Denis D'Amour

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Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 - August 26, 2005) was the guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1983 until his death from colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. His approach to music was anarchic and experimental rather than strict theoretical. His ideas were based on feeling and not established rules.

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In the summer of 2005, D'Amour was diagnosed with colon cancer. Subsequently, a routine operation was scheduled though several complications led doctors to suspect further problems. The cancer had extensively progressed, rendering any operation an unviable option.

D'Amour slipped into a coma in the pallative care unit of a Montreal hospital on August 25, 2005, surrounded in his final hours by family and friends. Less than 24 hours later the guitarist passed away on the 26 at approximately 11.45pm.

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