Gojira say new album will be “a clear step forward and upward” from ‘Fortitude’

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Gojira‘s Joe Duplantier has shared an updated on their “ambitious” next album – see what he had to say below.Fresh off their historic performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games – where they became the first metal act to perform in the history of the Olympics – frontman Joe Duplantier has provided an update on the French metallers’ next project.Speaking on the Loudwire Nights podcast, Joe expanded on his brother – and Gojira drummer – Mario Duplantier’s comments last October that the band’s next album will be “heavier” than 2021’s ‘Fortitude’.Joe said: “It’s not a secret, but I’ve gotta say we’re in the middle of it, and until it’s completed, it’s hard to tell people what it’s gonna be.

And also, I don’t want to. I want people to be surprised. But we’re working. We’re trying to deliver something that is meaningful and impactful.

We’re very ambitious in terms of writing songs and the quality of it. And we wanna take a clear step forward and upward with this album.

So we’re putting all our love and energy on it.”While the album has been in the works for some time now, the band have never been as popular as they are now, coming off the back of their Paris Olympics performance.