Blow Me Away You (Niverse) - Gojira, Duplantier, Joe
5988 Trillions de Tonnes
Deliverance
Space Time
On the B.O.T.A.
Rise
Fire Is Everything
Love
1990 Quatrillions de Tonnes
In the Forest
Clone [Live][*]
Love [Live][*]
Space Time [Live][*]
Digitally remastered and expanded digipak edition of the French Metal band's 2005 album featuring three live bonus tracks. It has always been hard to put a tag on Gojira, one of the most extreme bands that France's musical... more » pallet has ever known. But then again, the band has never really sought out such a tag, instead letting the music do the talking, preferring introspection and intelligence over preconceived notions and preexisting tags. Ever since the 1996 formation in town of Bayonne in the southwest of France, Gojira has been an ever-evolving experiment in Extreme Metal ultimately built upon a worldly, ever-conscious outlook with roots firmly-planted in an environmentally-conscious, new age mentality.« less
Digitally remastered and expanded digipak edition of the French Metal band's 2005 album featuring three live bonus tracks. It has always been hard to put a tag on Gojira, one of the most extreme bands that France's musical pallet has ever known. But then again, the band has never really sought out such a tag, instead letting the music do the talking, preferring introspection and intelligence over preconceived notions and preexisting tags. Ever since the 1996 formation in town of Bayonne in the southwest of France, Gojira has been an ever-evolving experiment in Extreme Metal ultimately built upon a worldly, ever-conscious outlook with roots firmly-planted in an environmentally-conscious, new age mentality.
CD Reviews
Nice debut!!!
William J. Malloy | Kentucky lakes region | 02/24/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Let's start by saying this: I don't like to dissect cd's track by track. I don't purchase cds for individual songs. I look for the overall flow of the album. OK, now that that's out of the way, this is what you need to know about this disc. It rocks!!! Terra Incognita is a wonderful precursor to what is to come from Gojira. Chock full of wicked riffs. Speedy at times and sensational moshing. The intuitive interplay between the brothers Duplantier (percussion and guitar) is fantastic. And what's this I hear? Bass lines? And damn good ones at that.
I read reviews of this band that question why they would add certain slower pieces to their music. Why question it? The percussion based offerings (mallet stuFFz) are just fine and fit into the overall sound of the disc. Stop trying to pigeonhole these guys!!! They are creative and a big step above lesser bands who only try to be "the heaviest band ever". This is what sets them apart. They are secure with their heaviness and not afraid to put their genius out there for everyone to hear. No matter where it may take them."
Better than The Link, on par with From Mars...
Chase T. Hammond | Sandy, UT USA | 10/25/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is an excellent debut. Not only are the songs top notch, but the production is too. The production of this cd sounds way better than The Link. The Link was even remastered, and this album still sounds better. The songs are also better in my opinion, considering it's older. The album has a very moody groove oriented feel, and is extremely heavy of course. This album is also full of very staccato off-time chunk riffs which I've come to love Gojira for. Also, pinch harmonic squeals are all over the place, and are very tasty. The album probably has my favorite Gojira riff on the song Space Time, nothing could be more heavy or groovy. Slowly this band is becoming one of my favorites, and the style of Death Metal they play was almost forgotten, but Gojira are here to spice it up. For fans of Obituary, and Death, Gojira is your saviour."
The New Gods of Death Metal
Craig A. Gross | Vernon, CT | 04/05/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are a death metal fan who enjoyed listening to the greats such as Death, Atheist, Morbid Angel, this album will no doubt get you revved up for the new generation. Enjoy!!!"
My Absolute Favorite Album
D. Hullette | Redding, CA | 10/12/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Gojira's Terra Incognita is a great album. I love it because it is so different from any other metal album that I have listened to. The songs have a unique range, by this I mean they can start out heavy and totally metal, but all the sudden go to a more calm, brooding (but still metal) sound. And better yet, they never lose their musicality, all the songs can get stuck in your head, they don't have a single song on this album that sounds just like the one before it. There's something for almost all metal fans: death metal blast beats, growling vocals, screaming vocals, kind of normal vocals, plenty of galloping guitar triplets, clean/distorted guitar, metal lyrics that sometimes don't make any sense, and wicked double bass pedal. If you are one of those people that need to place bands under specific categories, there really is no way to categorize this band, you just have to listen to them to know if you like them. A lot of people say they are a band you either love or hate, so it's best to listen to the songs from the album on Youtube before buying. Gojira is definitely one of the best things to come out of France in a long time (along with Gorod, but that's a very different band). So check them out!"
Track Listings (17) - Disc #1