Gojira's sound is not easily classifiable as they blend several styles. Genres that have been associated with Gojira are death metal, thrash metal, progressive metal and groove metal. They are often compared to bands like Meshuggah, Mastodon, Sepultura, Neurosis and Morbid Angel. Gojira have been influenced by heavy metal artists such as Death, Morbid Angel, Meshuggah, Metallica, Tool, and Neurosis.
If this new album is as good as their last then it will very likely be one of my favourite albums of 2008.
When one listens to metal, they instantly try to compare and contrast it to other artists in order to come up with a likeness. However, every once and awhile, an artist peaks up from the netherworld to blow established traditions out of the water. In the last few years, our genre has been lucky enough to experience several of these, almost turning it into a trend in itself. One of these bands making waves is the French group known as Gojira, named after the Japanese version of Godzilla. Taking modern progressive death metal to new heights, Gojira is not a stereotypical death metal act, not even in the progressive tense. In fact, Gojira is sometimes so unexplainable, the best way to describe them would be avant garde. This year, the band will be releasing it’s latest foray entitled The Way of All Flesh, giving all another healthy dose of the extremes metal can go to in the name of challenging its own foundations. -- rest of review here
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