Chris Valagao
# Chris Valagao

Chris "The Heathen" Valagao is a Canadian singer, best known as the frontman for speed/thrash metal band Zimmers Hole. Valagao 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 frontman (along with Jed Simon and Byron Stroud from Strapping Young Lad and drummer Steve Wheeler) for Canadian speed/thrash metal band Zimmers Hole. He has recorded 3 albums with the band. 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.

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.

## 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

* Inspired Horrific (2009)

### With West of Hell

* Spiral Empire (2012)

With Memorain

* Evolution (2012)
