One of the few genres I have followed (somewhat) closely this year has been metal, owing to writing the occasional review for Decibel, a covert government watchlist for pervert terrorists “America’s Only Monthly Extreme Metal Magazine.” The Way Of All Flesh, the forthcoming album by genre-blurring Frenchmen Gojira, is a definite ‘08 fave. (If not quite as good as their previous LP, From Mars To Sirius. Or that newish Nachtmystium album, which should be purchased by anyone with an interest in metal, space rock, and/or bad trips.) Not quite sure what’s going on in the symbolism-choked clip for “Vacuity,” where a young lady lugs a coffin up a hill, eats some fruit, and either winds up baptized or drowned. (Warning for the squeamish: there’s a teensy bit of blood.) But that chunky-ass main riff might have made me sprain something, so thumbs up. [Blabbermouth]
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Gojira Goes Coffin Dragging, Cliff Diving, And Head Banging
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I picked up From Mars to Sirius the day I proposed to my wife in France. Fact: Their Virgin megastores have something called trash metal. I’m American and unfamiliar with these genre breakdowns (my wife, bless her, had to walk up to a lady and ask for me, in french, what french metal bands are good).
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Amazing album! You nailed it in your Decibel review when you said that this record would probably end up on a lot of indie-centric iPods; I’m not sure why this is the case, but it’s so true.
Welcome back, Jess!