If you’re going to name a band after the greatest monster in cinema mythology, you better deliver. Luckily, long-running French metal outfit Gojira hasn’t built their reputation by not living up to their name. Throughout their twenty-plus-year history, they have delivered punishing groove metal that is both destructive and awe-inspiring.
Originally establishing their reputation as a highly technical death metal band, 2016’s Magma saw a seismic shift that saw them leaning into more melodic and progressive elements without losing any of their technical edge. With that album as my introduction, I was already primed for this year’s Fortitude, a sonic tour-de-force that shows what the French foursome is still so highly regarded.
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