Gojira - Gojira discuss their latest music and current tastes

Gojira talks to Vevo at Rock On the Range 2017.
Gojira has a song called “The Heaviest Matter of the Universe,” and it was at the front of their set list when they played Rock On The Range in May. The French death metal band, featuring Mario and Joe Duplantier, has been cranking for more than two decades (they changed their name from the original Godzilla in 2001), and last year’s ‘Magma’ is as explosive and intimidating as their previous work. We connected with the brothers at Rock on the Range for a chat about how their music has shifted towards prog metal of late, how rockers are sometimes trying to keep their childhoods alive, and their early passion for Metallica and loud bands.
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[@Sillybillywill]

STOP USING INTERVIEWERS THAT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE BAND, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY'RE HOT. STOP.

[@Manic_Mitch.official]

Tristan Wani for real she not only was a poorly skilled interviewer but did not know the band at all.

[@kamenkojistonira]

but she hot

[@rorimckenzie237]

perhaps that's what the band demand

[@GoreShift]

Actually I thought she's a very good and really natural interviewer, and she just said the brother thing because she wanted to ask who is older. Also she is attractive.

[@rouse7725]

She don't need to be a Wikipedia, her job is just make the band answer questions so...

[@KoopySandwiches]

“You guys are brothers right?” Both at the same time: Yes.

[@Legofan1401DatFotherMucker]

Time Turner Can’t be more brothers than this xD

[@chipsmcbiskitz9494]

that's awesome

[@agentwrench]

That was weirdly endearing XD I guess also cause they were very serious, they they smiled at that and then went back to the serious business face

[@qwerty.4450]

I have a brother and I’m the dedicated spokesperson because we always end up saying the same stuff

[@bwsince1926]

Mario is like "what the hell am I doing here?"

[@Module79L]

Shhh, he was "diggin'" the interviewer... ;D

[@lisajohnson521]

Lololol, he looks lime he'd rather be playing his drums

[@Manic_Mitch.official]

He is contemplating the mysteries of the universe. He has no time for interviews.

[@gui6090]

"Oh ... I could be practicing my double bass now smh"

[@dbdaylightsgames5747]

I felt so bad he only talked like once

[@arininquotes8396]

The way Mario pronounces Sepultura is now the most important thing in my life.

[@zenatihoussemeddine1763]

hahaha! fucking made my day!!!

[@eliccasas8461]

Hahaha stoooop

[@aperry8810]

*sepoolturah*

[@rodrigocordero1000]

I get the point, but the way he pronounces it is much closer to the correct pronunciation than the way in which people who speak English only

[@professorwhy44]

S É P U L T U R A

[@-BONELESS-]

2:59 that yes at the same time with the same tone

[@lostkid5783]

Mario seems uncomfortable wearing a shirt xD

[@HermeticAscetic22]

03:21 Joe playing some riff on air guitar. :D

[@mikesullivan9408]

These guys are France's Pantera :o It's a shame some people don't know how great these guys are :o

[@gudalpesanz]

Mike Sullivan they do sound like Pantera. There's a couple of songs where the lead singers sounds like Phil Anselmo.

[@doomniverse1154]

They have a fair following...

[@TheR971]

1. They are quite big now, opening for freaking iron maiden 2. They don't sound like panterra, they don't act like panterra and they are not hillibilly music, which panterra is.

[@ThomasNichts]

they sound like pantera, but if pantera went a little bit proggresive, quite accurate comparison

[@sweatheart_tube]

Tf no What's happening in these comments ?

[@Alexanderthegreatdrummer]

Interviewer should really have the courtesy to google the band before she interviews them

[@S-A-CCL]

She hot tho

[@XtremeKillah101]

@@srdjanstancic1163 Uhh what? Relax

[@TheEpicFlojd97]

@@srdjanstancic1163 Go to bed.

[@mugwump7049]

@@S-A-CCL That's irrelevant to her fuckin' job. Besides, not that much, no.

[@sofiiiyaaa8437]

When you're invited to an interview and your mom tells you to take your brother

[@phantomlord5568]

lmao awwhhhhh😭😂

[@-metalist-1044]

"Are you guys brothers?" *simultaneously* "YES"

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

Exactly!

[@AOT-offroad]

Gojira is really a hidden gem. Super talented and just an awesome musical flow in their work

[@Robert-ns6bo]

Mario seems like a really nice guy

[@nellevw2950]

Roberto He is ! Check out other interviews, he’s the sweetest and most humble guy really

[@tigris2135]

I reply to his story posts on instagram sometimes and he usually likes my messages and has replied to me before, really nice of him to take the time out of his day to read a fan's messages

[@Module79L]

When Joe said they've been playing Death Metal for all these years Mario didn't react. When Joe said they started to play this "progressive" Death Metal Mario's face was like "Really? Is that what we play?" Priceless!!! XD

[@eskeknas5540]

I didn't look for that but I had a similar reaction to what you describe. Death-metal is a stretch... progressive? Not at all... I like them, but honestly their compositions are reeeeeeally really straightforward.

[@DankLonk1980]

Eske Knas From what I've seen people say, the comps are fairly new. I don't listen to that much metal, but their slides and drums and such I haven't heard anywhere. The Art of Dying is a really different piece from what I've heard in the metal community, the off beat strikes of the drums are something really interesting to me. Granted, the only two/three Hard rock/Metal bands I listen too on a regular basis are SOAD, Soundgarden (Anything of Chris Cornell's) and Gojira, so I can't say what is new.

[@CoasterIdiot802]

Eske Knas that's exactly what´progressive is Straightforward with odd Time Signatures and rythm singatures , no repetition, no definite chorus, the song moves on .

[@mugwump7049]

@@eskeknas5540 Listen to a song like Explosia and try to tell me again with a straight face that it's not progressive as fuck... Even bona fide progressive bands like Genesis (post-Abacab) and Yes in their 90125 era didn't remain this progressive.

[@chrominox]

"You guys are brothers, right?" .. Cmon ... Do your research!

[@cfpzona]

Seriously. Some ditz who got a job interviewing people involved in a scene that she has no passion or connection to. Get her the fuckmout of there and get Jamey Jasta in there or someone like him.

[@creamC19]

Sadly it's almost always the same, metal musicians get interviewed by people who aren't into this music and who do no research

[@OHBJJ9634]

Their last names are literally both duplantier

[@thedutchdjentleman]

She did. It was a segway into the question of who was older.

[@mugwump7049]

@@thedutchdjentleman *segue, Segway is a vehicle. And she sounded like she was asking for confirmation so no, it doesn't seem like she did.

[@MeltingIcecapsDrawmybabyUps]

That is the cutest history of how any metal band was ever created.

[@graysenmortimer5593]

Mario sounds more French than Joe, I’ve always liked that lol

[@dropAE]

I imagine that’s because Joe sings in English and Mario doesn’t talk in English as much but idk

[@joshuakodrat]

Yeah, Joe's accent is more like combination of United States-French accent, because he also spent for longer time in United States than Mario, and the fact that Joe's family now resides in Brooklyn

[@HauntedAbysss]

Seen Gorjira 4 times. 3 Festivals and 1 Headlining. AMAZING ..Never been disappointed, Been a Fan Since I heard LOVE and Havent stopped since 2007

[@fantasma7608]

Haunted Abyss 😒😕

[@HauntedAbysss]

What???? you dont like me cuz I have a Opinion... Or is it cuz IM black?

[@DanielMarshall909]

No doubt you're a massive fan, but have you always spelled Gojira that way?

[@stefanieo1799]

Let mario talk!! Lmfao

[@ianpomfret4876]

He's not a talkative guy and I think isn't all that comfortable speaking English. Listen to his accent compared to Joe's. I think he's fine being mostly quiet.

[@deadbot7370]

3:03 Joe looks over like "This bitch serious?"

[@iau]

Gojira is one of the most important bands in the genre right now, and this girl acts like they're your run-of-the-mill garage cover band. What a disrespect.

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

The most acurrate summary of the video.

[@mamaaids1110]

I love how when she asks if there brothers they both say yes at the same time

[@lewy_g_official]

Didnt realise that Mario idolized Machine Head growing up. Thats badass!

[@DaniyalKhan21]

can hear it in his drumming :P

[@saicharans9227]

French dude calling "Football" as "Soccer"? the world has changed a lot.

[@BeavisSaves]

OUT FROM THE DEPTHS THIRTY STORIES HIGH BREATHING FIRE HIS HEAD IN THE SKYYYY

[@KJMacron9]

GODZILLA, GODZILLA, GODZILLA and godzooky!!! HAHAHA I just sang that when I read it, thank you for a good laugh

[@joshuasalgado4694]

The moment this chick opened her mouth I knew she was going to be a band interviewer.

[@mick0786]

Mario was induced by Joe to hear Metal music... Thats why big brother should exists...

[@benitojay9010]

When you get to interview an amazing band but didnt bother to research a single thing.

[@orion_5128]

I like how when she asked if they were brothers they answered "yes" at the same time

[@euanharrison7125]

He kinda looks like young Tom Hanks, but idk more metal. And French.

[@Mrshinykoopa]

No

[@toebixo]

My favorite brothers ❤️

[@lisajohnson521]

Love these guys!!!!! Love em, Iove em, love em!!! Music geniuses

[@goonercestlavie]

Magnifique l'intervieweuse. ❤

[@anonymousceleb1148]

"Who's older?" *starts fight to determine the age deemed as superior

[@damiansconberg4715]

Mario was the one kid in class who'd constantly be shaking his leg

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

Nope.

[@GlassThirdEye]

This interviewer could not give a shit less that she's talking to two legends.

[@PZMaTTy]

I love you, both, both

[@tad3937]

If they can do FMTS + Magma for the next album I will honestly shit my pants

[@z0nch288]

dude that would literally be perfection

[@vinceark9745]

she's really really attractive

[@mateusz5872]

4:02 So that's how you say it!

[@fajarfauzan9133]

YESS!

[@mukund5453]

the most american interviewer I've seen

[@rezzytheblackrose9212]

no matter how hard she tries to be hot, Gojira bros are hotter

[@violent_bebop9687]

The progressive metal, is what makes Gojira sound so great....so glad they dropped the monotonous dm sound...

[@Z--..]

Violent_Bebop Can't deny that their albums were mind blowing though!

[@allenvrabac4827]

Magma is dull to me. I encourage artists to try new things and it doesn't have to be heavyso i'm not using that silly argument. Just creatively dull if you ask me.

[@Moumszk]

I disagree. Love all their albums but i can't find any love for magma yet.

[@Eyeyamgod]

Allen Vrabac I started listening to Gojira early in their career. Magma is now my fav Gojira album.

[@synthesksyn5847]

Violent_Bebop im just getting into Gojira but i LOVE their death metal sound more then their Prog stuff atm

[@vincentvori3003]

2:53=)

[@doomniverse1154]

Basic Instinct

[@Quickjob519]

Mario has the metal thing figured out.

[@JaredR-gk6rx]

2:59 lmaoooo

[@wessteyrn7746]

Gojira been awesome for sure, does anybody know the interviewer instagram tho? Just for scientific purposes.

[@randomlee8742]

Luffy Joke Central 😂

[@mikecasey4768]

Luffy Joke Central yeah id take that down

[@mikecasey4768]

The Girl Who Needs a Golden Calculator to Divide ur a fuckin joke. . and you smell like shit

[@gudalpesanz]

Luffy Joke Central Once again, stupid, stupid girl! She didn't even know who they were. Does anybody know Mario's Instagram, for scientific purposes? He's a "kick ass drummer."

[@0909shaggy]

Wow, at least glance over their wikipedia page or something before interviewing the band

[@brayanalves4571]

Number One

[@brylynarenas1909]

Brayan Alve

[@kotanovakota]

They're slowly turning into Sepultura

[@CatsCoffeeGuitars]

Is she the official interviewer for Vevo?

[@Gkoulidis]

Love the band, love the girl. All is good.

[@ambrooks5]

The girl has some delicious looking legs 🤤

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

Bruh...

[@Armenia1991]

hello vevo)

[@juanjoseparra9566]

Someone could tell me the name of the interviewer?? It's for a Homework

[@woof6292]

Read the the title goneria, I know I butchered that spelling

[@niko8412]

She's hot

[@yogawismawan8580]

Joe and mario look like su and moa in babymetal interview

[@slavicharrystyles6914]

Very cool to hear how Joe influenced Mario into playing music. The interviewer is hot btw

[@stellanebulapilot]

In every interview they ask same questions. 😥

[@Bateria_Salvaje]

let maria talk!

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

That chick's pretty hot!

[@patriciabeightol1486]

Hey

[@aperry8810]

*sepoolturah*

[@omkarbharambe8673]

mario likes indian music? wow..that's new...good choice i must say

[@zaczakariclips]

I've never seen Christian and Jean-michael in interview

[@royalwithcheese245]

02:59

[@erkamorinigo8342]

2°. comentario. like 😜┌|°з°|┘

[@fantasma7608]

yeahhhh.🆔👻😎????

[@joanderson8215]

One

[@fantasma7608]

Carloos - sospecho.😁👻

[@azrocker666]

Awkward to watch since interviewer had no clue. The brothers are awesome though!

[@spiritteragmbk5828]

2

[@loveapple4405]

CERTIFY BEBE REXAH AND MELENIE MARTINEZ THEY DESERVE IT A HOLES

[@fantasma7608]

Paris Rose and TripleM3 gooooood.👻

[@bwsince1926]

Paris Rose and TripleM3 You know what Gojira is,don't you? Lol

[@rossmeyer7230]

wait what?

[@gaspar-animal-ribeiro5414]

My vacuum cleaner sucks less than those interviewing skills. Zero homework, zero effort, zero interest. Two of the greatest musicians from the modern era of metal and she doesn't even know they are brothers. C'mooooon

[@BORDEMER78]

Whats the name of the girl journalist ?????

[@Hrit]

Kristen Stewart lite.

[@RobertoGarcia-jj3nh]

I want to know what brand of combat boots the hot chick is wearing?

[@thibaultx730]

she is high

[@turahdarma]

somebody please tell me, what's her name? she's beautiful

[@davidlefranc6240]

normal cuz they are older !!

[@TheEpicFlojd97]

Who is the girl?

[@metalcontent]

I don't know if you notice, but I think the girl wants to flirt with them And she's gorgeous by the way

[@iqval8929]

yes, you can cross your leg in front of the camera, but you shouldn't show the shoe outsole

[@azertyytreza3005]

She want them both.

[@Selkirk69]

are you brothers?..really??

[@gleb_guitarist]

What the heck is that question? "You guys are brothers, right?" Nice interviewer.........

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Just going though disliking any video that gets popped up at the bottom of my video. Nobody wants that. And it puts a bad taste in your mouth towards anything youre advertising.

[@digitalsea9147]

Does not matter she is a babe.

[@Orion225]

How is she sitting there??

[@SorooshMhs]

Damn is that sarah longfield?

[@truedarklander]

Soroosh Mhs (no)

[@joeyuzwa891]

She looks nothing like Sarah Longfield, dude

[@GoreShift]

No

[@VictorGolmei]

Inddian music too

[@TheInvisibleMan420]

That girl has no idea wtf he's talking about

[@SamuraiiiJack]

she's hot

[@loveapple4405]

where my Crybabies and Bebe Rexah lovers at

[@mayukhchatterjee4863]

1st comment

[@derekhaderman6026]

They are not and never have been Death Metal!

[@derekhaderman6026]

No…they are Frances wannabe Meshuggah!