See VOIVOD Perform With ERIC FORREST In Budapest During Summer 2026 European Tour
VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Bélanger is missing dates on the band's summer 2026 European tour to attend to a family matter, with former VOIVOD vocalist/bassist Eric Forrest stepping in as a temporary replacement. This matters to fans as it keeps the tour running rather than being cancelled outright, and marks a rare reunion with Forrest, who fronted the band's power-trio era from 1994 to 2000 and now leads E-FORCE.
Forrest played his fourth show of the tour on 14 July at Analog Music Hall in Budapest, Hungary, performing a 12-song set including "Nuclear War", "Nanoman" and an encore cover of Pink Floyd's "Astronomy Domine". The stand-in arrangement, announced on 26 June, covers shows from 10 July to 16 August; it followed news that weighed heavily on Snake, reportedly linked to his partner Christine McDonald's stage four colorectal cancer, for which a GoFundMe has been set up. Forrest himself revealed in February that he is being treated for stage three prostate cancer, but said he was fit enough to join the tour. He is also finishing a new E-FORCE album, "Voivod Revisited", featuring re-recorded VOIVOD tracks from "Negatron" and "Phobos".
In short
- Eric Forrest is filling in for VOIVOD's Snake on summer 2026 European tour dates.
- Snake is away for a family matter; Forrest played Budapest on 14 July.
- Both men have been dealing with serious health issues within their families.
Explained simply
VOIVOD is a rock band fronted by Denis "Snake" Bélanger. The group is currently touring Europe in the summer of 2026.
Bélanger has stepped back from several dates on the tour to attend to a family matter. To keep the tour running rather than cancel it, the band has brought in Eric Forrest as a temporary replacement vocalist.
Forrest previously fronted VOIVOD from 1994 to 2000 and now leads his own band, E-FORCE. His involvement marks a rare reunion with a vocalist from an earlier chapter of the band's history.
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