Gojira is a progressive metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and rhythm guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on lead guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass. Since its first studio album, Gojira has had no changes in lineup, and has released four studio albums, one live album, one single, and one DVD. Their new EP will be released in 2011.
Gojira, known for their 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.
Для участников Gojira весь их путь в мире металла похож на осуществление самой смелой фантазии. Четверо мальчишек с юга Франции, которые совсем недавно с восхищением знакомились с творчеством Sepultura и Metallica, теперь становятся в один ряд с легендарными музыкантами. Они делили сцену с Cannibal Corpse, Edge of Sanity, Impaled Nazarene, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, Trivium, Immortal... И это еще далеко не весь послужной список!
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Gojira, known for their 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.