GOJIRA FlyingWhales // Composer Reaction & Song Breakdown // The Decomposer Lounge

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Howzit!! 🔥🔥 Here's the ART OF DYING reaction I did a few weeks back - AWWWRIGHT!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5a2aKR5r8x0qrc

[@WickedRaccoon16_61]

You shoud do Pray live at red rock its absolutly incredible, love watching your reaction bye the way thnks for all you do

[@sayantansengupta5820]

Would love if you give your reaction on an Indian Metal band named DEATHLORE .. Track name FORBIDDEN DEMOCRACY

[@LudovicoEnjoyer]

I’d love to see you do a breakdown of Murmaider III or DEADFACE by Dethklok. Ethereal vibes, along with heavy crushing but melodic riffs. Flying Whales definitely exudes some big Dethklok energy.

[@nicholastorres9818]

The Art of Dying needs to be the next Gojira track you do. So much to breakdown. It's an amazing song.

[@MetalliBucket]

PLEASE GEEBZ!!! THIS IS THE SONG!!^^^

[@iliayasny]

Yes, I loved Gojira thanks to The Art of Dying

[@353darkesthour]

This is top priority

[@lukecampbell801]

The drums in the intro are so damn good, and hook once they get into it is absolutely brutal

[@erikarnald419]

Literally one of the greatest metal songs ever.

[@thoronthol1175]

“Trancing us out” is a perfect way to describe a lot of Gojira’s intros and outtros. Some people find it repetitive, and boring.. many of us never want it to end.

[@jables9976]

Love me that born in winter. Had to learn(attempt) it on a couple instrumnts after geebz touched on it. When that drop comes after the trance...yow.

[@HeavyReign12]

Planned Obsolescence has one of my favorite Gojira outros

[@Lloocii]

Very rhythmically based and definitely on that groove. One of my favorite bands for sure.

[@gandalf8216]

There's three kindss of metal heads: those that listen for the groove, those that listen for the harmonies and melodies, and those that loves both but loves one a tad bit more than the other.

[@MW-cx3sb]

man pull a couple bong rips and go on a metal journey with gojira

[@no-wei]

From Mars to Sirius is pure magic. Gojira caught lightning on that record.

[@gst013]

Such a cohesive album, too. So different from their other work.

[@jbasti227]

7:48 all of us when we heard that build up for the first time

[@Fletcher_Sealander]

That riff hits so. Hard. I love how it hits and then hits HARDER. HELL. YES. GOJIRA BABY!!!!

[@davidgoddard2322]

I said this to myself when he looked up

[@kodakblack6643]

Still do that everytime

[@ImpureContagion]

lmao perfect reaction

[@dericanslum1696]

@Matthew Gammon ...that's the same dragon we're all chasing watching reaction videos...

[@zoinks665]

If you ever get a chance to see these guys live, don’t pass up the opportunity. I saw them a few years back and it’s hands down the best show I’ve ever been to.

[@crashingatom6755]

I need to see them and The Ocean live, they've both been my favorites since like...2006. I can't wait to get back to a concert or two!

[@jbasti227]

For sure. I saw them once as a headliner and once as support and no matter where they are on the bill, they blow everyone else out of the water.

[@slantz49]

I saw them at a small venue in Portland Maine ..they rocked the place and was very appreciative of the crowds energy I saw them with Mastodon and Russian Circles

[@Darkstarex2]

@@crashingatom6755 The Ocean! Underrated band of the decade right there.

[@crashingatom6755]

@@Darkstarex2 I agree 1,000%. Robin Staps is a composer, so their music is truly epic compositional pieces, and I love it. Love to find another fan!

[@The_Graveyard_Sh1ft]

The Art of Dying has to be next on the list for Gojira reactions!

[@XistoKente]

Joe Duplantier has some of the most tone-rich growls in any metal. First time I heard "World to Come" by them I thought it was a duet because it switches from powerful-yet-soulful growls and beautiful clean singing. Then I watched a live video and was blown away to find out it was all him.

[@swingonthespiral]

That's the song that got me into them! "IM SITTING BY A LAKE!!!"

[@yotambraunshtein9786]

And he plays guitar in the same time

[@jestemlegendom]

Josh middleton of Sylosis is also good at that

[@swingonthespiral]

@@jestemlegendom I keep meaning to check them out.

[@jamesmcinerney4027]

@@swingonthespiral ‘born anew’ is a good introduction

[@merkaba_lite]

Best Gojira album right here in my opinion.

[@Fletcher_Sealander]

I couldn’t pick between any of their albums.

[@silenceyoufear7127]

This is just one of those albums that a great listen all the way through. One of my favorites to turn on for a long car ride

[@TruzFest]

Gotta give credit to Terra Incognita tho, Tho this album really brought it home

[@klausherbert3040]

My favourite too

[@C0reyTaylor8]

The Way of All Flesh for me, with From Mars to Sirius and Terra Incognita close behind.

[@metalcvnt]

THIS SONG IS F***KING AMAZING IT MAKES ME WANNA SCREAM MY LUNGS OUT

[@Fletcher_Sealander]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALES

[@rogerp1582]

AYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@metalcvnt]

@@Fletcher_Sealander I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYEEEEEESSSSS BUT ITS TRRUUUEEEEEEEE

[@Quake18]

THE WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLELEEESSS, here for you

[@chipsinsideajar1372]

SOOOOOOO MUUUUUUUCH TOOOOOOOLD WIIIIIIIIIIIIITH NOOOO WORDS AAAAT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL POOOOWERFUUUUUULLLL PREEEESSEEEENCE FOR ONLY SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[@buttoningbenjamin5687]

A Heavy Metal classic. A reference track. A testament in a career filled with them.

[@weberb6848]

Fantastic way to put It. I agree 100%

[@rixyl7475]

I accidently got to see them live, got tickets to a Metallica concert and didnt even look at the lineup. Got a FANTASTIC surprise when Gojira opened for Avenged Sevenfold who then opened for Metallica.

[@StefanMedici]

Wow, you got your monies worth. I would have gone home after Avenged happy with my night. 😂

[@danjackson1016]

Wow what a line up. Not really a fan of A7X but I'd see em live if they came by my part of the world.

[@2510LuL]

@@danjackson1016 i saw them in 2013 and that was a great show albeit for their (arguably) worst album

[@danjackson1016]

@@2510LuL Honestly you get a crowd big enough it doesn't matter who's playing eh?

[@alittleaccurate3080]

Was this the Metallica tour in 2009??? I saw Gojira open for Metallica in Nashville back then and had never heard of Gojira.

[@colinhutch737]

Art of Dying is a neat track for people like you. Trying to figure out the time sig and letting it all come together is for sure an experience

[@donkeyhodie8500]

45/4

[@CrappycrapCrappy]

@@donkeyhodie8500 Don't give him spoilers! lol

[@beakfast6978]

Go Leafs!!!

[@gst013]

Esoteric Surgery too, for the same reasons.

[@2spooky4me63]

@@gst013 esoteric surgery always seems like 4/4 to me, easy to follow imo. however, i could be wrong

[@michaelmarhal]

my favorite part of this track is when the intro riff makes a more heavy reprise in the middle of the track.

[@CTyler84]

This track is so goddamn heavy. It just emphasizes the HEAVY in heavy metal. Lots of bands are harder, but this has _weight_.

[@montimuros2837]

You could say it's The Heaviest Matter in the Universe

[@TheJerbol]

Every Gojira song PERFECTLY fits the title, just on an inherent level

[@PufferFishX]

"Super trippy and complex sonic dynamics" Geebz you literally just described Gojira's sound, well done my man

[@albreezy26]

Heaviest matter of the universe, remembrance, global warming, from the sky, where dragons dwell, ouroborous, vacuity, the art of dying, toxic garbage island, I mean they're all damn near classics

[@thenerdofthenorth8205]

Can't forget Ocean Planet. Super underrated.

[@Trepanation21]

Everytime I see people listing Gojira songs, I know it's going to end with "basically all of them". haha.

[@anonymousrabbit3519]

-damn near- classics

[@Quarkbait]

Backbone?

[@whispersmith]

@@Quarkbait Thank you!

[@raoultomaselli7099]

7:36 That moment when you realize you are about to be hit with a HUGE WALL OF SOUND I love to introduce people to Gojira with this song because their faces in this particular moment are priceless ahahah Awwwright!

[@evanocm]

The pillow in the background seems aptly appropriate for this video.

[@DanielRyanScott]

About the growling, it is a spin off to what is known as belting in opera. So they are actually singing, thats how they manage to avoid damaging their vocal cords. But it requires a lot of control because you can damage your cords if you mess up. The fact these guys can tour for months and play full sets without a damaged voice is testament to their singing ability.

[@cbcbcb1800]

You need to listen to Death - Flesh and the power it holds

[@Infernio911]

Death is so dope. And it seems criminally underrated these days?

[@bb-sw6ur]

@@Infernio911 Death is not reflected well in youtube reaction content but still one of the most indispensable bands for metal as a whole. Chuck would have wiped the floor with most artists out today in songwriting, guitar tones and vocals

[@Infernio911]

@@bb-sw6ur Yeah but I rarely see them talked about in any music forums/subreddits I follow either. They should be up there imo

[@Frogmilk]

I vote Crystal Mountain instead

[@MErickson11]

I'm late to the party, but on that note about washing the guitars out with reverb: Gojira actually used to stack a ridiculous amount of guitar tracks on their records. I remember reading Joe saying that they had like 18 guitars playing the same riff on "Backbone." So that reverb sound you're hearing is just the small human differences in each track creating all of that space!

[@Newbie_John]

Your face at 7:44 says it all. That guitar riff is so damn nasty; one of the best riffs I've EVER heard.

[@elijahmaxwell1059]

YESSSS!!!!! You have to check out The Art of Dying! Much love from Oregon

[@innersunandvision1890]

Yo from the Southern Willamette Valley! :)

[@BricktowneMedia]

7:39 That look when he's like 'yo, shits about to git naasty.' :0D so good. so good.

[@DeepOwl1073]

Heaviest Matter in the Universe is another great Gojira track that deserves attention. \m/

[@LewisBdrums]

Gojira - in the forest. an amazing underrated song of theirs that has so much to offer!

[@F13thvoorhees]

Joe is such a unique metal vocalist. He has the ability to create legitimately melody, even using guttural vocals. Those Black Metal style screams he does are so damn rich sounding.

[@Timeijpe]

Joe has a way of grunting, growling, corpe-crying and Just heavy vocals without missing a sense of emotion, wanting, needing. Just 'feels' nice

[@Gabrostil]

This is not black metal screaming... More like death metal Black metal is the one that sounds like a pig

[@cosmonaut999]

@@Gabrostil not necessarily. Death metal has a ton of gutteral grunts, and high screeches are super common in BM

[@Gabrostil]

@@cosmonaut999 but he was saying about Joe's vocal style

[@amssma2]

Thank you so much for reacting to this track. Gojira are truly inspired and this album is an educational tool for those who wish to learn about the nature of reality. "Awwwrite!!" 🙏💜

[@aeriagloris4211]

Nature of reality.. how so?

[@cowsdotricks]

Geebz, it's so rare to see no down votes. But it happens on your channel often. Much love

[@Kristian-br5ui]

Pheeew Geebz, what a reaction. I absolutely loooooove your subtle vibe moments, where you're just feeling the song. Keep rocking out awriiiiight

[@FrshChees91]

These French boys like to make noise

[@mattmeserve9193]

Lets get a SWANS reaction

[@linusfotograf]

Impossible to choose one song though

[@rawr4444]

4:04 lol, whales with audio equipment. Though... We got waterproof microphones! Cetacean Karaoke!

[@sensei463]

If you had fun with this one Gojira has a few slower more melodic songs that are fantastic. I'd recommend Pray, Low Lands, or Born in Winter. Easily in my top 10. Love the breakdowns of my favorite bands!

[@daddyfaso3689]

He's done Born in Winter! Check it out!

[@KytexEdits]

world to come live 2010 blow all of these out of the water, it's amazing.

[@orangeunderscore]

Low Lands would be a great breakdown. It’s a drum and vocal centered track

[@Hlokir]

Omg Low Lands always hits me in the gut.

[@apairofpetducks6203]

Aww hell yeah, another one of my fave bands! Everyone is excited for the new album dropping at the end of this month. Amazonia is a new single off of it, and everyone's reactions are getting blocked. My guess is because proceeds from the song go to a thoughtfully-researched charity working to preserve the Amazon forest's nature and indigenous people. So they are trying to funnel all views to their channel for that. Could also be because, as you said, the project hasn't been released yet. There's more info about their charity thing in the official vid as well as a separate vid just about the effort and on their site. Great tune.

[@tornado4441]

the first Gojira song that was recommended to me (about a two years ago) was “Where Dragons Dwell” ...and lemme tell you ... I am ETERNALLY grateful that a coworker told me about Gojira

[@derricktipps9867]

This is a mainstay on my work Playlist.

[@williamclose6978]

I need to do a deeper dive into this band. Amazing track!

[@am9619]

I've never clicked so fast like I've done now

[@imschleep1309]

Same

[@Fletcher_Sealander]

Yes. Oh my god what a track, this is such a good one

[@jason_108]

Cause you're a Gojira fan or of this fellow?

[@am9619]

@@jason_108 Both of them brother

[@jason_108]

@@am9619 me too!

[@enterchannelname1071]

One of their best tracks for sure. Song 7 of 12 on the album by the way. It's a concept album about global warming and things...made in 2005. Really puts things in perspective when 16 years later nothing has changed...

[@enterchannelname1071]

But also you should react to the last song on the album called Global Warming. A great song, and lyrically it's a really mature discussion about global warming and everything...definitely check it out!

[@michealpersaud6718]

@@enterchannelname1071 I absolutely love global warming, that's the song that got me obsessed with gojira. Those hammeron and the bass line, my god its so beautiful.

[@socalnitro]

Just bought my daughter two Gojira Tshirts. She’s rocking them at work. 2021 save the planet kid. #blessed

[@ragingstorm79]

This is from album number 3, all the way back in 2005. It's actually a concept album, absolutely incredible. Silvera was from their most recent album (Magma, 2016), Born In Winter was from 2012's L'Enfant Sauvage (you really need to do the title track of that one!)

[@MmeHyraelle]

He needs to figure out l'enfant sauvage rudiments :)

[@anapaulasousa6867]

Your reactions represents us all! When listening to Gojira for the first time. I really admire this band.

[@systemofdoom]

The energy that comes off this song live could power an entire city. Gojira is great on record, they are unreal live.

[@livefreeprintguns]

The drummer is a beast. I love how he plays around the main groove of the guitar riff versus the guitars trying to match what the drummer is doing.

[@brianyates3504]

HOWDY FROM NEW ENGLAND ...SPACE TIME WILL SHOW YOU THAT EVEN EARLY GOJIRA STILL HAD THAT BOUNCE TO EVEN THEIR HEAVIEST TUNES...PEACE FROM THE NORTHEAST..

[@d3tach3d]

Just by his body language you know this man absorbs every soundwave of the music he listens to. Its truly beautiful. So many people listen to music passively (which if fine) but its great to see other people just sit. gather themselves. soak it in.

[@hugoduarte8759]

Gojira never disappoints; they are super professional, complex and creative always growing, from the 2 concerts I saw always evolving, great great band.

[@mikewillard34]

GOJIRA!!!!!!!!!!

[@SamwaisGanza]

Flying whales is the song that got me hooked me on Gojira when From mars to sirius came out. And yes as others have said The art of dying is awesome. One of my favourite songs ever.

[@bigtomato7496]

The transitions are so well done, and the song is just well done in general, this is one of their best songs, and rightfully so.

[@mattj452]

1K comments - 0 downvotes. Says it all about this Gojira and this channel.

[@TourmalineFilms]

All Gojira fans watching the intro and waiting intently for his reaction to the drop... The calm before the storm haha the TENSION!

[@d4mdcykey]

Whoa, my favorite band, playing my favorite song, while I happen to be wearing the t-shirt from the album cover, as I watch my favorite YT reactor. The planets have aligned!

[@SauceBoss69]

Oh man, the OG banger.

[@noisypinkbubble875]

I'M SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS REACTION I'm glad you dug this one. This is the quintessential Gojira track for me. The groove they have throughout this one is just so funky it's impossible not to bob your head along to. And the beginning is such a great journey into the rest of the mood.

[@musiclover01ization]

I love this video. You're really knowledgeable about music.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

I appreciate that!

[@towatchvids]

Saw these guys in Vegas day after the full moon wtf.. just too good.. You all need to come out here for the show of your lives...

[@jwhite3389]

When I first heard this song and the entire album, it really changed my view on what makes heavy music great. Gojira always push the boundaries with their music and it pays off for the listener. Especially those listening for the first time. Great video and reaction.

[@Bready3000]

Haven't got to see these guys live yet but my god this song is just so beautiful, absolutely one of my top examples of pure artistic endeavor in metal

[@complexdevice]

I'm here! Stoked for this reaction!

[@TheFilmReviewerersOfficial]

My favorite Gojira song, ay! When he says WHALES at 8:42 I always smile

[@Antawnyoo]

«It's sad to think that nature speaks and that the human race doesn't hear it.», Victor Hugo

[@_NoDrinkTheBleach]

The whole album From Mars to Sirius has such a massive sound. Also, Joe has an almost multi-tonal voice when he does his screaming. I don't know if it's a combination of his natural voice and vocal fry or if he's possessed by an environmentally conscious deity, but it's cool as hell to listen to live or in studio.

[@hillanderson6503]

"Theatre of the Mind" love that perfect. The prices of this song are great but all together it literally paints a scene in my mind infused with emotion, and dynamics.

[@KidKat__]

This song is insane live. I had the fortune of catching this song when I went to a festival in 2019, sadly it was the only song i got from them. Gojira is amazing.

[@julienb9961]

The way Mario starts the drums in the « loud » sequence always made me mad !🎉🎉

[@spudmagnum7394]

The Art of Dying is their anthemic epic, totally requires a breakdown :D

[@HalfOfAQuarter]

i really appreciate you unintentionally teaching us music noobs it makes the video even more interesting

[@djmir4]

Im going to see them live this Saturday for the first time and Im so excited!

[@alexm7173]

Every Time I Die - Map Changes .... or about anything from them, the composition is so interesting.

[@vladimirpopov9702]

That “peoples elbow” riff must be one of the coolest riffs ever. If you don’t automatically involuntarily headbang, you have no heart.

[@patfix]

This album has such a unique sound, I think that's mainly because of that reverb on the guitar and drums. When I first heard this song, I remember it, it blew my mind. Especially that breakdown near the end, never heard anything like it. Sounds like freakin Flying Whales!

[@Crotes1990]

This was the first song I heard by Gojira that absolutely floored me.

[@TeaOnTue]

Same here man

[@innersunandvision1890]

My First ever recommendation for you, and one that I really really hope that you find. The Band is Yob, song is marrow. An absolute masterpiece and I mean that. The fluidity and continuity of the writing, the amount of love and time put into their unique tones, The huge chord voices and melodies. Admittedly it is a long song but it is worth every second of the journey. I truly hope you are able to sit down with this absolutely beautiful piece of music. You might even cry halfway through ;-) Cheers Brother And Mahalo

[@butters7791]

NOW I CAN SEE THE WHAAAAAALES

[@V3xxe]

I tell you what, this song is fucking POWERFUL live. Gojira is one of my favourite bands to see live.

[@kevinschotte2106]

This channel is getting better and better, in other words, Geebz is the reactionman, the king of breakdowns, on top of the stairs punching the light out of Rocky's eyes! BAM! Let's all give him a round of applause! He is modest, passionate and he actually knows what he is talking about. 🤘

[@scott-yw9lq]

Such a fantastic album. Really can't go wrong with any song on From Mars. Another great one is "The Art of Dying" which has an incredibly syncopated intro and is hard to follow at first in a really great way

[@Patrins]

It's about time for another Between the Buried and Me track. “Extremophile Elite” is incredible, probably the most diverse song I've ever heard and it has a fantastic video of them in the studio.

[@marchmont5918]

My absolute favorite track on that album. Melting City is probably second.

[@jacoblassiter6283]

Favorite Gojira track hands down, you need to check out some more mastodon as well, The Motherload and Blood and Thunder are great tracks

[@matteomuscas7060]

I live because of Gojira reactions. Now a Geebz Gojira reaction? I'm ascending.

[@djmir4]

This is definitely one of my top Gojira tracks. Big Love!

[@seandamon057]

Please do Art Of Dying or Explosia for your next Gojira reaction. They both have really amazing breakdowns.

[@nagelswe11]

Do Backbone from the same album! It's the heaviest god damn stuff, and soooo awesome.

[@aaronlatter3491]

I saw them when they opened for Mastodon. Had never heard of them before and they just blew me away. Were head and shoulders above Mastodon.

[@bananasamurai]

All the way out on the East Coast of Canada, 8:30ish am here. Having a cup of Joe, and enjoying a fresh breakdown! Keep up the stellar work Geebz!

[@faggio1108]

Finally a real Gojira song, Ocean Planet could be a curious one for next round

[@thatreidguy]

This is awesome! I love this song. You said somewhere to search your youtube for bands incase you done a band already. DO MORE MASTODON!

[@kevinsmith5318]

Never heard of Gojira until you covered them on your channel. Tell the record company you are responsible a sale (or two) 😏

[@lukecampbell801]

The Gift Of Guilt or Esoteric Surgery would both be excellent picks for more Gojira!

[@XistoKente]

btw you gotta do "Magma" to hear the full extent of Joe's layered vocal harmonies

[@jonkwape3097]

Wow, released ~24 hours ago and no dislikes yet:) That's the power of Gojira and your cool decomposition.

[@Toki777Toki777]

I want to see his reaction to While We Sleep by Insomnium , Perdition Haze by Disarmonia Mundi, or Virus Jones by Deadlock (or all 3 lol)

[@matthewphillips7318]

I'd Love to see a review of Code Orange "swallowing the rabbit whole". LOVE this channel Geebz

[@MrSmashbro13]

I love the technical engineering insight you have. Don’t hold back!

[@lynettep9309]

Woot!!!! Woot!!! I am SO happy you finally did this song!!!! Thank you my favorite composer ♥️♥️♥️

[@tonybamanaboni3099]

First song I listened to by them and instantly fell in love

[@luigirinaldi4744]

Me too

[@adamhenton6221]

OMG YES!!!!! GEEBZ my man🤙 I absolutely love this song. You just can't go wrong with Gojira. Just AMAZING what they do. Truly special in the world of metal🤘