I think I owe Shai Hulud and Meshuggah's 2008 records more time. Gojira's was the right record at the right time for me. Shai Hulud and Meshuggah's records are as accomplished, but I haven't let them sink in quite as much, which is strange since Gojira's record may require more patience ( Read more... )

My favourite album of 2008 is Gojira - The Way of All Flesh.

Like classics such as Dillinger Escape Plan's Miss Machine and Mastodon's Leviathan, it is a rich album with a hearty amount of content that I am nonetheless compelled to experience as a whole in one sitting. With such a wealth of material, there are bound to be some flaws, but they are ( Read more... )

Album of the Month: October 2008
Gojira
The Way of All Flesh

I have a particular fondness for sludge metal. There are many proficient bands that strive for clarity in their guitar attack. This needn't be the only path. The practitioners of sludge metal recognize the powers of blunt instruments of destruction. They embrace the richness, ( Read more... )

Gojira's latest has some sharp fucking teeth. I didn't expect this, but I couldn't be more pleased. They just went up a tier in the hierarchy of metal.

The new Poison the Well is quite the album. It has its flaws, but I can't help but adore the tight songwriting and the rich instrumentation ( Read more... )

Backbone by Gojira is a fucking sweet song. It makes me want to headbang regardless of where I am when I'm listening to it.

Fuck, the guitars sound so good in this ( Read more... )

I got From Mars to Sirius in the mail from Amazon yesterday. So far so great ( Read more... )

Ethan told me on Friday that he had an extra ticket, so I grabbed that from him ( Read more... )