Album Rating: 4.0

there's blastbeats here tho

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This is a lot heavier than I noticed on first listen, I think it's a logical progression of their sound without it being uninspired and watered down like Magma and L'Enfant in some cases

Album Rating: 4.0

imagine thinking this is worse than magma

Album Rating: 4.0

Magma was pretty damn amazing though so I have no problem imagining that

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This is worse than Magma

Album Rating: 3.5

Magma was pretty damn amazing though so I have no problem imagining that [2]

Album Rating: 4.0

nah magma is hit or miss on a song per song basis

Album Rating: 3.5

which ones don't you like?

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I don't think Magma's amazing, but still a really solid record nonetheless. But to me this is just... meh. Which I didn't think I'd ever say for a Gojira album, but it is what it is, I guess

Album Rating: 3.0

Couple of listens now and I’m just not feeling it

It’s obviously not bad but it just feels safe which is weird because a balls out flesh/sirius clone would’ve been safer for their fan base

Album Rating: 3.5

perhaps they're not interested into catering to their fanbase

Album Rating: 4.0

"which ones don't you like?"

I don't actively dislike any song on there but a couple are just pretty mid for gojira standards.

Album Rating: 3.3

Thought this was p cool, hated the chant tho. Probably needa revisit magma, only listened to that once

Album Rating: 3.0

That’s what I was saying mythodea, they’re not catering to their normal audience because it’s not as heavy as their best stuff, yet the album feels very safe to me, lacking any big new ideas. The main thing they’ve added more of over the last couple albums is the softer side but I just don’t think they’re that great at it.

Listened to Magma for the first time today.. the fuck is everybody shitting on it? This band is genius. Can’t wait to listen to the one with the whales and planets and shit on it

Album Rating: 3.5

@Shemson, Yes, I get your point completely.



I still don't know if it was a coincidence that the first album I properly listened to was the first majorly different one (Magma) or if it was because of that change that I felt I could approach (although I was familiar with heavy stuff at the time).



Thing is, I am okay with both their older and newer stuff for different reasons. It's not like we're talking Opeth-levels of change anyway.

Album Rating: 2.7

Magma wasn't watered down tbh. Different? Fuck yes, but it wasn't the hyperbolic shame that most fans gave it. The dog may have gone to the vet, but it didn't come back deseeded on that one.



--It's not like we're talking Opeth-levels of change anyway.--



This is a good point.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Can’t wait to listen to the one with the whales and planets and shit on it"



lets goooooooooo

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Gojira - Whalez n Stuff (2005)

Album Rating: 4.0

First time listening to Gojira since FMTS. Production is weird but it's surprisingly good.