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Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13399 Location: Earth

Here is a short clip I filmed from the other night. I think they may be one of the best bands in metal right now. This is my 3rd time seeing them in the last 6 years. They get better every time. Devin Townsend was the opener and was equally amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NSlp4Ni6OE

Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 5765 Location: Joisey

Dev is opening...? Confused

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13399 Location: Earth

MikeHock wrote:

Dev is opening...? Confused

Yeah, Gojira is a much bigger band.

Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 2200 Location: Seattle, WA

Lucky man. I was supposed to see Gojira this past winter, but the show got cancelled after Randy's whole predicament, and the new tour ended up not stopping anywhere near me.

Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Scotland

Love Gojira. Saw Devin too around 5 or 6 weeks ago in Glasgow with Fear Factory. It was a really good night and fun to see someone capable of making a crowd of drunk, cold Scotsmen throw their jazz hands in the air Razz

I'm seeing Gojira again in March with Ghost, so looking forward to that too. They're probably the only recent-ish metal band i can be bothered with.

Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 2106

yeah i'm disappointed that devin is opening.
i saw him in october of 2012, and he was headlining. he had a MASSIVE backsplash of monitors that provided an awesome pre-show and an really entertaining show all in all.

this time, since he is opening, his set would be a bit smaller, and not as theatrical and over the top.

oh well, still going to be a good show. going to see them in february

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13399 Location: Earth

He still had big movie screens up when I saw him. His set was pretty big considering they were in front of Gojira. He played as long as Gojira did too so it's not like he got screwed. Devin lives here so this was a hometown show. He was talking to people in the audience that he knows from stage between songs and at the end jumped into the audience. Maybe our show was a little different than the others? There was no opening band either so Devin got to play the whole opening time slot as well. The Atlas Moth couldn't get into Canada so they had to wait in Seattle for the tour to come there the next day.

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Lanning is Killdozer wrote:

He still had big movie screens up when I saw him. His set was pretty big considering they were in front of Gojira. He played as long as Gojira did too so it's not like he got screwed. Devin lives here so this was a hometown show. He was talking to people in the audience that he knows from stage between songs and at the end jumped into the audience. Maybe our show was a little different than the others? There was no opening band either so Devin got to play the whole opening time slot as well. The Atlas Moth couldn't get into Canada so they had to wait in Seattle for the tour to come there the next day.

no offence to the atlas moss, but i hope they cant get into the Toronto show either.

some places in the state say that devins set was fairly small, and no back screens or anything of that nature.

and his banter is amazing. i love how when he was here, he randomly pointed to audience members mid-songs and smiled like they have an inside joke. even though they didn't..

and steve vai was at the show i went to as well. though he was a part of the audience. would be nice for them to do their old songs again.

Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Scotland

Did he have you all throwing the jazz hands to Lucky Animals? Razz

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BarA75 wrote:

Did he have you all throwing the jazz hands to Lucky Animals? Razz

Yes he did. He played for about an hour and fifteen minutes and it was a set full of fun, savage breakdowns, laughs and nerdy awkwardness. Pretty amazing. He had one song where a puppet on screen sang the song lol... I don't think I stopped smiling the whole set. The intro before they came on was about 20 minutes of Ziltoid TV as well... A bunch of clips of funny YouTube vids and other oddities. It was a great time.

Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Scotland

Same in Glasgow. He had that daft intro vid playing so the whole crowd was laughing before he even got on stage. It's kinda refreshing going to a metal gig and seeing folk actually turning to complete strangers and sharing a stupid grin or a laugh together. He was excellent that night. Fear Factory and him were headlining alternate nights in the UK but Fear Factory have had their day. The band were tight and stuff but Burton is bloody awful.

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13399 Location: Earth

BarA75 wrote:

Same in Glasgow. He had that daft intro vid playing so the whole crowd was laughing before he even got on stage. It's kinda refreshing going to a metal gig and seeing folk actually turning to complete strangers and sharing a stupid grin or a laugh together. He was excellent that night. Fear Factory and him were headlining alternate nights in the UK but Fear Factory have had their day. The band were tight and stuff but Burton is bloody awful.

I saw FF in 92 on one of their first tours. They were opening for Sepultura. It was the original lineup and was amazing, but I can't speak for how they are now. Burton is another local, hometown guy here. I respect them but haven't really listend to FF in years.

At the end of Devin's set, we were all mushy, hippies spreading the love. it was great. Then Gojira came on and the place got violent lol

Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Scotland

I saw them a few times, first time in '95 when they supported Ozzy here and they were good then but Burtons voice has long gone. But i can't wait to see Gojira again. Tickets to see them and Ghost together only cost £5 as part of a Jagermeister tour thingy, so there was no way i was going to miss that. I keep trying to get folk into Gojira but it's hard to convince people sometimes to listen beyond the initial roars and screams. If only they let the music soak in a little, more folk would love them.

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BarA75 wrote:

I keep trying to get folk into Gojira but it's hard to convince people sometimes to listen beyond the initial roars and screams. If only they let the music soak in a little, more folk would love them.

That's so true. I don't listen to music much at all these days. I record, and tour and do my band's thing but I'm not really into music that's been recorded in the last 20 years past stuff that I have been listening to forever. Gojira is one of the few modern bands that I can listen to over and over and really appreciate. I try to tell as many people about them as I can. The first time I saw them was with Machinehead, Lamb of God and Trivum in like 06'. The second time was with 10 Years and In Flames in 08'. Both shows were amazing. This third was amazing and even better that they were headliners. I just knew they would reach that stature some day. Devin is another one of my favorite bands so it was like a dream tour. The only thing that would have made it better is if my band was opening lol

Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 2106

by any chance, any one know if he's been playing 'deadhead' recently? even if its the acoustic version, i'd LOVE to see that!

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6664 Location: Minnesota

Everytime I see this thread, and band name, I can't help but think of a monster from a Godzilla movie.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:34 pm

Graunke wrote:

Everytime I see this thread, and band name, I can't help but think of a monster from a Godzilla movie.

Yep

Trying hard to like them but they sound like every other growler band. Have to look for more clips

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Graunke wrote:

Everytime I see this thread, and band name, I can't help but think of a monster from a Godzilla movie.

It actually means "Godzilla" as far as i know Razz

Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Scotland

Northwinds wrote:

Trying hard to like them but they sound like every other growler band. Have to look for more clips

Honestly, try the "From Mars To Sirius" album and leave it playing in the background while you do something else and just let it sink in a little. I hate growly crap too but Gojira are different.

Joined: 06 Jul 2011 Posts: 485 Location: Rhode Island

heard RUMORS that they are supposed to be on this year's summer slaughter tour. hope that happens because I am missing them on the date they come nearest to me

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:27 pm

This song and peformance makes me want to throat punch kittens!!!!!!!!!

http://youtu.be/5BvVpbfbXsw

Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Scotland

It makes me want to falcon punch my 82 year old grandmother

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13399 Location: Earth

One of my favorite Gojira tunes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n0NBlXCPSA

soliloquy wrote:

by any chance, any one know if he's been playing 'deadhead' recently? even if its the acoustic version, i'd LOVE to see that!

Devin didn't play that at the show I went to.

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BarA75 wrote:

Northwinds wrote:

Trying hard to like them but they sound like every other growler band. Have to look for more clips

Honestly, try the "From Mars To Sirius" album and leave it playing in the background while you do something else and just let it sink in a little. I hate growly crap too but Gojira are different.

+1 !

Smoke and play from
Start to end. Cool

Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 12290 Location: Twin Cities

Lanning is Killdozer wrote:

He still had big movie screens up when I saw him. His set was pretty big considering they were in front of Gojira. He played as long as Gojira did too so it's not like he got screwed. Devin lives here so this was a hometown show. He was talking to people in the audience that he knows from stage between songs and at the end jumped into the audience. Maybe our show was a little different than the others? There was no opening band either so Devin got to play the whole opening time slot as well. The Atlas Moth couldn't get into Canada so they had to wait in Seattle for the tour to come there the next day.

no screens at the tour kick off show in Minneapolis. was still a great show but was odd seeing such a stripped down version.

setlist:

Liberation
Kingdom
Planet of the Apes
Truth
War
Lucky Animals
Juular
Grace

Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 1528 Location: PAris, France

Lanning is Killdozer wrote:

MikeHock wrote:

Dev is opening...? Confused

Yeah, Gojira is a much bigger band.

Funny how Devin Townsend is much bigger than Gojira in France. Ok, given how France is into rock in general, "less small". i keep hearing Gojira is huge in the UK, Germany & USA and I have a hard time believing it. ^^

Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Scotland

Andro wrote:

Lanning is Killdozer wrote:

MikeHock wrote:

Dev is opening...? Confused

Yeah, Gojira is a much bigger band.

Funny how Devin Townsend is much bigger than Gojira in France. Ok, given how France is into rock in general, "less small". i keep hearing Gojira is huge in the UK, Germany & USA and I have a hard time believing it. ^^

You should be proud of them, mate. I'm Scottish. All we have is The Proclaimers :O