Chris Valagao

Chris "The Heathen" Valagao is a heavy metal musician, best known as the front man for Canadian speed/thrash metal band Zimmers Hole.^[1]Chris is accomplished SPFX artist and pyrotechnician for film and television, director and producer of many music videos and a builder of custom motorcycles. He is of Portuguese and Norwegian heritage.

Background[]

Valagao is the founding front man (along with Jed Simon and Byron Stroud from Strapping Young Lad and drummer Steve Wheeler) for Canadian speed/thrash metal band Zimmers Hole.^[1] He has recorded 3 albums with the band.^[2] During his career, Valagao has performed backing vocals on several of Devin Townsend's and Strapping Young Lad's albums. During that time he has built a strong friendship with Townsend.^[1]

In 2012, Valagao joined traditional heavy metal group West of Hell and released the debut album Spiral Empire. West of Hell followed up with a headlining tour across Canada and New Zealand in support for the album.^[1]

Nicknames[]

During his career, Valagao has adopted several "nicknames", most notably "The Heathen". Other nicknames include:

• "Dr. Heathen Hooch"
• "E.Val"
• "Lorde of Ass-Fire"

Discography[]

Valagao has performed on the following albums.

With Zimmers Hole[]

• Bound by Fire (1997)
• Legion of Flames (2001)
• When You Were Shouting at the Devil...We Were in League With Satan (2008)

With Strapping Young Lad[]

• Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing (1994)
• City (1997)
• Strapping Young Lad (2003)
• Alien (2005)
• The New Black (2006)

With Devin Townsend[]

• Ocean Machine: Biomech (1997)
• Infinity (1998)
• Physicist (2000)
• Synchestra (2006)

With Mechanism[]

• (2009)

With West of Hell[]

• Spiral Empire (2012)

With Memorain

• Evolution (2012)

References[]