Gojira - From Mars To Sirius review
| Band: | Gojira |
| Album: | From Mars To Sirius |
| Style: | Progressive death metal |
| Release date: | September 27, 2005 |
| A review by: | Jeff |
01. Ocean Planet
02. Backbone
03. From The Sky
04. Unicorn
05. Where Dragons Dwell
06. The Heaviest Matter Of The Universe
07. Flying Whales
08. In The Wilderness
09. World To Come
10. From Mars
11. To Sirius
12. Global Warming
Of all the young French bands Gojira is without any doubt the most promising and probably the most talented. Even if their first two albums were already excellent and even if we all know that a third release can be fatidic, it can also be a nice confirmation. It's a confirmation yes, a confirmation of all the potentiality of this amazing combo and it's not really surprising to see that all the media in Europe say that it is one of the best release of the year 2005. "From Mars To Sirius" is a must?
As always with Gojira, you'll find one more time their really typical sound. I could say that it is a mix of Thrash, Death, with some really progressive elements and even some atmospheric touches. Actually it's impossible to do any comparisons. Gojira play Gojira's music but I saw them live several times and they were all super impressive every time, they are great musicians.
This album has twelve songs, and some of them are really impressive. "Ocean Planet" with its excellent melodies or the aggressive "The Heaviest Matter Of The Universe" with it catchy choruses are two good examples of the really high quality of this release. Evidently the other songs are really good too and the general atmosphere of this album is awesome. Like on Terra Incognita, there is something mystic on this album (the lyrics help a lot) and I really hope that you'll be lucky enough to discover them through this album and in that case, don't forget their previous albums.
With a great production, some great artworks and layouts "From Mars To Sirius" is for me the best release of the band. Those guys rock and they prove that they are one of the best bands that come from France. "From Mars To Sirius" is an excellent release and probably the best release of the year 2005 in France. Don't miss it?
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 10 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Jeff | 29.11.2005
Rating:
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Rating: 9.5 |
It's not an easy task to try and approach From Mars To Sirius with fresh ears after a decade and a half of insane acclaim heaped onto it. It's commonly accepted as the peak of Gojira's entire career, as well as the album that caused them to be regarded as one of the ultimate competitors for the modern metal throne. And it's not like it's hard to see why; with two incredibly promising albums under their belts, Gojira were steadily becoming more progressive and ambitious with every outing. More atmosphere, more stylistic diversity, and more sonic density were all creeping into the band's sound, so much so that their old Godzilla days sounded like the recordings of a completely different group. It's not like their core intensity was being muted, but instead that it was being twisted and manipulated into several new and exciting genre-shifting creations; and THAT is exactly why From Mars To Sirius succeeds so wildly. Read more ›› |
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| _HIV_ Posts: 707  |
The Heaviest Matter Of The Universe is realy an amazing song! otherwise gojira have never let me down! gr8 review! gr8 band!
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| Passenger Lost To Apathy Posts: 1464  |
This album contributes heavily to the increase of paraplegics in the Metal community, and, consequently, the members of Gojira should be sued for making such an headbangable and mind blowing record.
---- You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it ~ Mean Streets
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| Unholy_Emperor Posts: 120  |
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| Darkside Momo Retired Elite Posts: 9089  |
Yes, brilliant ! 
---- My Author's Blog (in French)  "You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you" "I've lost too many years now I'm stealing back my soul I am awake"
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| Talvi Posts: 825  |
This guys for sure have listened a lot of SYL / Devin Townsend. Same grooving riffs, same vocals, even if they are very different. Seems promising 
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| Infurnace Posts: 948  |
Never really listened to this cd before, but I was curious, so I listened to it a couple of times, and I must say it is great! It has progressive parts, but also pretty aggressive and fast parts.
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| b0000mst1ck Posts: 547  |
eh, i liked the first two tracks and another one (forget the name ATM), but otherwise it isn't something i was able to get into. there are a lot of worse french bands out there so i guess it isn't that bad considering? 
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| Dracius Posts: 11  |
I don't suppose any of you guys know who produced this do ya? I need to find out cuz the guy's a god
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| In Bone Factory Posts: 381  |
First 5 tracks dont have much for me, but the rest is great(espicialy the songs: "Flying Whales" and "Global Warming").nice combination of music. 8/10
---- The End Is Nigh ...
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| Shogun Posts: 43  |
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155  |
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| silenius Posts: 531  |
Just got it in the mail, it´s one of the best albums ive heard in a long time tbh. just simply awesome.
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| Haiwaan Das Posts: 84  |
Its like NASA Scientist trying to play Metal, Not at all recommended for Old School Fans.:mad:
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Haiwaan Das on 24.03.2012 at 16:42 I am an old school death metal fan and LOVE this Gojira album
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Haiwaan Das Posts: 84 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.03.2012 at 16:46 You will do good with mathematics.:beer:
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