Jean-Yves Thériault

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Jean-Yves Thériault
Background information
Birth name Jean-Yves Thériault
Also known as Blacky
Born (1962-12-15) December 15, 1962
Jonquière, Quebec
Genres Heavy metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, speed metal
Occupations Musician, songwriter
Instruments Bass
Years active 1982–present
Labels Metal Blade, Noise, MCA, X-voto Records
Associated acts Voivod, Xvoto, The Holy Body Tattoo Dance Society

Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky) is the bassist for Canadian thrash/progressive metal band Voivod. He co-founded the band and appeared on the first six albums – War and Pain, Rrröööaaarrr, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, Nothingface, and Angel Rat. He departed the group in 1991 for personal reasons, and went on to co-found The Holy Body Tattoo Dance Society from 1992 to 1999. He composed, produced and engineered the scores for "White Riot", "L'Orage", "Poetry & Apocalypse", and "Our Brief Eternity".

In 1997 he released The Electronic Voice Phenomena CD with Mark Spybey and established the X-voto Recording label.

Thériault made a guest appearance in Brain Scan, a Voivod cover on the latest Martyr album Feeding the Abscess and performed it live at the release concert at the Montreal Medley in 2006. Thériault co-produced the Negativa self-titled three-song EP with Pierre Rémillard at Wild Studio in St-Zenon, Quebec.

Thériault is currently playing live shows with Voivod and working on a new record (2010). The band's line-up consists of Denis "Snake" Bélanger, Michel "Away" Langevin, Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault, and Dan "Chewy" Mongrain on guitar. Voivod performed their first show since Piggy's death at the Heavy MTL show in Montreal, Canada on June 22, 2008, and later that year at the Monsters of Rock Festival in Calgary, Canada on July 26, 2008. Voivod supported Judas Priest at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada on August 12, 2008. Voivod performed a full set at Thrash Domination in Kawasaki, Japan, September 20–21, 2008, along with the bands Testament and Forbidden. Thériault released a statement on August 26, 2008, regarding his involvement with the band.[1]

Thériault continues to create electroacoustic music. His collaboration "Hiatus", created with Australian artist Matt Warren, was presented in conjunction with the photographic work of artists Lena Stuart and Sally Rees at the Richmond, Virginia, InLight Festival on September 5, 2008 .

Equipment

Bass guitars

  • Liberatore guitar 1989, 5 strings E-A-D-G-B, dbl J-EMG :: self-custom design
  • Liberatore guitar 1987, 4 strings, dbl P-EMG :: self-custom design
  • Liberatore guitar 1986, 4 strings Kahler tremolo, dbl P-Dimarzio :: self-custom design
  • Fender Precision Bass 1972, 4 strings original (no mod)

Amps

1986-1988

  • 2 Marshall JCM 800 Head with FX mod by Rick Onslow
  • 2 EV Custom 4x15in speaker cabinets

1989-1991

  • 1 Marshall Serie 9000 PreAmp
  • Crown MicroTech 1200 Head
  • 2 EV Custom 4x15in speaker cabinets

2008 to present

Effects/Pedals

Discography

Voivod albums:

Jean-Yves Thériault albums:

  • Poetry and Apocalypse 1994 (xVoto Recording)
  • Our Brief Eternity 1997 (xVoto Recording)

Collaboration albums:

  • Spybey:Theriault 1997 (Ichor Recordings)

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