Album: Magma by Gojira (2016)
Genre: Progressive Metal | Style: Metal | Mood: Angry
Record Label: Roadrunner Records
Format: Album

Description: "Magma"  is the sixth studio album from French metal band Gojira. The album was released on 17 June 2016 through Roadrunner Records.
Magma was met with critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 4 critics, the album has received a score of 88/100, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Rolling Stone's Daniel Epstein noted that Magma marks a stylistic departure for Gojira compared to previous albums. "Largely absent are the epic song arrangements and neck-snapping displays of instrumental wizardry that marked their recordings up through 2012's L'Enfant Sauvage. Instead, new tracks like "The Shooting Star," "Stranded" and "Pray" are more about finding a fearsome groove or riff and squeezing it for every last drop of darkness and catharsis."

Artist Background: Gojira is a French heavy metal band from Bayonne. Formed in 1996, the band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and rhythm guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on lead guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass. Since their first studio album, Gojira has had no changes in lineup, written five studio albums and produced two live DVDs. Gojira, known for their environmentally-themed lyrics, "have risen from utmost obscurity durin... Part of the Bayonne, France music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Opeth, Meshuggah, Lamb of God, Death

Music Scene: Part of the Bayonne, France music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Progressive Metal, Metal, Angry, 2010s, Album, Roadrunner Records

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 4 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


"Magma"  is the sixth studio album from French metal band Gojira. The album was released on 17 June 2016 through Roadrunner Records.
Magma was met with critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 4 critics, the album has received a score of 88/100, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Rolling Stone's Daniel Epstein noted that Magma marks a stylistic departure for Gojira compared to previous albums. "Largely absent are the epic song arrangements and neck-snapping displays of instrumental wizardry that marked their recordings up through 2012's L'Enfant Sauvage. Instead, new tracks like "The Shooting Star," "Stranded" and "Pray" are more about finding a fearsome groove or riff and squeezing it for every last drop of darkness and catharsis."

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