Gojira is one of the greatest bands out there with an amazing message and activism involved.

Talk about jumping into the deep end! The first time I heard this song, I had the same thought about the vocals at first, but you warm up to their sound pretty quickly. If you want something a bit more melodic and soft, "Born in Winter" is an excellent one. And of course if you want them to melt your face, "Flying Whales" is the way to go. You really can't go wrong with these guys, but do note that their really old material is straight-up old school death metal, even if you can hear elements of what they'd evolve into years later!

It's not an instant favorite, but listening multiple times it starts to grow on you more, at least for me... one of the best metal songs for me.

The lyrics to this album literally have the ability to make me cry and it makes no sense given how heavy they are. The title track, just... whewww. "The Way of All Flesh" deserves a lyric video as well.

I have added this drummer to my top five of all time. He's incredible.

I'd suggest l'enfant sauvage. More often than not ppl recommend a song by them that throws you into the deep end. I don't think this is what you'd really call their deep end but it's definitely one of their weirder songs in terms of structure. Ease in and youll dig it. They have some of the best rhythm of any metal out there. And the vocalist is very good its just different than your standard metal vocals.

Born in Winter is a song that will change your life. Can't recommend enough

🤟 Fuckin Gojira 🤟. Easily the best metal band to emerge in the last 20 years. Hope to see more. Subbed

Gojira is sooooo good

I'm new to Gojira and I can't get enough I always liked the Metal with an edge , slayer , Exodus , anthrax - you get the point . Now I'm full on with the screaming lyrics . Freaking powerful 🤘🤘

The intro is in a 45/4 meter. Absolutely incomprehensible time signature. Yogev Gabay, a drummer and youtuber, made an amazing video explaining this intro, completely blew my mind!

I did make it all the way through, which is more than I can say for a lot of the heavier metal. I enjoyed the instrumental parts, they were insane! I can't say I loved this, but I can say that I wouldn't be adverse to hearing more, because I haven't really come to any kind of a decision yet.

I love this song so much and I definitely agree with your opinion on the vocals. I really didn’t like how off kilter and oddly timed they were in the first and second verses. But as I re-listen much later after my first few times and having heard much more of their discography, it’s become one of my favorite details as I’ve come to learn how purposefully the layout of literally everything in this song is (as well as their others but this one especially). And its focus on rhythm over melody through most of the track, letting the melodic elements and writing slowly creep in as the track progresses, it’s so cool to hear as a producer. Literally my only gripe is how many videos choose to have the shortened version without the beautiful extended transition into the next track on the album. In my opinion that final section is what makes the extreme repetition of the outro riff fully worth it

They have a lot of great music

Yes.

Yes! More Gojira! Other great songs - Oroborus, Explosia, From the Sky. 🤘🏼💪🏽

Evades Gojira, for however long, starts listning to them with possibly one of their most complex songs. Im here for it.

Listen to esoteric surgery, Mario’s drums will leave you speechless

As a massive Gojira fan I could write an essay and suggest about 40 amazing and totally different songs by them that you would possibly enjoy, but id just stick to first 2 songs that always come to my mind initially when someone wants to dive into Gojira more: The Gift of Guilt (and with this one I strongly suggest watching live version at Brixton Academy, its just perfect) and L'Enfant Sauvage (either studio or live, this song is 10/10 either way for me). And as already few people mentioned, theyre just stupidly good live. Ive been to couple of metal shows and festivals, but I have to admit that Gojira at Mystic Festival holds the 2nd place of the best concerts Ive ever attented to. That show gives way to 1st place only to, guess what, another Gojira show that took place earlier this year in Gliwice (btw Alien Weaponry that you reacted to recently played as support there, they were amazing too). I had to check Gojira out live after all the comments Ive read about how good they are live and well, now their shows have 1st and 2nd places sealed for me lmao

Loved the honest reaction! Gojira is one of the best bands I've seen live, they replicate their studio sound immaculately live. And all of the band members are absolute studs on their respective instruments. Hope you'll give some other tracks a chance, maybe even a live performance or two!

Clone live at Garorock or Remembrance live at The link Alive. Both of these energy are incredible. It’s early Gojira so automatically heavier

Stranded and Where Dragons Dwell

If you got a chance, go see them live. Such a bad ass band.

I've been on the Gojira train for months now and starting out; I had to come back to this song later and its now one of my all time favorites. After seeing them live this year, they are insane. It seems like no one can hold a candle to them in comparison.

Great band, Remembrance is probably my favourite track, just for the insane timing and Mario's killer drumming. Its from the album called The Link.

First time hearing that song, sounds very interesting to me.

Great song to start with! I think Joe's vocals have evolved with the band and he even throws in some clean vocals here and there. Early days the vocals were more Death Metal growls. I think I would have suggested a song Like Silvera, or Born for one thing, but maybe I like to ease people into certain bands more. This song is one that I would skip back to on my phone when I was at work, kept me going! 🤘🤘

I've been following Gojira for a good 20 years (it helps that they're the most succesful metal band from my country) and this is one of my favourite songs from them. But I don't think it's a good introduction to them. Especially in their later work there are more accessible songs, or at least better songs to start listening to them. Great reaction though, I'm glad you got interested in the message they're conveing, hope to see more !

This is your first Gojira, not the lighest :) Gotta go easy with them :) Try Flying whales, Clone, L'enfant sauvage...you're hooked man ! Saw them live a few months ago, fucking good

Also, as others have said, this is deep end Gojira. Check out Silvera for an AWESOME and more digestible Gojira experience!

Reminded me of a drumline at the beginning, whicb is good. I didn't have as much trouble with the vocals either. Very interesting sound and groove, I'd be interested in hearing more from them. ❤ & ✌️

That chanting at the beginning is what I hear when I smoke DMT.If you wanna try another gojira song, try doing The Heaviest Matter of the Universe.

Listen and look Pray live🤘

groovy meshuggah vibe. gnarly tone. I dig how massive the guitars are. and the drums just fkn thump.

I highly recommend Adoration For None. This Gojira track features Randy Blythe

Ive been a fan of these guys since 2001 and I've seen them live 6 times. Incredible, they are somehow far far better live than on recording. Keep going dude these guys have a ton of good. In the Wilderness is my favorite song ever it's from their album From Mars to Sirius.

Gojira took a little while to grow on me, but now they're my go to when I'm concentrating on something and just want something vibing in the background. Heaviest Matter of the Universe, Flying Whales (has another really long intro though), backbone, and gift of guilt are probably my favorites newer stuff Amazonia is fun. I saw them live this spring, they put on a spectacular show.

I get it, took me a moment to click with them. They were huge when I was spamming Nightwish, Dream Theater, Helloween, Ayreon and Devin Townsend, at that point they didn't do anything for me. Then I heard L'enfant Sauvage...that song is a ferocious howl that absolutely nailed me to the spot. Since then I've reappraised and become a big fan of Joe's vocals. One of the other keys to their stuff is to find a live version, they build their songs around the drums, Mario is one of those drummers who just gets music and the live setting adds so much more to the song. Even straightforward tracks like Silvera or Pray are astonishing live. In fact "Pray extended edition live at Red Rocks" is almost a religious experience, hypnotic and brutal, I can watch it over and over and get something new every time. That performance alone needs more eyes on it as it's hard to describe how good it is. They do a lot of activism, and if you dive into their stuff you may realise whales are a particular favourite of theirs. So much so that on Devin Townsend's "By a Thread" performance of the album "Deconstruction" Joe does vocals on Sumeria and represented him on screen with a sad whale in one of those helicopter hats. Tiny bit of pointless trivia, yeah I know, but I needed to add it or my brain would be bugging me all day.

Gojira is a journey. Dying is escape from life, living is difficult way of dying. Great reaction. I recommend Flying Whales to listen to.

You just gain another sub my friend, welcome to prime Gojira! Please and I beg you to do My Last Creation, not one reaction creator has done it and I’ve asked so many. It is by far their most underrated song (in a Gojira super fan 90% of their discography is in all of my playlist)

I needed some time to connect with Gojira but after a few songs my brain gradually understood and accepted their somehow different concept. And live they are fantastic. Still working my way through their huge catalogue, with great pleasure I must say. Thanks.

Good pick! Their drummer is amazing. So many of their tracks are insane. Silveria is a more "traditional" radio hit kind of metal but god damn does it smack you in the chops. Keep it up man loving your stuff.

there are just too many great bands to listen to all of them. Gojira is one of those I need to listen more to!

I have a strong suspicion you’ll love the track Monument, performed by Rosetta (from their album Wake/Lift). 😊

I'd suggest anything from "From Mars.. to Sirius" for example Backbone - that song is the core and essence of Gojira. One of their biggest influence is Metallica, but they've managed to create something totally their own. I saw them the first time in 2007 - I was blown away. Now, you've already heard Orbit Culture, and can hear that their influence actually combines Gojira and Metallica... :) edit. This track is prolly the most drum heavy track they have, and a quite monotone in that. Not that representative of them.

presented with a lot of “humility and respect”, keep it up!

One of the best gojira songs. And albums. Things get a little hit or miss later but still great stuff. Drummer is a beast

I enjoyed the drums in this track. I was not a complete fan of it, but there were solid parts for sure. Great reaction as always brother.

Thank you so much for doing my recommendation. I loved it and seeing your stank face made my day! 🤘❤️ As others have said here, not their easiest song to begin with but not really the deep end either. This one is definately rhythmically and structurally more challenging than some of their other songs and I would never recommend this as a first Gojira dive for a non-metalhead, but knowing a bit about your background I knew you could handle it! Even if it sounds bonkers at times there is always a method to their madness. Joe's vocals are really unique. He does clean singing and traditional growls, but most of his harsh vocals are melodic growls or pitched screaming. I love it but also know that not everyone does. The drums in this one are berserk! Mario is a beast on the drums and considered one of the best drummers in metal. He even took jazz drumming lessons to become a better metal drummer, which I find amazing! As for recommendations, you have gotten some good ones already. Personally I would suggest you check out some live stuff. The Gift of Guilt, live at Brixton Academy, for a melodic and brutally beautiful song. Or Global Warming, live at the Silver Cord Studio, for a more mellow, melodic song that has Joe doing some clean singing. 🤘❤️

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Una de mis favoritas!

This is a hell of a start to Gojira - but absolute top quality band, Mario Duplantier and Devin Townsend are good friends

glad you listened to gojira, but really not the song to start with at all if you don't know them. Neither is Flying Whales if you get that suggestion. I suggest "From The Sky" live @ Bordeaux (should change your mind regarding his vocals). Or L'Enfant Sauvage, or Silvera. Much better and palpable tracks.

his vocals was a sticking point for me as well. but they just are such great musicians and his ability to kind of maintain a semblance of pitch while screaming is pretty dope.

I thought the intro was too long but it was an interesting song. The drummer is widely regarded as outstanding. I wouldn't be opposed to you checking out another song.

I need to listen to more. I only have 1 album from back when they had a female singer.

I dont know why ... but 6:53 on feels soo Metallica to me Has a Dyers Eve feel to it

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2 things... 1st, metal is an acquired taste, and the harder it is, the truer this statement. I argue it's particularly the case for drums in some bands and vocals in others, such as Gojira. 2nd, I would never recommend to anyone - not even a metalhead - trying a Gojira/Opeth song while being focused on it. Do it while you walk, drive, ride, golf, bowl, play, whatever, but they're just too atmospheric and many of them, too long to focus on that alone! The way I fell in love with quite a few Gojira songs was doing just what I described with a playlist of their songs in the background. And as I was doing that, some of them caught my attention, and that's the ones I still listen to to this day, years later.

As a major major Gojira fan. I completely agree with the vocals. The first verse shouldn’t have been as i sounds off to me. It’s a classic Gojira track, but for me it’s one i rarely come back to, althouh the intro and outro are fantastic on this one. There are so many ‘better’ tracks to get into them, but the live versions is where they won le over. Prime Gojira early 2000’s until 2014 ish, live there’s nothing quite like them. I’d suggest Explosia live at Brixton or Clone live at Garorock for some absolute destruction, that said, there are so so many live versions to recommend, and i tend to like them better than the studio versions. Check out the Clone at Garorock for some prime Gojira imo. Cheers

I like when you pick some french band ;-)

Not a fan of this one. There are some tracks by them I do enjoy, But it's not a band I can relate to a lot....

If you want something really heavy from them, go for "The heaviest matter in the universe". Kinda self-explanatory song name.