caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
from lemay , hurdle . left to right : valade , gallo , luc lemay steeve hurdle miguel valade etienne gallo gorguts , quo vadis , ion dissonance , augury 1994 -- 2010 prodisk negativa
 roxanne alain demers constantin dominic `` forest '' lapointe patrick robert group_or_band technical death metal avant-garde metal montreal , quebec , canada negativa
negativa

negativa were a canadian avant-garde technical death metal band from montreal , quebec formed by steeve hurdle ex member of the technical death metal band gorguts .
it also includes musicians from ion dissonance and augury .
the band released their first three-song recording , a self-titled release limited to 1000 copies , in november 2006 .
the cd was recorded at wild studios by pierre rémillard .
their first performance took place at cafe chaos on november 12 , 2006 .
because of the high profile of the band 's members , this new tech metal supergroup has been eagerly awaited by fans of the genre .
negativa had been recording songs for their next release .
in 2007 , guitarist steeve hurdle stated : `` we have nearly 75 minutes of new music ready for the album and we 're very anxious to share it with all of you .
we 'd like to warn you that our new songs are nothing like what you heard on the mcd ; they 're more ambient and emotional . ''
hurdle died on may 20 , 2012 , following post-surgical complications .
