Chris Valagao

Chris "The Heathen" Valagao Mina is a Canadian singer best known as the frontman for the thrash metal band Zimmers Hole.

Biography Valagao Mina is of Portuguese and Norwegian heritage. He is the frontman and a founding member (along with Jed Simon and Byron Stroud from Strapping Young Lad and drummer Steve Wheeler) of the comedic thrash metal band Zimmers Hole. He has also 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.

During his career, Valagao Mina has adopted several nicknames, most notably "The Heathen". Other nicknames include "Dr. Heathen Hooch", "E.Val" and "Lorde of Ass-Fire"

Discography 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)