caption associated_acts years_active alias label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
michel 2009 `` away '' langevin - masters of rock voivod les Ékorchés , tau cross , necro , kosmos , 1982 -- present away metal hypnotic , chophouse , the end blade , noise , mca , mausoleum , michel langevin non_vocal_instrumentalist 30 may 1963 drums heavy progressive rock , speed metal metal , progressive metal , thrash metal , michel langevin - 2009.jpg michel langevin
 michel langevin musician , songwriter
michel langevin

michel `` away '' langevin -lrb- born may 30 , 1963 -rrb- is a founding member and drummer for the canadian heavy metal band voivod .
he has been a constant member of the band since its formation in 1982 .
langevin is credited with the creation of the mythology of the post-apocalyptic vampire lord voivod , about which the band originally coalesced , and is largely responsible for its continuing science fiction themes .
langevin is also a graphic design artist .
he has created all of voivod 's artwork , as well as the artwork for the probot album .
he is also credited with the design for non phixion 's album cover artwork .
langevin has also cowritten songs for j. g. thirlwell 's steroid maximus and drummed on men without hats ' `` sideways '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- .
in 2007 , michel langevin and fellow canadian musicians pat gordon -lrb- ghoulunatics -rrb- , marc vaillancourt -lrb- b.a.r.f. -rrb- and philippe mius d'entremont -lrb- maruka -rrb- 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 .
