GOJIRA - 'Backbone'

GOJIRA - 'Backbone' taken from the album 'From Mars To Sirius'

The Legendary album ‘From Mars to Sirius’ put GOJIRA on the path to Worldwide stardom.
This classic album is a massively Heavy Monster !.

It is a concept album addressing environmental issues and the rebirth of a dead planet through a space travel storyline, with the underlying theme of a transition from war to peace. From Mars to Sirius was released in 2005 to critical acclaim.
It has since been ranked amongst the Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. (wikipedia)

Tracklisting :
1. "Ocean Planet"
2. "Backbone"
3. "From the Sky"
4. "Unicorn" (instrumental)
5. "Where Dragons Dwell"
6. "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe"
7. "Flying Whales"
8. "In the Wilderness"
9. "World to Come"
10. "From Mars"
11. "To Sirius"
12. "Global Warming"

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[some_shiba]

It isn't physically possible to headbang enough to this song

[rustyfuzz]

Kudos to anyone who can play this on guitar without their hand falling off

[soulknight]

I love how contrary to a lot of metal bands, Gojira’s breakdowns are the most melodic part of the song

[neeltheother]

That breakdown is one of the best moments in Gojira's discography.

[Otes]

I was brought here by the 2024 summer Olympics and I think I found my new favorite heavy metal band

[christhornton]

My god that first word..."Indestructable!!!" fucking makes me want to walk through walls

[aayushsachdeva]

There ain't a single not great song on this album.

[dacruzmatias]

Indestructible
On this rock I lie
But I'm alive for good
And I just free myself now
From all what was wrong
Break the unbreakable

All the stars
Fearlessly bright
They call me out there
Order me to face the wind
My structure's alive,
My body's on the way
Don't bow down
Before the walls
Of fear and madness
They try to counter me
And strike me down
To the ground again

Inexhaustible
The strength of fire
Is running through me
Spike like beam of light
What mortal could ever
Break this force
Unconstrained
I see at last
My backbone straighten
Thy serpent made of bones
Finally rise up
From the ground awaken

Beat your feet
On the ground now, go!

1:22 this is the heaviest I ever heard Gojira so far. The dark and gloomy melody adds up to that brutality. I get chills everytime

[browiththecoolslidyface]

1:22 That bassline is just great, harmonizes the guitar melody

[FaceOfOden]

I remember hearing this for the first time in 2005! The feeling was "Oh, god this is unreal; how is it even possible"! Now, 15 years later - it still sounds amazing!

[jamesgorman]

Gojira is the most accessible death metal band, anyone can appreciate the technicality and creativity at least. If they can't, they don't know music

[WesllyOni]

I still can't believe I'll be lucky enough to listen to this live today, I'm about to lose my mind with anticipation!

[KaneWrestlingFan]

Incredible gym song, many PRs have been had to this

[frethero]

Gojira should be the litmus test for seeing if someone likes heavy music. If you hear this shit and think anything along the lines of, "fuck yeah", then congratulations, you like metal at its finest. From there, a whole world of music awaits you.

[gnarleyquinn]

First Gojira song I ever heard after literally breaking my back. Quite the first impression. I was immediately hooked. I've seen them live several times now <3

[poetic_android]

Those harmonies in between are ...tanena.. tan tene something like this 😂

[Eczov]

This is the song that was playing in my head while I was under surgery.

[fearthebkpr]

i really hope that this Olympics performance gets more people to listen to this band

[thatsatanhippiestuff]

This next one is called BACK FUCKING BONE!