JOE DUPLANTIER Gives An Update On New GOJIRA

Amidst all of the hype over Gojira‘s recent Olympic performance is one other chunk of huge information – Gojira remains to be engaged on a brand new file. The brand new file might be Gojira‘s first since their 2021 effort Fortitude and can sound like… properly, we’re truly undecided what it’s going to sound like.

In response to Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier in an interview with Chuck Armstrong of Loudwire Nights,

“I want I might… It is not a secret, however I’ve gotta say we’re in the course of it, and till it is accomplished, it is arduous to inform folks what it is gonna be,” stated Duplantier. “And likewise, I do not wish to. I would like folks to be stunned. However we’re working. We’re making an attempt to ship one thing that’s significant and impactful. We’re very formidable when it comes to writing songs and the standard of it. And we wanna take a transparent step ahead and upward with this album. So we’re placing all our love and vitality on it.”

On the subject of latest Gojira materials, drummer Mario Duplantier stated in an October 2023 interview with El Expreso Del Rock that the brand new stuff is “completely different. It’s kind of early to say however I’ve a sense it’s going to be heavier.”

He later added on Gojira‘s course of: “We work on new stuff for a very long time, truly. We now have quite a bit, quite a bit, quite a lot of concepts. We now have constructions of latest songs. However we’re so choosy that we actually wish to take this time to drop one thing very distinctive.

“And why not having extra songs to file? As an alternative of getting 10 songs, possibly have like 15 songs; I do not know. However we’re engaged on it very arduous. However it’s kind of early within the course of to speak in regards to the date of launch and all that. However what I can inform is it is on a great way. We’re very happy with what we now have proper now.”