Comments on: GOJIRA’S HEAVINESS GETS LITERAL

By: gojirarocks

gojirarocks — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:19:52 +0000

Gojira turns simple ideas from the modern metal scene and redifines them. This song is a new dimension of heavy. the bass plays a simple rhthym, almost like something from Pink Floyd… but the drums and vocals rip it right out of what seems simple and replaces it with complex imagery. This whole album is pretty decent, i listened to it last Spring while walking through the streets of Spokane, WA. I would say it’s a great listen no matter what mood you are in.

By: idontcarewhateveryone

idontcarewhateveryone — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:08:00 +0000

This is a badass song.. Actually all of Gojira’s music is pretty badass aswell, and this just furthers it.

By: jonowev

jonowev — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:47:50 +0000

Gojira are just… very VERY good.

By: Devin

Devin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:17 +0000

This shit is not heavy at all in my opinion.

By: lern2swim

lern2swim — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:38:51 +0000

I think the video’s meaning is obvious. It’s Gojira. Obviously, the woman litters and drops her paper cup at the beginning and dragging that coffin around is what they consider to be a proper punishment for such a crime. She’s lucky that she didn’t hit a skunk with her car or something. You don’t even want to know the punishment for that. Ick

By: Revrant

Revrant — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:33:08 +0000

Yes, it’s definitely a metal video, boobies are present.

By: billybob

billybob — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:45:43 +0000

Boobies!!

By: Revrant

Revrant — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:32:09 +0000

No…No they don’t.

By: enemyofgod72

enemyofgod72 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:27:26 +0000

Gojira have a thick, layered heavy sound and it’s completely DIY. They had some help on this new album but their first 3 albums were self-produced and clearly they did most of the production on the new album as well. I’ve never heard a band with a heavier sound that also has so many catchy riffs. Gojira make most metal bands sound like a bunch of pussies.

By: That Other Guy

That Other Guy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:28:35 +0000

Damn, that’s one of the best video clips i’ve seen all year!
Heavy as, as well. Very Nice

By: Conor

Conor — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:38:56 +0000

Holy shit that song crushed balls. I actually got goosebumps when the coffin went off the cliff. Something about how the vid was edited to have that new riff come in.

Regarding Axl’s calling the coffin a “box,” I think it’s fair to say that he saw the first 20 seconds of the video, came, lit up a cigarette and made this post. I made it through the whole video, but I’ve studied tantric technique in Tibet for twelve years.

By: Eli

Eli — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:29:18 +0000

GOJIRA guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier recently told the UK’s Rock Sound magazine about the clip, ”It is a fantastic, mind-blowing video. The song is about the Buddhist meaning of the word which is emptiness not nothingness, the ultimate presence. It was very hard to picture that concept in a video so we told the story of a girl carrying her own casket as the whole album is about facing your death and your pain. It seemed fitting.”

By: jasonfromNONELOUDER

jasonfromNONELOUDER — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:18:18 +0000

dude. that’s a casket.

By: Metal_As_Fuck

Metal_As_Fuck — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:53:26 +0000

amazing album fucking heavy . every song sounds way different thanks for telling me about these motherfuckers .

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:56:21 +0000

Just a guess, but the coffin dragging might be a reference to the awesome old spaghetti western Django.
Main guy drags a coffin around with him through the whole movie. At the end, you find out he keeps a shitload of weapons in there, and he kills tons of people.

And this song is badass.

By: Revrant

Revrant — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:48:03 +0000

Not sure why this song is supposed to be so heavy, I’ve heard far heavier things, hell, Dethklok is heavier than this, remove the growling/screaming vocals and insert shouting vocals, you have an Active Rock charter.

Nothing fancy video-wise, naked chick, random imagery not related to anything, amazingly dark shots of the band being total metal and badass with their metal attire and metal expression metal metal metal.

At least I can laugh and agree with you about Nickelback.

By: fantasyh

fantasyh — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:41:00 +0000

Gojira is my kind of heavy. To be honest – I can’t take bands like Cannibal Corpse for longer periods of time, because they sound to me like they’re kind of mushed together. This doesn’t happen with Gojira. It’s plenty heavy alright but everything has it’s place, and the vocals are amazing. Can’t to get my hands on the CD.

By: seveword

seveword — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:38:03 +0000

Damn. That’s heavy.

By: WetBiscut

WetBiscut — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:37:59 +0000

I believe the box is actually a coffin, you can see it better when it falls over the cliff. OMGSPOILERS.

By: Kevin B

Kevin B — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:32:33 +0000

Notice she is dragging a coffin……any chance they are referring to the Death Magnetic album cover?