Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, guitarist of Canadian progressive thrash legends VOIVOD passed away to colon cancer 8/26/2005.
FROM VOIVOD:
VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, the famed Canadian six stringer indeed did pass on last night (Friday, August 26th) at approximately 11:45 p.m. due to complications from advanced colon cancer - cancer so advanced that the disease had spread to his liver. D'Amour slipped into a coma Thursday night and died less than 24 hours later in the palliative care unit of a Montreal hospital, surrounded by family and friends. He was 45 years old...Rest in Peace...
An outpouring of emotion has been received from the metal community. CRISIS guitarist Afzaal Nasiruddeen commented, "The metal world lost a legend last night. A guitar player that stood head and shoulders above the vast majority of copycat metal axemen, Piggy was a true pioneer and visionary, along with his bandmates in VOIVOD."
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May PIGGY RIP \m/ -l-
Stay HEALTHY, Stay Brootal, Stay METAL- Tee \m/ -l-