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How Gojira took took metal in a whole new direction with L’Enfant Sauvage
By Jonathan Selzer published
Twelve years before they played the Olympic opening ceremony, Gojira released their classic fifth album, 2012’s L’Enfant Sauvage

From eco activism to maddening production values, there’s more to Gojira than you might think
By Phil Weller published
Taking influence from Pink Floyd, Björk and Metallica, the French band have never been shy about wanting success – but they’ve never sacrificed any of their progressive values

Watch Gojira in fiery performance at Olympics opening ceremony in Paris
By Stef Lach published
Gojira blast out metal version of French revolutionary song Ah! Ça Ira at Olympic Games opening ceremony

Gojira to play Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony alongside Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and more
By Merlin Alderslade published
Gojira will be mixing it up with pop royalty to kick off the 2024 Olympics in their homeland this weekend

“We introduced his influence and found ourselves”: Mike Oldfield is Gojira’s prog hero
By Malcolm Dome published
French metal guitarist-vocalist admits it’s odd – but where he grew up there was no such thing as pigeonholing artists in genres

Gojira drummer will bring the death metal thunder to Late Night With Seth Meyers
By Matt Mills published
The drummers of Iron Maiden, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and more have previously manned the kit on the late-night show

"I guess I didn’t expect them to look like that." We've found the reactions Gojira, Opeth, Obituary, Children Of Bodom and more had to hearing Bring Me The Horizon for the first time - and they might surprise you
By Merlin Alderslade published
In 2010, we secretly played Bring Me The Horizon to some of metal's most respected names. Here's what they thought

The 50 metal albums you need to hear in 2024
By Paul Travers published
From returning icons to underground heroes and metal's next generation, these are the albums you should be excited about this year

10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard
By Matt Mills published
From Iron Maiden going full prog to Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water, only completists will have heard these extraordinary covers

"We need to keep bringing new bands through": we talk to a Download Festival booker about the future of metal and running the UK's biggest rock fest
By Dannii Leivers published
Download Festival has been the biggest celebration of alternative music in the UK for over 20 years - but its ability to foster the next generation has never been more crucial
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