Since their 2003 debut, Terra Incognito, Gojira has stayed true to two convictions, doing exactly as they please creatively and musically, and using their voice to drive positive change in the world. With their new album, Fortitude, out April 30th on Roadrunner Records, they dial the message of the latter up higher still, touching on human destruction of the planet’s natural resources and the Amazon rainforest in particular, and bring the evolution of their sound in the former to a whole new level. Opening with the riff-heavy and chug-happy “Born For One Thing,” Gojira tread familiar ground with the album’s first quarter-hour with the also previously released “Amazonia” and “Another World” following on. It’s a trio of songs that ease the listener in, but despite these three having been the...
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