Michel "Away" Langevin is a founding member and drummer

Drummer

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 for the Canadian

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 heavy metal

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 band Voivod

Voivod (band)

Voivod are a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Quebec, Canada. Their musical style has changed several times since the band's origin in the early 1980s...

. He has been a constant member of the band since its formation in 1982. Langevin is credited with the creation of the mythology

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 of the post-apocalyptic vampire

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 lord Voivod, about which the band originally coalesced, and is largely responsible for its continuing science fiction

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 themes.

Langevin is also a well established graphic design

Graphic design

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 artist. He has created all of Voivod's artwork, as well as the artwork for the Probot

Probot

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 album.

Langevin has also cowritten songs for J. G. Thirlwell

J. G. Thirlwell

James George Thirlwell , aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer...

's Steroid Maximus

Steroid Maximus

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 and drummed on Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats is a Canadian New Wave group from Montreal, Quebec. Their music was characterized by the distinctive baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing...

' Sideways (1991).

In 2007, Michel Langevin and fellow legends of Canadian metal Pat Gordon (Ghoulunatics), Marc Vaillancourt (B.A.R.F.) and Philippe Mius D'Entremont (Maruka) founded Les Ékorchés, an acoustic hardcore/thrash metal band. On February 27, 2007 their first album entitled Les Ékorchés was released. All of the tracks are in French, which apparently is a first for Michel who has been playing songs in English since 1982.