VOIVOD Guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour Dies Aged 45 August 26th, 2005 Denis “Piggy” D’Amour, guitarist for Jonquière, Québec, Canada-based metal outfit Voivod, died on August 26th, 2005 at the age of 45 following a battle with colon cancer. Former Voivod bassist Jean-Yves “Blacky” Thériault issued the following statement: “Life does not always turn out the […]

BEAUTIFUL CREATURESDeuce Spitfire (2005)Rating: 9/10 After the sensational self-titled debut album in 2001, Los Angeles glam metal band Beautiful Creatures made a welcome return to the fray with another criminally underrated record. Deuce was another of those albums that made no impact whatsoever on the music scene despite boasting 13 stomping classics (15 on some […]