JOE DUPLANTIER Gives An Update On New GOJIRA

Amidst all the hype over Gojira‘s recent Olympic performance is another chunk of big news – Gojira is still working on a new record. The new record will be Gojira‘s first since their 2021 effort Fortitude and will sound like… well, we’re actually not sure what it’ll sound like.

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

“I wish I could… It’s not a secret, but I’ve gotta say we’re in the middle of it, and until it’s completed, it’s hard to tell people what it’s gonna be,” said Duplantier. “And also, I don’t want to. I want people to be surprised. But we’re working. We’re trying to deliver something that is meaningful and impactful. We’re very ambitious in terms of writing songs and the quality of it. And we wanna take a clear step forward and upward with this album. So we’re putting all our love and energy on it.”

On the topic of new Gojira material, drummer Mario Duplantier said in an October 2023 interview with El Expreso Del Rock that the new stuff is “different. It’s a bit early to say but I have a feeling it is going to be heavier.”

He later added on Gojira‘s process: “We work on new stuff for a long time, actually. We have a lot, a lot, a lot of ideas. We have structures of new songs. But we are so picky that we really want to take this time to drop something very unique.

“And why not having more songs to record? Instead of having 10 songs, maybe have like 15 songs; I don’t know. But we are working on it very hard. But it’s a bit early in the process to talk about the date of release and all that. But what I can tell is it’s on a good way. We are very proud of what we have right now.”