Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was the
guitarist for the
Canadian heavy metal band
Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death from
colon cancer in 2005, aged 45. His approach to music was anarchic and experimental rather than strict and theoretical. He was trained in classical violin as a child. He was influenced by progressive rock artists such as
King Crimson,
Pink Floyd and
Rush.