Gojira

1) Gojira is a progressive death metal band from Bayonne, France. Their lyrics focus on life, ecology, and spiritual themes. They were formed in 1996 by brothers Joe Duplantier (vocals and lead guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (guitar) and Jean-Michel Labadie (bass guitar). They had initially named their group Godzilla, but due to legal constraints had to change their name. They therefore chose to re-name their band Gojira - the original Japanese version of their name (in Japanese Gojira means gorilla-whale or gorilla the size of a whale). Some of the content of their music is focused on the ecological effects of human activity on the Earth. Joe and Mario Duplantier also play in an experimental metal band called Empalot. In 2007 Joe also became the bass player for former Sepultura members Max and Igor's new project, Cavalera Conspiracy. Gojira's Official Website Discography: 1996 - Victim (Demo, released as Godzilla) 1997 - Possessed (Demo, released as Godzilla) 1999 - Saturate (Demo, released as Godzilla) 2000 - Wisdom Comes (Demo, released as Godzilla) 2001 - Terra Incognita 2003 - The Link 2004 - The Link Alive (DVD, later released as a CD+DVD package) 2005 - From Mars to Sirius 2008 - The Way of All Flesh 2) Gojira is also George Dorin Andreescu, a romanian producer and DJ who mixes mostly techno and electro. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.