Guess what! Gojira‘s From Mars To Sirius is 20 years outdated this yr, which additionally means you are outdated. Not Gojira although – they’re eternally youthful. Or no less than that is what I have been led to consider due to this model new reside in-studio session from Silver Wire Studios. It is particularly cool as a result of they did not simply rip out the hits. The session runs as follows:
- “Ocean Planet” 00:00
- “From The Sky” 06:17
- “The place Dragons Dwell” 12:12
At this yr’s Bloodstock Open Air pageant within the UK, Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier confirmed that the band’s long-awaited new album will lastly arrive in 2026. The follow-up to 2021’s Fortitude has been within the works for a number of years, with recording classes already underway.
“We already did file some drums and guitars and basses,” Duplantier advised Bloodstock TV’s Oran O’Beirne. “It took us a very long time. We would have liked that point, I feel, simply to ensure we’re all on the identical web page, be certain what Gojira is bringing subsequent is robust sufficient.
“Additionally, we do not have that a lot strain. We’re not a younger band anymore… We have been a band for 30 years, so Gojira is already a longtime band. It does not imply that we will be lazy — it does not imply that — however it’s very essential to take the time to carry one thing contemporary and new and highly effective.”
He added: “For the brand new songs, we took a lot time simply to ensure all the pieces is okay and highly effective sufficient and — I do not know — good sufficient as properly. However it’s on the way in which, it is on the way in which. 2026, for certain.”
In a separate interview with Le Parisien, Duplantier teased what followers can anticipate from the as-yet-untitled album. “It is virtually completed. We’re going again to large guitar riffs and a extra steel, however extra trendy, sound,” he mentioned. “There are two extra songs to refine. We needed to maneuver rapidly, however we did not succeed. We thought of it a lot that we virtually obtained misplaced. It is tougher to match our tastes than once we had been 20, and that is regular.”
Additionally, the truth that new Gojira might be going to be silly heavy is thrilling. Give me From Mars To Sirus 2: Fuck You, This Is Even Heavier.
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