Voivodin Away kertoo Motörheadin toimineen yhtyeen uran suurimpana vaikuttajana

Kanadalaisen progressiivista heavy metalia soittavan Voivodin rumpali Michel ”Away” Langevin on antanut hiljattain haastattelun Joel Gaustein nimiselle toimittajalle, jossa Joel on kysynyt Michelilta Motörheadin vaikutuksesta yhtyeen uraan. Michel ”Away” Langevinin mukaan Motörhead on suurin yksittäinen yhtye, joka on bändiin vaikuttanut ja ilman Motörheadia tuskin olisi Voivodia tänä päivänä. Voit lukea Michel ”Away” Langevinin ajatuksia aiheesta tästä:

It’s definitely the band that had the most impact on VOIVOD. We were fans of DISCHARGE and VENOM and all that, but MOTÖRHEAD was really the focus of VOIVOD in the sense that I totally copied ”Philthy Animal” Taylor, and Snake’s vocals are really influenced by Lemmy’s vocals. Of course, Piggy was a huge fan of ”Fast” Eddie; actually, Piggy’s first nickname was ”Fast Piggy.” [Laughs] MOTÖRHEAD was really the example for us. It was just heavier than everything, especially at the end of the ’70s and very early ’80s. It was the basis for everyone who wanted to be heavy. All of a sudden, everyone wanted to be heavier than MOTÖRHEAD, then all of a sudden, everybody wanted to be heavier than SLAYER and so on and so on. It turned into blastbeats! [Laughs]