{"id":56733,"date":"2025-08-09T10:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T10:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/56733\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T10:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T10:57:06","slug":"mario-duplantier-on-new-gojira-more-big-guitar-riffs-more-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/56733\/","title":{"rendered":"MARIO DUPLANTIER On New GOJIRA: More Big Guitar Riffs & More Metal"},"content":{"rendered":"

French progressive metal titans Gojira<\/a> have been riding an unprecedented wave of success since the release of their 2021 album Fortitude. In just four years, the band has not only expanded their global footprint \u2014 they’ve reshaped what it means to be a metal band in the modern era.<\/p>\n

Among their many recent milestones, Gojira<\/a> became the first metal band to perform at the Olympic opening ceremony, a historic achievement that preceded their GRAMMY Award win for the same collaboration. Since then, the band has toured extensively with Korn, lined up an upcoming run with Metallica, and even appeared at the all-star Back To The Beginning farewell concert for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, placing them firmly in the upper echelon of the genre.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Le Parisien<\/a>, drummer Mario Duplantier gave a brief but revealing update on the band’s highly anticipated eighth studio album, due in 2026.<\/p>\n

“It’s almost finished. We’re going back to big guitar riffs and a more metal, but more modern, sound,” Duplantier said. “There are two more songs to refine. We wanted to move quickly, but we didn’t succeed. We thought about it so much that we almost got lost. It’s harder to match our tastes than when we were 20, and that’s normal.”<\/p>\n

All of this is to say that I personally, very much need heavy Gojira<\/a> back in my life. Mario, if you’re reading this, hit me up. I can keep a secret. In the meantime, you can catch Gojira<\/a> at one of their approximately ten thousand tour dates coming up in both 2025 and 2026.<\/p>\n

Gojira only<\/p>\n

8\/10 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air 2025
8\/12 Oberhausen, Germany Turbinenhalle
8\/14 Dinkelsb\u00fchl, Germany Summer Breeze Open Air 2025
8\/15 Sulingen, Germany Reload Festival 2025
8\/17 Eindhoven, Netherlands Dynamo Metal Fest 2025
8\/19 Krakow, Poland Tauron Arena
8\/21 Vilnius, Lithuania Luki\u0161ki\u0173 kal\u0117jimas 2.0<\/p>\n

w\/ Korn & Loathe<\/p>\n

9\/17 Ottawa, Canada Canadian Tire Centre
9\/19 Quebec City, Canada Centre Vid\u00e9otron
9\/20 Montreal, Canada Bell Centre
9\/22 London, Canada Canada Life Place
9\/23 Madison, WI The Sylvee
9\/25 Winnipeg, Canada Canada Life Centre
9\/28 Calgary, Canada Scotiabank Saddledome
9\/29 Edmonton, Canada Rogers Place
10\/1 Vancouver, Canada Rogers Arena
10\/4 Sacramento, CA Aftershock 2025<\/p>\n

Gojira only<\/p>\n

11\/27 Reims, France ReimsArena
11\/28 Lille, France Z\u00e9nith de Lille
11\/30 Paris, France Bercy Accor Arena
12\/1 Rouen, France Z\u00e9nith de Rouen
12\/2 Saint-Herblain, France Zenith Nantes Metropole
12\/4 Toulouse, France Z\u00e9nith de Toulouse
12\/5 Clermont-Ferrand, France Z\u00e9nith de Clermont-Ferrand
12\/6 Marseille, France Dome Marseille
12\/8 Nice, France Palais Nika\u00efa
12\/9 Bordeaux, France Ark\u00e9a Arena
12\/10 Lyon, France LDLC Arena
12\/12 Strasbourg, France Zenith of Strasbourg<\/p>\n

w\/ Metallica & Knocked Loose<\/p>\n

5\/9 Athens, Greece Athens Olympic Stadium
5\/13 Bucharest, Romania Arena Na\u021bional\u0103
5\/19 Chorz\u00f3w, Poland \u015al\u0105ski Stadium
5\/22 Frankfurt, Germany Deutsche Bank Park
5\/24 Frankfurt, Germany Deutsche Bank Park
5\/27 Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland Stadion Letzigrund
5\/30 Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion Berlin
6\/3 Bologna, Italy Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
6\/11 Budapest, Hungary Pusk\u00e1s Ar\u00e9na
6\/13 Budapest, Hungary Pusk\u00e1s Ar\u00e9na
6\/19 Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium
6\/21 Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium
6\/25 Glasgow, UK Hampden Park
6\/28 Cardiff, UK Principality Stadium
7\/3 London, UK London Stadium
7\/5 London, UK London Stadium<\/p>\n

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