GOJIRA Fortitude CD/Vinyl LP (2021)

Gojira have been carrying the torch for heavy music that actually has something to say for two decades now. Fortitude is them at their most focused and furious, and it hit the top of the charts in several countries because sometimes the underground just wins.

Released in 2021, Fortitude is the Bayonne quartet firing on all cylinders, blending progressive death metal architecture with groove that could level a building and lyrics rooted in environmental collapse and Indigenous rights. Tracks like Born for One Thing and Amazonia hit with the kind of precision and weight that makes you wonder why more metal bands bother with anything less ambitious. This isn't background music. It's the kind of record that demands you sit with it, and rewards you every time. A defining album in modern metal's dark aesthetic.

Format: full length album available on CD or vinyl LP. French origin. Genre: progressive, groove, and death metal.

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