10 Metal Bands That Have Never Made A Bad Album

Boasting six unyieldingly brilliant slices of full-length, technical death metal, the powerhouse Gojira are one of extreme prog’s modern leading lights.

After five years of small gigs in rural France, the Duplantier brothers – joined in their ranks by bassist Jean-Michel Labadie and guitarist Christian Andreu – released their now-obscure debut, Terra Incognita, in 2001.

Packing riffs and breakdowns heavier than several suns, this grooving juggernaut is perhaps best-known for spawning the live show mainstays “Love” and “Clone”. Gojira’s sophomore disc, The Link, is held in high regard by fans for a similar reason, giving them the sonic tautness of “Wisdom Comes” and “Remembrance”.

By 2008, the band had become underground titans, with the sci-fi thrash of From Mars to Sirius and the morbid despondency of The Way of All Flesh giving Gojira a burgeoning fan-base in the USA and UK. Together, this duology is oft regarded as the two best Gojira records without a doubt, and it’s difficult to argue against that sentiment.

Following their generation of a seemingly undying buzz, Roadrunner Records swept up the quartet and gave them a massive stage upon which to shine. The band took full advantage with the direct wildness of L’Enfant sauvage and then the stripped-down emotion of Magma, the latter of which turned the mavens from all-out extremists to sophisticated minimalists.