Gojira “still working” on Sea Shepherd EP

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Despite losing planned EP in aid of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society because of a hard drive crash in 2010, Gojira say they're still working on it

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Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier says the band are “still working” on their Sea Shepherd EP which ran into problems in 2010.

The band had been working on the EP in aid of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society seven years ago but when the hard drive containing the material crashed, it seemed they had lost everything.

But in a new interview, Duplantier explains a bit more of why they originally planned the record and reveals they’re still putting the pieces in place for a future release.

The drummer tells Mulatschag: “We just wanted to put a spotlight on them, so vocalist and guitarist Joe Duplantier brought this idea of doing an EP and selling the EP with all the money going to help them.

“We started working on the EP but the hard drive crashed so we couldn’t end the project – but we’re still working on it. The goal was just to talk about them. They work, they fight for something very important. We respect them so much, so that was a goal.”

Guest musicians who have contributed to the project included Meshuggah, Devin Townsend and Max Cavalera.

Last month, Gojira’s 2016 album Magma scooped the Best Album award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods.

They’re currently on tour across Europe with live shows also planned with Metallica across North America. Find a full list of Gojira’s 2017 tour dates below.

Gojira 2017 tour dates

Jul 11: Gothenburg Pustervik, Sweden
Jul 12: Tonsberg Slottsfjell, Norway
Jul 13: Aarhus Train, Denmark
Jul 15: Eindhoven Dynamo Festival, Netherlands
Jul 29: Pasadena Rose Bowl Stadium, CA
Jul 30: Berkeley The UC Theatre, CA
Aug 01: Santa Cruz The Catalyst Club, CA
Aug 02: Ventura The Majestic Theater, CA
Aug 04: Glendale University Of Phoenix Stadium, AZ
Aug 05: Anaheim House Of Blues, CA
Aug 06: San Diego Hodad’s Petco Park, CA
Aug 08: Boise Knitting Factory, ID
Aug 09: Seattle CenturyLink Fields, WA
Aug 10: Spokane Knitting Factory, WA
Aug 11: Calgary The MacEwan Hall Ballroom, AB
Aug 12: Saskatoon O’Brian’s Event Centre, SK
Aug 14: Vancouver BC Place, BC
Aug 16: Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium, AB
Oct 07: Camden BB&T Pavilion, NJ
Oct 14: The Woodlands The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, TX

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.