MONTREAL

The Rock Machine bikers are rising from the ashes in Quebec, 20 years after a bloody war against the Hells Angels that led to their disappearance.

High-ranked member Jean-Francois Emard revealed the Rock Machine is expending in Quebec during an episode of J.E, an investigative show on QMI Agency's sister station network TVA.

Based in Hawkesbury, Ont., Emard said he plans to open new chapters in several places in Quebec, including Montreal.

Emard says he won't interfere with the activities of other outlaw motorcycle clubs, but ex-provincial cop François Dore said he fears a resumption of hostilities.

He said he's sceptical the Rock Machine can establish themselves into Hells Angels territory without causing violence.

The Rock Machine were one of the principal players in Quebec's biker war that claimed over 160 lives between 1994 and 2002.

They vanished around 2002 after several influent members joined rival gangs and a police operation locked up the remaining forces.