Following the departure of bassist Jean-Yves “Blacky” Theriault, Voivod have drafted in Dominic “Rocky” Laroche, after making his debut at their hometown festival show in Jonquiere at Festival Jonquiere En Musique, after having released a statement that “Blacky” left the band for personal reasons once again they now have said that they are to play with Metallica at Heavy MTL festival and afterwards regroup back in the studio to write the follow up to last years, Target Earth. Despite the line up change Voivod have said that they shall continue making music and this hasn’t discouraged them. Perhaps new bassist Laroche will add a new dimension to the band, it will be interesting to see if he contributes something not thought of before by the group.