Exclusive Premiere: Gojira, “The Gift of Guilt” Live Video (Plus: Download a Free Gojira/Kvelertak Split Live EP!)
Gojira are truly something special; they’re one of the few bands in metal whose live performances are more like religious experiences than concerts. They bring all the energy you could possibly want from an extreme music act to the stage with them, but there’s also a gracefulness to the way they perform. It is, as our own Vince Neilstein once said, a pleasure to watch.
The band’s new video, for the track “The Gift of Guilt” from last year’s L’Enfant Sauvage, captures Gojira’s live show in all its glory. Filmed at London’s O2 Brixton Academy, it’s not quite as good as seeing the band live in the flesh, but it’s definitely the next best thing! Enjoy:
As if that weren’t enough, Gojira have teamed up with Roadrunner Records labelmates Kvelertak to release a live EP, completely free, available RIGHT NOW. Each band has three songs on the EP including the version of Gojira’s “The Gift of Guilt” in the video above. Stream or download it here.
EP track listing:
1. Gojira – “L’Enfant Sauvage”
2. Gojira – “The Axe”
3. Gojira – “The Gift Of Guilt”
4. Kvelertak – “Kvelertak”
5. Kvelertak – “Bruane Brenn”
6. Kvelertak – “Evig Vandrar”
Both bands are on tour in the U.S. this fall (separately… but a Gojira/Kvelertak touring package would be a doozy, wouldn’t it?). Dates below.
Gojira on tour – All dates w/ Slayer Dates except *
Oct 25 The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
Oct 27 Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA
Oct 28 Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA
Oct 30 Events Center @ San Jose State San Jose, CA
Nov 01 WAMU Center Seattle, WA
Nov 02 Venue Vancouver, Canada*
Nov 03 Stampede Corrall Calgary, Canada
Nov 04 Shaw Center Edmonton, Canada
Nov 05 Praireland Park Center Saskatoon, Canada
Nov 07 MTS Center Winnipeg, Canada
Nov 08 Myth Minneapolis, MN
Nov 10 Fun Fun Fun Fest Austin, TX
Nov 11 House of Rock Corpus Christi, TX*
Nov 12 Bayou Music Center Houston, TX
Nov 13 South Side Ballroom Dallas, TX
Nov 15 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
Nov 16 The Fillmore Detroit, MI
Nov 17 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH
Nov 19 The Fillmore Washington, DC
Nov 20 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 21 Ricoh Coliseum Toronto, Canada
Nov 23 CEPSUM/ University of Montreal Montreal, Canada
Nov 24 Pavilion de la Jeunesse Quebec City, Canada
Nov 25 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
Nov 26 Oakdale Theatre Wallingford, CT
Nov 27 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Nov 29 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
Nov 30 Tsongas Arena Boston, MA
Kvelertak on tour – All dates w/ High on Fire (Doomriders – Nov. 10 to 23, Pack of Wolves – Nov. 27 and Windhand – Nov. 29 to Dec. 12)
Nov 10 Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Nov 11 Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Nov 12 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC
Nov 13 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
Nov 15 Webster Hall New York, NY
Nov 16 Middle East Cambridge, MA
Nov 17 Corona Theatre Montreal, Canada
Nov 18 Opera House Toronto, Canada
Nov 19 The Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI
Nov 20 A and R Music Bar Columbus, OH
Nov 22 Metro Chicago, IL
Nov 23 Pop’s Sauget, IL
Nov 25 House of Blues Houston Houston, TX
Nov 26 Trees Dallas, TX
Nov 27 Mohawk Outside Austin, TX
Nov 29 Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS
Nov 30 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Dec 02 WECC Winnipeg, Canada
Dec 04 Starlite Room Edmonton, Canada
Dec 05 Republik Calgary, Canada
Dec 07 Venue Vancouver Vancouver, Canada
Dec 08 El Corazon Seattle, WA
Dec 09 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Dec 11 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
Dec 12 El Rey Los Angeles, CA
