GODZILLA (Pre-GOJIRA) - Possessed (France, 1997, Death Metal)

[@morfrido]

I really hope this kids one day play in the olyimpics

[@andritti]

Ahahahah, I always thought they would be the best choice, since I heard this kickass demo, back in the days :)🤘🤘

[@insertstolenusername5306]

Imagine going back in time to tell a bunch of 16 year old kids they were going to be the first metal band to play in the olympics

[@Jasper2112OP]

Why didn’t they stick with this sound

[@damiloification]

@@Jasper2112OPif they did they'd be a solid death metal band, but I guess they were destined to be something more than that

[@wotanjugend974]

@@damiloification destined to be posers

[@Robotic24]

@@wotanjugend974stop being an elitist. I love DM but Gojira built a massive name and actually got somewhere being what they are. If they were in DM they’d be 10x smaller than they are now.

[@chicfillatheamazinghd5113]

@@Jasper2112OPthey built their sound off of this stuff they just tightened up

[@yushfaandromedha]

The fact that they recorded this when they were only in their late teenage years is really impressive

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Its not unimpressive by any means, but I am not sure you realize how common that is, and younger. Decapitated and Emperor were like 14.

[@xavkoston16]

Mario was 16 years old :o :o :o

[@Wookash11111]

@@patrickbertlein4626 Yeah right. Just because Emperor were 14 then anyother teenager is not impressive.

[@electric_eye2740]

@@Wookash11111 I don't understand this logic at all, metal has always been a young man's game. Why do you think majority of legacy bands have started to suck in the long run?

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

No it's not impressive it's every metal band I can think of too bad it's a shit album

[@tygaydek]

I wish this was on Spotify so bad

[@luish8056]

If only.

[@barbados1267]

It’s not official audio that’s why it’s not

[@Manic_Mitch.official]

That’s why I have KZbin music 😎

[@andritti]

Why, you have it here :)

[@lightningmonky7674]

​@@andrittiit's more convenient to have all your music in one place but I'm still thankful for KZbin containing even the most underground of records. There's only been a few records I haven't been able to find on either Spotify *or* KZbin

[@andreaswg6178]

mario duplantier love to hit his bell since 97

[@moussetache1815]

I prefer this kind of sound over what they're known for. It's fucking heavy and doomy, it's beautiful. Thank you ELOD.

[@metalheadblues]

They would have been swallow up with the rest of doom / death metal bands , they had to evolve to stand out

[@decayingcorpse-xv]

Vitek (former drummer of Decapitated) was around 15 when they were recording Winds of Creation. I think the entire band was in their teens during that period. Anyone that is impressed by Mario’s drumming skills at his age of 16, would be blown away listening to Vitek’s drumming. If he hadn’t passed away at such a young age he’d easily be one of the top 10 best metal drummers right now.

[@sethputnamsghost]

Winds of Creation is one of my top favorite DM albums. Vitek will always be missed.🤘

[@ning_nang]

@@sethputnamsghost Same here, I fucking love that album. Decapitated's best work. RIP Vitek!

[@Sinxytlol3]

the band started when he was 11

[@qwerty.4450]

You should’ve heard my garage tapes from when I was 4, I mopped the floor with them both. Too bad they got lost in the fire and my arms fell off😞

[@andrewmartin7507]

It goes to show that passion for something and skill at something are two different things. Not to say gojira or decapitated weren't talented...it's very obvious that they were. I just mean there are people who are good at art and there are people who LOVE their art

[@SlyHikari03]

These guys were 16 when they recorded this. Damn..

[@thodoris3790]

yes,thebest age to be in death metal band.

[@dvrds]

Only Mario. The rest were 21.

[@Streetjesus04]

Listen to hackneyed they were 14

[@WeirdGrinder776-c6n]

TFOT were also teens when they first played

[@TaxEvader420]

Crazy how good the sound is for an underground demo

[@PoingdeRuptureJG]

Ça été enregistré dans un studio en 97. Pas sur un 4 pistes k7 dans un garage 😉

[@zeuhl666]

I saw them at this period in Paris, it was already crazy 🤘

[@hobbes8737]

Unreal man , wish I was there

[@danielvician6339]

0:48 Intro 0:48 1. Possessed 5:43 2. Bleeding 8:58 3. Brutal Abortion 12:39 4. End of Time 17:06 5. Mandragore

[@michaelharris8995]

Ay... Mario was fuckin left n right is the only answer

[@seanparnell3071]

M

[@imadrunk3576]

Thank you

[@parvardi]

Doing god’s work

[@MichaelM1349]

Had no clue this existed. This is insane!!!

[@PrehistoricMagazine]

This is so good I love the old school sound. I respect what they are now but nothing beats old school death metal. Mike

[@0bs0l3t3]

They need to re-record and re release their Godzilla stuff.

[@sambt123]

if they take a long ass break from touring joe probably could produce those vocals again

[@jinsakai9729]

@@sambt123like what they did with Inferno. He doesn’t need a break his voice is still good

[@allenvrabac4827]

No, he sounds strung out on live recordings.@@jinsakai9729

[@DOWNPOUR_]

@@jinsakai9729his voice is arguably better now . he’s the Death metal James Hetfield, insane rhythm guitarist + Vocals age like fine wine

[@MatEnAlks]

One of the greatest possible horrors is hearing an OSDM record with modern production. No.

[@ShowerOnceYearly]

I love the caveman palm muted riffs that make you move your head and then it gets technical right after

[@santiagogonzalez8179]

Morbid Angel influence all the way, I'm really enjoying this demo

[@tommanserable]

Ok, it's not just the obvious skill on display. The artistry to compose and execute with soul and nuance is the real miracle.

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

Skill? It's so sloppy. First thing I notice is track 2 is literally every gojira song ever same rhythm same beat what utter trash

[@productofmymind4860]

​@@HAHb-zc2dpIt's not like you could produce anything of significance. Chill out

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

@@productofmymind4860 I play in a band called vitriol,check us out we're on tour,maybe you like us maybe not,out second lp was just released. It will NOT appeal to fans of garbage music.

[@Lomaxxx53]

​@@HAHb-zc2dplmao "not for fans of garbage music" Sorry, I won't listen to your average ass simplistic band lol

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

@@Lomaxxx53 neither will I. That's gojira and this crap is. Basic boring bullshit mainstream rock crap

[@MODELMAN-zq7po]

I hope they re-release it soon

[@thomasgoude8800]

Imagine them recreating this album but now🔥

[@mrsounds632]

Holy shit Mario was only 15-16

[@SacralSource]

Genius nuff said

[@johnhoggan1053]

Reminds me of sepultura max and igor were only 14-15 when they started recording they're music, absolutely nuts when you listen to what they were producing.

[@tinyf666]

@@johnhoggan1053 alexi laiho from children of bodom was also 15 or so when they wrote 'something wild'

[@Dirge4july]

So brutal!!

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

Pretty old compared to nergal and ivar

[@MattoCinemaOfficial]

Holy shit. This was way better than I was expecting. They were literally better than everyone when they were already teenagers. Well played, Gojira. Well played. 😂🤘

[@SevenAsses]

I've never gotten into Gojira but this is right up my alley

[@1848revolt]

Early gojira was like this.

[@carlosavalos4567]

same here. this kicks ass.

[@magmastarclash]

definitely the best finale song of all time

[@sirpepe6618]

I love the vocals that start at 11:00

[@thebigman8250]

They have some like this on Satan is a lawyer aswell. Sickest technique Joe does easily

[@dzonynajedzony]

12:13 really reminds me of Darkside's, drummer of the band Mgła, cymbal work. Pretty cool.

[@AdanDeluxeXD]

Deberian de hacer un remaster de este ep cambiando el nombre al que ya conocemos asi mucha mas gente podra escucharlo porque es muy bueno para que pase desapercibido

[@Terry-Cybil]

Holy shit. The intro is from The Exorcist. For those not familiar...

[@salvadormuro7346]

Thanks, was wondering

[@imadrunk3576]

Absolutely am familiar Haha

[@decayingcorpse-xv]

Still haunts me to this day anytime I hear samples from that movie being used anywhere.

[@warcultsupremacy]

the exootcist by possessed

[@shaquilleestampador2722]

Marduk also has the exorcist intro

[@kylewente9114]

I need this on Spotify so bad

[@desubokudawanano]

Death + Morbid Angel

[@michealmccoy9249]

Spot on 👍

[@fabril2673]

More like Morbid Angel + Deicide

[@joelrodriguezortiz7005]

Or maybe old decapitated

[@danielnwobhm]

Music: Death Vocals: David Vincent

[@sgtbrunope]

kinda hear deicide, entombed and early suffocation with mikael akerfeldt on vocals

[@IceWeaver]

Timestamps: 1. Possessed - 0:00 2. Bleeding - 5:43 3. Brutal Abortion - 8:58 4. End of Time - 12:39 5. Mandragore 17:08

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Picasso was known to draw & paint in a realistic style in addition to his abstract work....its called ART !!

[@HeavyMetal45]

Damn! Wish they kept this sound, this is incredible for how young they were!

[@RockForever24]

so glad I found out these demos exist. heavy as fk. kinda reminds me a bit of the band Mithras

[@salvadormuro7346]

Mithras rings a bell but can’t put my finger on it

[@salvadormuro7346]

Okay I looked em up. I see what you mean! Definitely not heard them before thanks

[@cyrollan]

Mithras is so rad. also Sarpanitum if you aren't familiar

[@monogonvisualcommunication5880]

i think i can hear the origins of the awesome joe squeal on some parts

[@Darbuinsito]

The beginning of Possessed scares the shit out of me

[@infidelcastro6687]

You probably already know, but it's from the exorcist

[@ivanvoronov2763]

​@@infidelcastro6687 I haven't seen it but I think the last bit before the music starts is when her head was rotating

[@sambt123]

the exorcist isn’t scary

[@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

@@sambt123 that's what she said

[@iamcortman1]

Nah I'm pretty sure it is when he is pretending to use holy water on her. When her head turns around she is imitating the voice of the dead director.

[@jougs5094]

Je les avais vu à cette époque en première partie d'Immortal, je m'en suis souvenu récemment. Très bon album qui mériterait une réédition.

[@My_MoodyBlues]

i love gojira and for what they've become but this sounds so amazing i wish they'd rerelease some of this

[@daniconner-johnson]

I love this album. And I genuinely love all their other albums too. I love how each album is a snapshot of each stage of their career. And I like this snapshot of a group of young men taking their first step and pursuing their passion. It brings joy.

[@std_dawg6096]

this goes so hard bro

[@johnskiecalisanga5994]

Pre-Gojira was good and a great Death-Metal Demo is such a great record a must-have for every death-metal aficionado sounds like Morbid Angel and Vader this is really good.

[@tedaldifabrice2595]

Merci beaucoup pour cet ajout 💪🤌

[@iii2187]

Yt did it again. This is gold ❤

[@RJSGAMES931]

Lol love how there death and morbid angel influence really show in this album 🤘🏼

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

More like Sepultura and Morbid Angel.

[@kentozapater8972]

Joe really sounds like sepultura's main singer

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

@@kentozapater8972 lmfao, no

[@dionysios3034]

​@@i_want_my_shuggahHe is talking about the first singer, Wagner from Sarcofago

[@codhks4599]

Many of these comments are recent, I knew im not the only one who thinks heavy Gojira is best Gojira.

[@UroboricNate]

They only got heavier from here

[@kentozapater8972]

They stopped being heavy after from Mars to sirius Edit: I was wrong

[@Leo._...]

​@@kentozapater8972TWOAF is still heavy and L'enfant has heavy shit too, Magma is where it pivots

[@loverofhummus1029]

@@Leo._...and magma is still fantastic

[@dookieshoe2905]

​@@kentozapater8972Go back and listen to TWoAF, I remember not thinking it was as heavy as previous albums but listening recently I forgot how heavy it is. The Art of Dying is a monster.

[@Musicalto]

The Godzilla name isnt an American misinterpretation. It's the official English translation created by Toho for the American market

[@BrianYates-ct9db]

It's amazing they were in thier late teens when they tracked this More still Mario had only been playing for a few short yrs b4 he finally took formal lessons including jazz in 97 I was 28 and had been playing drums for 17 yrs and if I had happened upon this then I would've burned my mint sparkle Blue 90's Ludwig and took up the fkn triangle haha And I was already playing Voivod Testament and King Diamond And the progression they showed with each album is simply mind blowing LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY GOJIRA

[@juliomagister728]

Extraordinario el disco! Death metal oled school! 🤘🔥🔥🔥👹🇨🇱

[@Zeberusbaal]

Heads down to Lucifer ^^ First time heared. How old they where at this time of the record?

[@tuomasmattila283]

Awesome record, BIG THANKS!

[@erayucel5854]

mandragore goes real hard

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

It's unbelievable that the band has never ever made an acoustic recording again. Holy sh... That's something that had to be done in Fortitude, not the stupid rock with terrible growls they do these days.

[@marsm4159]

Wow this is badass purity

[@sloppywompas]

i’m a huge fan of death metal. i have tried to listen to gojira a bit but i never got into it. i know their influence is huge and the olympics was massive. this shit fucking slaps, and i wish they would have stuck to this style of death metal.

[@headdroper]

I need an infinity loop of Mandragore

[@TK-kp4uk]

This is so fucking good, I have to come back and listen to this 2-3 times a year at least. Better than everything they have given out after The way of all flesh.

[@djabthrash]

Thanks for posting this !

[@Kane-yg5zy]

This is amazing for a bands debut!

[@DingDongDaddyFromDumas]

How did they get self-recorded music to sound so clear in 1996??

[@kutnersuicide]

80% of the clarity comes from playing super-tight which they were already capable. Saw them live at the time and it was spectacular how great they sounded even with crappy amps and guitars, even compared to more "seasoned" bands. They were already super impressive so it's not a surprise they got this far.

[@evergreen3337]

This is pretty average death metal production for the time I'd say

[@mshock9637]

We had lottle more than potatoes with cotton strings attached if you believe it. Up hill both ways and shit.

[@pedrohenriqueviana5596]

​@@evergreen3337but you dont expect this for a Demo

[@evergreen3337]

@@pedrohenriqueviana5596 ​You'd be surprised, death metal demos tend to be pretty tight. For example, Cryptopsy's demo back in '93 is almost clearer than the album after it. Sounds about on par with this Godzilla demo too.

[@bons244]

I hear a lot of Morbid Angel here. Awesome.

[@cyrollan]

can't talk about early Gojira without mentioning Empalot! very strange stuff that every fan should check out.

[@solidsnake5895]

BRUTAL!!! I FKNG LOVE IT

[@mr.roomtempiq9884]

mario was better than lars at 16 lmaooo

[@mirrorforce]

Lars is useless LOL

[@CynicWizard]

That’s a low standard

[@bryanalvaradov]

There is no Mario without Lars, said by the man himself

[@Carbon2861996]

kzbin.infoUgkxhzVgKE_ZHbsKDD6iNIdY5epHYh5FCbTo

[@CynicWizard]

@@bryanalvaradov thank fuck all the drummers inspired by Lars is far better than him

[@lx3428]

Help me not to die I'm possessed by the devil Too dark are my visions Need an exorcism I'm the servant of the dark Cannot die make you burn in hell Kill the beast inside of me Kill the lord of pain Domination of the dark Am I lost forever? Devoured inside Eat my soul and flesh Help me not to die I'm possessed by the devil Emptiness on my side it's not me My own blood on my hands, mutilate myself Bleeding black, cannot see the light I'm possessed, I'm the devil I'm the (the) devil Mutilate myself, my own blood I'm dying

[@NEKROMONICON.]

Rock on 🤘

[@TheSkinniest808]

Where are our gojira, that use to be of the people? Le temps passe. That they stopped me from killing myself with space time. It was brilliant.

[@Moisttowelette1111]

I had heard about this album but never expected it to be this good. There's artistry i wasnt expecting from them this early on in their work, being that young.

[@daveleblanc3558]

They sounded surprisingly similar to their compatriots Loudblast in their early years. Both bands are awesome.

[@juhotuominen]

Bleedings intro sounds very much like intro in the heaviest matter of the universe 🤔

[@mirrorforce]

Most of these songs were revamped to become terra incognitas album

[@eimaj3185]

@@mirrorforceheaviest matter of the universe was not on terra incognita

[@mirrorforce]

@@eimaj3185 did I say that?

[@edjvsoft9871]

And then kind of like Fire is everything

[@norwardradtke1361]

Yeah man many bands reuse old riffs they had on demos on later releases, that’s not surprising

[@Ricardo_Samano]

They play this in between songs live on the M72 tour

[@cmd_f5]

Thx for sharing. First time hearing this and I love it.

[@endlessorbaggins8223]

I am surprised. Was not expecting this. I really dig groovy old school DM. Great rythm and songs overall here. Makes me miss heavier Gojira.

[@fab-liencle-ver2704]

Greatest album of 16 years old.... The best drummer ever

[@lazarus3536]

Reminds me of polish death metal band Trauma's earlier work. Very brutal and awesome, hail! \m/

[@marsm4159]

This is the best Gojira has ever been. Flawless!

[@PanchoQuimera]

You can hear some patterns they used in Gojira later on

[@GTRoms]

Merci c’est énorme de trouver ça ! Pour les explications de pourquoi « Gojira » a la place de « Godzilla », il faut connaître les kanas japonais pour avoir l’explications. Godzilla en japonais s’écrit ゴジラ. ゴ=Go, ジ=Ji et ラ=Ra

[@joemusolf6657]

I wish they'd put out a compilation of their demos.

[@Nickersons-Theme]

Wild that this is Gojira, quite a different sound to what they became, still heavy either way

[@kreepthedestroyer]

Reminds me of old school Hypocrisy. Love it

[@CAndy-jv4po]

7:32 could be from ...and justice

[@DexterTheMethOrphann]

this is better than their newer stuff

[@raulduke1528]

I love the internet ❤😂 been listening to death metal for over 25 years and never heard of this album.

[@raulc.c.1515]

Bruh this is amazing bring godzilla album to Spotify 🤘

[@profitnadeem]

This is a masterpiece and has to go down in history books 🤘🏽

[@Mr.CreamCheese69]

I will never understand how they produced these vocals

[@browiththecoolslidyface9709]

Double tracking low and high growl at the same time

[@cyn1stre]

it's like guitars, the more you add, the more the track feels well produced. This is why Deathcore have been so popular the past 15 years (more so than death metal among the younger generations), abusing these techniques to achieve great production quality and very powerful vocals that can't really be reproduced on stage without backing vocals, unless you recruit 4 other vocalists in your band. Can't say I hate it though. Live and studio are 2 separate things worth enjoying for different reasons. Besides, some deathcore vocalists are actually insane on stage.

[@rustycrystal4475]

​@@cyn1stre dethcore is the worse sub genre of all time

[@cyn1stre]

@@rustycrystal4475 subjective and not my point

[@rustycrystal4475]

@@cyn1stre i know

[@no-ml4yi]

Love this album. I wish they would release it. I would kill for a CD of it

[@anxiety-1571]

The intro riff of "Bleeding" is definitely the initial version of The Heaviest Matter of the Universe's intro riff

[@JuanCarlosDuran2]

Good job!

[@WolfMoonWings]

I would love a re-release of this tbh. with the original logo too ;o

[@tetsutyler4084]

put on 1.5x speed for modern gojira

[@att1413]

Woah

[@TobyKBTY]

Holy shit I hear it

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Needs more riffs that are just a single note.

[@Manic_Mitch.official]

Anyone know of songs or bands that have this feel? I’ve listened to everything Gojira has ever made. And a lot of similar death and prog metal bands but this just has a different feel

[@adino20]

I know it’s not THAT similar but this kind of reminds of the summoning redemption album from morbid angel because of the mid-range pace and vocals. Also possibly the negation album from decapitated but that has way faster double bass and blast beats

[@Manic_Mitch.official]

@@adino20 I did check those out. Solid picks my friend.

[@adino20]

@@Manic_Mitch.official Honestly, I'm surprised at the quality of 90's death metal since I looked more into it. The riffs on display here are honestly so heavy and groovy that they might be hard to top but check out this playlist and maybe you'll find some more to like kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZmvcqd9fKh7rpI

[@Gabriel-bt7ix]

Like adino said, pretty much something like Morbid Angel Maybe Death too

[@baileywoods7821]

Brutality - Screams of Anguish

[@karllmustapha5820]

Mantap lagu2nya....👍🏻🤘🏻💥🔥

[@fredchet2523]

best epoch !!!

[@wafflehidraulico193]

the intro to bleeding reminds me of the heaviest matter of the universe

[@Deathlyill666]

I like songs from every single one of their albums. This & Terra Incognita are the only 2 I can listen to beginning to end without skipping a song.

[@mindofmatter071]

Saturate too!

[@holeesheeetgonzalez]

The way of all flesh has no skippings bro

[@DOWNPOUR_]

to mars to sirius is arguably one of the best heavy metal albums of all time . absolutely mindblowning and not a single skip. every song a headbanger even unicorn lol.

[@curtisdunn1854]

Bro what the hell are you skipping on the link, from mars to sirius, the way of all flesh, and l'enfant sauvage?

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

​@@DOWNPOUR_😂😂😂 Gojira is not "heavy metal" and they have never been. People really should know the definitions of musical labels. The genre is called metal. Heavy metal music was on a specific period, although there are few bands that still try that formula these days. Or what? Is brutal death metal, stoner metal and progressive symphonic power metal the same calling them "heavy metal"? Educate yourself.

[@dennisjordan4952]

Can they go back to sounding like this

[@АртемКовалев-ч3г]

Wow wow wow!!! Gojira!!! This is real old school death metal!!!🖤🔥🔥🔥🤘

[@leonel8831]

Them black metal riffs are 🔥!!

[@Evan-xc7zl]

better than their later albums

[@melryan9412]

wtf, had no idea this was this good

[@krouthz]

Sounds better than now

[@TheNJ93487]

I think Godzilla hears this death metal song.

[@michaelastorga5637]

God damn that is heavy as fuck

[@Channelisunderconstruction]

I like this better than Gojira. I like me some Gojira. This is awesome

[@Poundemonium24]

So freakin brutal…so damn good! Magawddd!!