Gojira (band)

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Origin	Bayonne, France
Years active	1996—present
Genres	Death Metal Thrash metal Sludge metal Progressive metal
Labels	Listenable Records
Members	Joe Duplantier Mario Duplantier Christian Andreu Jean-Michel Labadie
Website(s)	http://www.gojira-music.com

Gojira is a French progressive death metal band. Their sound combines elements of thrash metal, death metal, progressive metal and sludge metal.

1 Biography
2 Members
3 Discography
4 Videography
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Gojira was formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France by brothers Joe and Mario Duplantier, who played guitar and drums respectively. They were joined by guitarist Christian Andreu, who had seen the brothers perform live. Originally called Godzilla, they were forced to change their name due to legal disputes. They decided on the closest name to the original, which was Gojira (The original Japanese name of the popular science fiction creature.)

Musically, the band plays a mixture of several different types of music, including death metal, thrash metal and progressive metal, but there are also more atmospheric sections to many songs in a similar style to the American metal band Mastodon. They also utilize a range of different vocal styles, from deep death grunts, to higher pitched screaming, and from coarse singing, to much cleaner vocals.

Lyrically, the band deals with subjects such as the environment and how people treat it. In particular, their latest album From Mars To Sirius has many songs which lyrically show a concern about human-induced climate change and how it could affect our planet.

They were featured on the cover of Terrorizer Magazine in December 2006.

Gojira was featured on Children of Bodom's US tour in late 2006, joining Amon Amarth and Sanctity as the openers.

Gojira are going to support Trivium on the UK dates of their European tour, and will be supporting Lamb of God on their Spring 2007 American tour along with Trivium and Machine Head.

The band will release their second studio album, The Link, in the United States on May 27th, with remastered audio and new booklet artwork. Their live DVD, The Link Alive, will be released in the United States on April 10th.