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The Gauntlet: Gojira Metal News |
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GOJIRA TOPS BILLBOARD'S NEW ARTIST CHART
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Gojira catapulted to the top of Billboard’s New Artist chart this week with the release of The Way Of All Flesh, the band’s second release for Prosthetic Records, while simultaneously debuting at #138 on the Billboard Top 200 (marking Prosthetic's third Top 200 debut in the past three months).
A highly anticipated album, the record sees Gojira expanding their audience with Alternative Press calling the new release, “…their most hopeful, tuneful album…,” Brooklyn Vegan commenting, “The Way Of All Flesh is the thundering soundtrack of the vastly underrated Gojira reaching the pinnacle,” Decibel describing the release as “genre-smashing” and Outburn awarding the release a perfect “10.”
Revolver’s current feature on the band quotes Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe (who contributed vocals to “Adoration for None”) as saying of the French quartet, “There’s a beauty to their music because of he mindset behind it. They’re very conscientious people, and everything they do is affected by their environment.” Blythe’s comment touches on the band member’s dedication to highlighting environmental issues and the state of the planet.
Tour dates (w/In Flames, All That Remains, 36 CrazyFists):
November 6 Montreal Metropolis
7 Toronto Sound Academy
8 Detroit Emerald Theater
9 Cleveland Agora Theatre
10 Chicago House of Blues
12 Minneapolis Myth
14 Calgary MacEwan Hall
15 Edmonton Events Center
17 Vancouver The Commodore
18 Seattle The Showbox Sodo
19 Portland Roseland
21 San Francisco The Warfield
22 Los Angeles Nokia Live
23 Las Vegas House of Blues
24 Phoenix Marquee Theatre
25 Albuquerque Midnight Rodeo
26 Denver Fillmore
28 Dallas Palladium
29 Austin La Zona Rosa
30 Houston House of Blues
December 2 Orlando Hard Rock Live
3 Atlanta Tabernacle
4 Norfolk The Norva
5 Baltimore Rams Head Live
6 Worcester The Palladium
7 New York Terminal 5
9 St. Louis Pageant
10 Milwaukee The Eagles Club
Date: Oct 22, 2008
As Reported by: jason
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