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Gojira is a French heavy metal music|heavy metal band from Bayonne . Formed in 1996, the band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on singing|vocals and guitar , his brother Mario Duplantier on drums , Christian Andreu on guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass guitar|bass . Since their first studio album, Gojira has had no changes in lineup, written five studio albums and produced two live DVDs.

Gojira, known for their Natural environment|environmentally -themed lyrics, "have risen from utmost obscurity during the first half of their career to widespread global recognition in the second, including regular mention amongst the genre's leading new millennium upstarts", according to Allmusic . at Allmusic

History

Early years and Terra Incognita (1996-2002)

Gojira are an extreme metal band from France that combine the elements of Death metal, Groove metal, Thrash metal and Progressive metal. France, a village close to Bayonne , by brothers Joe Duplantier (guitar, vocals) and drummer Mario Duplantier, guitarist Christian Andreu, and bassist Jean-Michel Labadie. The band started touring and recording under the name Godzilla and released their demos Victim , Possessed , and Saturate in 1996, 1997, and 1999, respectively. Former member Brodie Hovanessian does not enjoy their sound.
After touring, supporting Cannibal Corpse , Edge of Sanity , Impaled Nazarene and supporting Immortal (band)|Immortal in September 1999,
legal problems forced Godzilla to change their name. They changed their name to Gojira, the romaji spelling of the fictional monster Godzilla .
Their last demo, Wisdom Comes, and their debut album Terra Incognita (Gojira album)|Terra Incognita were released under the new name in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

The Link and From Mars to Sirius (2003-2007)

The band released their second studio album in 2003, The Link (album)|The Link (reissued in 2007 with remastered audio and new booklet artwork).
After the success of the first two albums and their live performances they made a DVD in Bordeaux produced by Gabriel Editions. Since May 19, 2004, The Link Alive has been on sale in France. In 2005, Gojira decided to sign with French-based Listenable Records to help give them exposure outside of France with the album From Mars to Sirius .

Gojira was featured on Children of Bodom 's US tour in late 2006, joining Amon Amarth and Sanctity (band)|Sanctity as the openers. Furthermore, Gojira supported Trivium (band)|Trivium on the UK dates of their European tour in 2007 with Sanctity and Annihilator (band)|Annihilator . Later they supported Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God on their 2007 American tour along with Trivium (band)|Trivium and Machine Head (band)|Machine Head . In late 2007 they took part in the Radio Rebellion Tour, featuring co-headliners Behemoth (band)|Behemoth and Job for a Cowboy , as well as Beneath the Massacre . In October 2007, Listenable Records re-released Gojira's 1997 demo Possessed in a limited edition., Blabbermouth.net

Cavalera Conspiracy and The Way of All Flesh (2008-2010)

Joe Duplantier was invited by the founders of influential Brazilian band Sepultura , brothers Max Cavalera|Max and Igor Cavalera , to join their new band Cavalera Conspiracy as a bassist. The album Inflikted was released in March 2008 and a tour followed in mid-2008.

Gojira's latest album, The Way of All Flesh (album)|The Way of All Flesh , was released on October 13 in Europe via Listenable Records and October 14 in North America through Prosthetic Records in 2008.
On July 25, 2008, the band announced the track listing and revealed the final cover art for the record.
Joe Duplantier told Revolver (magazine)|Revolver magazine , "I would say that it's the logical next album. It's more intense, more brutal, and more melodic at the same time — it's more everything& #33; I'm very happy with the new songs and the recording is very good. I think it was a good thing for us to come to the States to work with Logan Mader|Logan on the drum tracking because it really brought something — it's more tight, it's more powerful. I'm very positive about the new production, and even the writing is more straight to the point, more one tempo. We still have a lot of double bass, very fast, and at the same time there are melodies." Joe Duplantier also stated about the album: "This record is a lot darker — like, a lot darker, I would say. The music is darker and more violent." The album will be "more intense, more brutal, and more melodic" than its predecessor. "That's the theme — it's about death itself," he explained. "It's also about the immortality of the soul. That's the main subject for us".

Randy Blythe from the American band Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "Adoration for None" The album took four months to write and record, and three months to mix.Minton, James (2008) "Studio Report - Flesh and Blood", Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer , issue #176, November 2008 On March 17, 2009, the band's first North American headlining tour was announced. Opening bands were The Chariot (band)|The Chariot and Car Bomb (band)|Car Bomb . Gojira accompanied Metallica on their tour September 14 - October 18, http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendID=4689215& blogID=499190534 performing before Lamb of God. Gojira entered a Los Angeles, California-area studio in early November, 2010, with producer Logan Mader to begin recording a new non-profit four-song EP, the proceeds from which will benefit Sea Shepherd, an anti-whaling organization. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=155324 According to Joe Duplantier , the EP will feature guest appearances from the international metal scene. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=149044

New Album, Ep & DVD (2011-present)

Gojira issued an update on the progress on their next studio album, which as of March 15, 2011, they were half way through writing and were excited about their new material. In the same update, Gojira also stated that they were currently working on a live DVD with a bonus section called 'The Way of All Flesh From the Inside'.

As a preview of the Sea Shepherd EP, Gojira released the song "Of Blood And Salt" in May 2011, featuring Devin Townsend as a guest vocalist and a guest guitar solo performed by Fredrik Thordendal .

Regarding on what the new Gojira material sounds like, Joe Duplantier said:

On November 8, 2011, Gojira released an update stating they had been acquired by Roadrunner Records and would be releasing the new studio album under their label for a spring 2012 release.

Regarding the new partnership, Joe Duplantier said:

Musical style and lyrical themes

Gojira's sound is not easily classifiable as they blend several styles. Genres that have been associated with Gojira are technical death metal ,Lissa Brennan, , pittsburghcitypaper.ws , October 15, 2009 thrash metal and progressive metal . Gojira have been influenced by metal music|metal artists such as Sepultura , Death (metal band)|Death , Morbid Angel , Meshuggah , Metallica , Pantera , Tool (band)|Tool and Neurosis (band)|Neurosis .

Gojira plays a technical and rhythmic style of heavy metal with precision drumming, unusual rhythm patterns, and start-and-stop riffs. Gojira has also been known to incorporate textured atmospheric elements and instrumental songs into their music. Gojira songs have progressive and uncommon song structure s, rarely using the standard Verse-chorus form|verse, chorus, verse songwriting .
The vocal style is varied, ranging from the screamed style often employed in extreme metal, with the death growl style predominantly used in death metal, in addition to clean vocals and higher screams. At times, death metal growls and clean vocals are mixed to create an aggressive but melodic effect.

The members of the band were raised in Bayonne , a city on the south west coast of France (French Basque Country). The surrounding scenic countryside and rugged coastline inspired Gojira's interest in nature and the earth. Gojira uses its lyrics to spread its spiritual beliefs and concerns for the environment.

Band members

Joe Duplantier - Singing|vocals , guitar (since 1996)

Mario Duplantier - Drum kit|drums , percussion instrument|percussion (since 1996)

Christian Andreu - guitar (since 1996)

Jean-Michel Labadie - bass guitar|bass (since 1996)

Discography

;Studio albums

Terra Incognita (Gojira album)|Terra Incognita (2001)

The Link (album)|The Link (2003)

From Mars to Sirius (2005)

The Way of All Flesh (album)|The Way of All Flesh (2008)

;Live albums

The Link Alive (2004)

;Demos and EPs

Victim (Album)|Victim (1996) (Under Godzilla)

Possessed (Gojira Album)|Possessed (1997) (Under Godzilla)

Saturate (Gojira Album)|Saturate (1999) (Under Godzilla)

Wisdom Comes (2000)

''Maciste All'Inferno (2003)

Notes

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;Further reading

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