Jason Newsted (Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne). The album has garnered many excellent reviews with AllMusic.com having said “If Infini turns out to be the final Voivod album, then the group has gone out on a high note”.

The band is also slated to release a new DVD on November 17th, Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008, capturing the full set from VOIVOD’s first ever performance in Japan and several extras including an interview with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), live footage from Festival d’Été de Québec 2009, and more.

In order to contribute to this special “metal holiday” event, fans are encouraged to bring a can of food to the show. The food gathered will be donated to a local food bank.

Montreal based act LES ÉKORCHÉS, who launched their second album Quatre Démons earlier in 2009, will open the show.

Be sure to catch VOIVOD’s unique brand of metal live presented by HEAVY MTL at Club Soda on Saturday, December 12th!
 

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