Again, long time no post, my exams got over a while back, so i tought it would be injustice not posting anything up here, now that im free. So ive decided to Review Gojira's From Mars To Sirius.
Gojira is a French Band. The Genre is currently very debatable..from Doom/Drone/Death Metal To Progressive/Thrash and even Metalcore..No Matter what, they are Metal, and undoubtly, one of THE HEAVIEST and most innovative bands that ive come across, nah fuck that, they ARE the more innovative band man...in'fuckin'sane shit...theyre Material isnt perfect, but sure does come close to it.Chugging Intricate Riffs, Insane Harmonics,Crazy Pick Scrapes, and some other shit i dont even know! some of the Craziest Drumming ive ever seen...monstrosity...they are often labeled Eco Metal, as they base all theyre material on the world, and how we are destroying it. Hm. Sensible.
I found about them when i heard theyre going on tour with Trivium and Lamb Of God, and they were french, so i got curious, and thank god i did! heh!
I have been unable to acquire the entire album, so im going to write a review on all the songs that I have heard so far.
1. Ocean Planet : The Album Starts of with this, Whale Sounds- Chugg-Riff- Harmonic- Progressive Interlude X 20!
Fuck, just shows intricacy and talent right there...perfect mixdown of so many elements..sounds beautiful, vocals come in perfectly..lots of off time beats and guitarwork comes up ahead, sounds quite killer, then back to the opening riff..then another small bridge, and thats where the double bass kicks in, with general picking, sounds killer when the vocals are added there...couple of more sound changes, singing becomes more melodic, which goes into a heavy-as-bricks outro, again speckled with harmonics and insane pick slides which i dont know how they replicate..brilliantly made song, i liked the main riff the most, good shit. 4/5
2. Backbone : Feedback.... low volume riff..... FUCKING IN YOUR FACE INSANITY! Has to be one of the best songs on the album, brilliant lyrics, vocals,drums, guitars..the interlude reminds me of meshuggah style trem-pick, which goes into a octave-chorded riff, which along with the vocals sounds sick. totally brilliant shit man..highlight of this song has to be the Drums, check the double bass in parts, major time signatures, the works. really crazy shit...goes back to the opening riff, verse 2..then the entire song slows down for a bit, going into this sudden dazed mode....when your all tired...Beat your feet on the Ground now, GO! another insane picked riff, sounds simple yet powerful...one of the best bridges ive heard...even here drums keep changing so much, yet seam in so well...song ends well too.. Krazee shit. Blows my brains out, slaps me around, and gets me back to my senses.ohh yeahhh.. 4.5/5
3. From The Sky : This song sounds less death metal in the beginning, more of a higher-picked-heavy metal riff...then goes into this insane double bassed, harmonic slide riffage, which Gojira is so fucking good at doing..then eventually slows down into this muted semi-slow interlude, which sounds like its building up to some insane, which it is, mass trem-pick, over and over , with those mind-numbing drums, then the death metal elemnent comes in, guttural screams and lows, and thats how it ends..havent given too much listen time,thats why i wont giv it a flat 4, but from how many times ive heard it, i like the overall structure, nice song, showcases Gojiras trademark guitar-work. 3.99/5
4. Unicorn : This song is almost like an Interval, a break from the Crushing Gojira, to the progressive slower Gojira. but even here, they dont have the typical acoustic breaks, but rely completely on Natural Harmonics, coupled with recorded Whale talk...which i think is pitch-shifted to give the song a very atmospheric beautiful sound, but its a bit repetitive, because other then the whales, everything remains the same,and alas, no matter what, its just a filler 3/5
5. Where Dragons Dwell : this song IS NOT called where Dragons Fall, its DWELL you bitches! Song starts out with a very similar to Ocean Planet Riff-plan, Octavechord-ChugChug-Harmonic...then goes into the artificial string travel thingie, along with double bass, then verse 1, which abruptly ends with a Artificial Harmonic, and goes back into the intro riff, which i dig. Then Verse 2, in the same way as verse one, sounds very Mastodon/Meshuggah style, but with its own uniqueness..which is Gojiras Strength...The Song Stops Abruptly, into this Atmospehric Effect-laden Passage which sounds like coming out of a heavy storm to see the sun and a brilliant blue sky, only to fall back into the Storm...clever bastards..give the song another dimension all together..im going to give this song a .2 extra just for that! back to a double bass infested riff, which repeats for about 2 minutes in totality...thats where the song loses points, if they had made a insane outro, or hell, even the re-intro would do..and for that ill give them a 4.2, or they would have got a 4.7...great song.. i dig the shit outta the intro riff, thank god for Gojira! 4.2/5
6. The Heaviest Matter Of The Universe : This was the song that first got me into Gojira, The First Song i heard, i didnt like the starting that much, just the same thing, with different riff..then it changed to some detuned sounding chord...GO! the most killing riff on this album, 101% f*cking sure! again singing comes in at the perfect time...then a bridge, with trademark Gojira Double Bass And Slides...Uber shit...then a metalcorish slower riff, with the cleanest vocals on the album so far, but no harm, infact it adds to song, making it better..This song is the Shit, Dont like Gojira ? You WILL like this song. 4.75/5
7. Flying Whales : This one is a little Different, Starts Out with Whale Sounds,then clean guitar.. Slow and Steady, though the Improvised Drums Sound Pleasant..goes on for a bit , sounds repetitive at first, but seems to fit in perfectly after a few listens...then a small pause, and the main riff half-kicks-in...and when it does, in Kicks the shit out of me ! Detuned, yet so simple, yet so motherfuckin' powerful, core shit man... that was what led me to cover this song, other then the fact that it was easy :P...Major double bass usage in this song...left most of my drummer friends in awe lol...then the progressive intro, but heavier, and this is where Joe Duplantiers voice comes out, shows his talent by changing from clean to shout, to guttural, all of it..and then it changes into a blast-beat devin townsend type riff...and soon dies out into a clean guitar passage..with the drums slowly building up...which ends up in them using the same clean passage in mindblowing heavy fashion, the harmonic slides really showing out here...another 'up-there' song... 4.5/5
8. In The Wilderness : One of the Lows of the album, i Havent given this song too much play time, so like Room 409, i could be wrong again, but from how much ive heard, its a 8 minute drone, slow and repetative song...sounds like its not worked on too much, which makes it look like a filler, even though it might not be....some parts shine, but on the whole, not too good...not in the same class....2/5
9. World To Come : I havent been Able To Acquire this Song, so when i do, i will let you guys know.. -/-
10. From Mars : The Guitars on the entire song are the same, but its so well done, that it sounds so briliant...the vocals sing along with the guitar, in an almost whisper, which gives the whole song a very dreamy feel...the drums also come in well, on lower volume , or whatever, in a way that its not disturbing.. lyrically also, the song shines...read up the lyrics, once you do, though, the song might not sound the same, so do it at your own risk...once again, shows the more progressive side, but not in a unicorn-interval way...song Abruptly stops and goes into To Sirus, to in a way, complete the album name.hehe..nice stuff, shows their versitality. 4/5
11. To Sirius : This song kicks in abruptly, like being shook out of a dream into actualy reality..does feel uncomfortable, but after a couple of listens, once i expected it, i actually liked it... starts out in a very techincal death metal way..VERY techinical, INTRICATE guitar,drum work..at 0:35, this bridge starts and ive no fckin idea how its played, if anyone does, let me know! Is it artiharms on different parts of the same string and fret ? sounds killllllerrrrr...There are soo many time signature changes, and it sounds almost pleasantly uncomfortable...one of the best drums i have ever heard..im sure itll be impossible to even make a drum track hehe...crazy shit..Blistering Beats, 240 bpm plus double bass, etc. im no drummer, so i cant tell you guys everything..this song sets itself apart from the rest of the album. a very unique sound, even more unique in a way that it changes all your thoughts on Gojira, though all the sounds are all the same...wicked..again, the outro is dragged out over 1:30 minutes, which is not too bad, but could have been better..none-the-less, really nice, unique song..i like i like.. 4/5
12. Global Warming : This song almost starts out Electronica lawl, but gets into a almost-metalcore riff, in the path of As I Lay Dying.. Vocals Sound wierd, processed, not raw , the way weve got to like them...but soon the song gets back into its more original style, the gojira styl lol..song gets a little repetitive, but i havent given this song too much of listen time too..so i might just be wrong...but ive realised i should, so i will, and then maybe give a more detailed review..but fuck, ive already told you guys, Get Gojira..it is teh shit... but so far, il give it a 3/5
again, Gojira is TEH shit..one of the best ive heard, a breath of fresh air, a mix of lots of sub-genres of metal, making a completely different genre of its own! Gojira is real good, probably in my top 10 , even though i havent heard a lot of em...its just the Contemporary nature that attracts me to it..this is what New Metal should be, not that crappy Nu Metal shit like Korn, etc. A must buy for Techincal, Death Metal, as well as Thrash Metal Fans..Total Recom.Global Peace!
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