| Denis Bélanger | |
| Alias: | "Snake" |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1964 |
| Origin: | Jonquière, Quebec, Canada |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, speed metal |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1982–present |
| Label: | Metal Blade, Noise, MCA, Mausoleum, Hypnotic, Chophouse, The End |
| Current Member Of: | Voivod |
Denis "Snake" Bélanger (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of heavy metal band Voivod.[1] [2]
Bélanger grew up in Jonquière, Quebec.[3]
Bélanger joined Michel Langevin, Denis D'Amour and Jean-Yves Thériault to form Voivod in 1982,[4] in northern Quebec. He appeared on the albums War & Pain, Rrröööaaarrr, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatröss, Nothingface, Angel Rat and The Outer Limits.
Bélanger departed the group in 1994, after completing a tour in support of The Outer Limits.[5] He formed his own band, Union Made with Peter Jackson[6] and worked on the song "Dictatosaurus" with Dave Grohl's side project dubbed Probot.[7]
Bélanger rejoined Voivod in 2002 and appeared on the albums, Voivod (2003), Katorz (2006), Infini (2009), Target Earth (2013), and The Wake (2018).[8] This last album won a Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of the Year.[9]