Gojira - Fortitude
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463 votes |
Release date: | 30 April 2021 |
Style: | Alternative metal |
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01. Born For One Thing
02. Amazonia
03. Another World
04. Hold On!
05. New Found
06. Fortitude
07. The Chant
08. Sphinx
09. Into The Storm
10. The Trails
11. Grind
The Best Alternative Metal Album Of 2021
02. Amazonia
03. Another World
04. Hold On!
05. New Found
06. Fortitude
07. The Chant
08. Sphinx
09. Into The Storm
10. The Trails
11. Grind
The Best Alternative Metal Album Of 2021
Produced by Joe Duplantier at Silver Cord Studio.
Mixed by Andy Wallace.
Cover art by Joe Duplantier.
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JavierPaper |
09.05.2021 - 18:54 Rating: 7 Written by Desha on 09.05.2021 at 18:36 I was looking forward to last year thinking I was going to see a From Mars to Sirius 2 or a Magma 2 with a bunch of good riffs.
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Desha delicious dish |
09.05.2021 - 18:59 Written by JavierPaper on 09.05.2021 at 18:54 ok the first one was a case of overblown expectations then. And it's not like it's a huge drop from Magma. Just a bit worse.
---- You are the hammer, I am the nail building a house in the fire on the hill
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JavierPaper |
09.05.2021 - 19:05 Rating: 7 Written by Stormm on 09.05.2021 at 16:25 It's amazing and sad at the same time how an amazing "progressive death metal" band becomes a band with a generic "alternative metal" sound, and it's also overrated by people.
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JavierPaper |
Written by Desha on 09.05.2021 at 18:59 In my opinion at least Magma has good riffs, in Fortitude I feel the riffs are "generic".
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Roman Doez Hallucigenia |
09.05.2021 - 23:45 Rating: 5
Positively surprised by this, as someone not really into gojira all that much I didn't have any expections and I ended up really liking a few songs in there. Other than that, eh.
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Mehrad |
10.05.2021 - 10:22 Rating: 9 Written by Desha on 09.05.2021 at 18:51 I mean if you go into any album with that attitude , the chances that you won't like it or don't find it memorable are very high Gojira is always memorable to me I don't know why .... from the heaviest to the tamest , from the fastest to the slowest you can always listen to older albums though , I listen to Terra Incognita songs everyday and Fortitude doesn't remind me of L'Enfant Sauvage at all .... maybe Grind a little bit
---- Ride a horse that's cleaving through the air and space of dreams.
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Mehrad |
10.05.2021 - 10:29 Rating: 9 Written by JavierPaper on 09.05.2021 at 19:09 why "generic" ? the riffs are 100 percent Gojira I agree that Into The Storm is a bit on the nose
---- Ride a horse that's cleaving through the air and space of dreams.
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zeromus44 |
In my opinion this sounds really bland and unspired. I guess old Gojira is dead and buried and this is the new Gojira post-Magma. They still sound like Gojira but as I said, more bland. Some interesting riffs here and there, but apart from the first song I can't find one I enjoy from the beggining until the end.
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Desha delicious dish |
Written by Mehrad on 10.05.2021 at 10:22 Well of course, I won't like most albums or find them memorable. That's kinda true by definition lol. And I've went into a lot of albums with this mentality and still found them memorable or good. Turns out there's a lot of good music out there and I don't have to force myself to like stuff like this. And it's not like Gojira needs me to defend them or be a fan either lol
---- You are the hammer, I am the nail building a house in the fire on the hill
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nikarg Staff |
Written by Desha on 09.05.2021 at 18:51 {I didn't quote your whole reply for obvious reasons} I'll just mention two things: #1 I obviously respect your opinion and taste, but this album just appeals differently to me than it does to you. As we so often say, "one metalhead's trash is another metalhead's treasure". #2 This record is the equivalent of your cat telling you that it has moved on with its life and so should you. Cats (and bands) are often like that.
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Mehrad |
11.05.2021 - 08:05 Rating: 9 Written by Desha on 10.05.2021 at 22:44 yes exactly fans are not "supposed" to love all albums by a band I mean you can like 1 or 2 and still be a fan
---- Ride a horse that's cleaving through the air and space of dreams.
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Mehrad |
11.05.2021 - 08:07 Rating: 9 Written by nikarg on 10.05.2021 at 23:26 no cat will stay in one place if you tell it to
---- Ride a horse that's cleaving through the air and space of dreams.
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Desha delicious dish |
Written by nikarg on 10.05.2021 at 23:26 Oh sure you enjoy it! I just was trying to explain what is frustrating to me as a long-time fan and how the two problems you found contradictory actually aren't Problem is that this cat moved on with its life and decided to settle down right in the doorway and it's GETTING COLD GODDAMNIT
---- You are the hammer, I am the nail building a house in the fire on the hill
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Gothic Metalhead Pro Introvert |
11.05.2021 - 23:02 Rating: 5
I will give this album credit for the sole purpose that this album beat DJ Khaled for being the best selling album in America this week. Anything rock or metal that beats processed music like that is something I must respect.
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JavierPaper |
12.05.2021 - 01:26 Rating: 7 Written by Mehrad on 10.05.2021 at 10:29 They are not 100% gojira riffs, they tried to be 100% gojira riffs but they were mediocre.
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JavierPaper |
12.05.2021 - 01:28 Rating: 7 Written by zeromus44 on 10.05.2021 at 19:59 I agree!
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JavierPaper |
12.05.2021 - 01:41 Rating: 7 Written by Mehrad on 11.05.2021 at 08:07 The thing is, as you say: If there is a cat that stays in one place forever, people will get bored and they will want the cat to do something new. (I'm giving this cat example, but I'm talking about how it happens with bands).
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JavierPaper |
12.05.2021 - 01:45 Rating: 7 Written by Gothic Metalhead on 11.05.2021 at 23:02 Well, that's not so bad
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JavierPaper |
12.05.2021 - 01:51 Rating: 7 Written by Roman Doez on 09.05.2021 at 23:45 Yes, the truth is that this year (not last year), I had very low expectations with the songs that had been released, but after listening to the whole album there are songs (very few) that are worth listening to.
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nikarg Staff |
12.05.2021 - 23:45 Written by Desha on 11.05.2021 at 11:55 I think the key is right here in this statement. This album is probably liked more by non-Gojira fans. I don't have a very large sample but people I know that couldn't stand Gojira in the past are quite positive towards Magma and even enthusiastic towards Fortitude. I am actually happy that they are getting more attention and especially from crowd that is not really into metal. If you think about it, the metal bands that are considered to be really massive in the minds of mainstream music listeners are practically dinosaurs or close to that. And Gojira are becoming massive. p.s. If someone told me 10 years ago that I would defend Gojira and their music in a discussion, I would laugh until my stomach would hurt.
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Desha delicious dish |
13.05.2021 - 00:07 Written by nikarg on 12.05.2021 at 23:45 Ironically my wife got into gojira a bit last year (she doesn't like metal usually), but some of the old stuff like Art of Dying and Flying Whales lol
---- You are the hammer, I am the nail building a house in the fire on the hill
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JavierPaper |
13.05.2021 - 00:58 Rating: 7 Written by nikarg on 12.05.2021 at 23:45 The thing is, in this band, for more than 10 years the albums are becoming more, more and more commercial that I think at some point in the band's career they are going to stop being metal and become an alternative rock band. Maybe it's good that it gained a lot of popularity because it's not that it's a "bad" band, but I think that now it doesn't deserve so much respect.
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jawharessence Posts: 42 |
13.05.2021 - 06:10
Since I totally disliked Magma, this album was satisfying.
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CWA |
14.05.2021 - 02:22 Rating: 8
I loved this album. I think it's a step up from Magma and a good new direction. Magma sounded the the beta test for a new direction and Fortitude sounds like the alpha version in my opinion.
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Mehrad |
14.05.2021 - 11:27 Rating: 9 Written by nikarg on 12.05.2021 at 23:45 I'm a sucker for old and heavy af Gojira ( Terra Incognita being my 2nd favorite by them ) but I liked Magma , and Fortitude even more and it's a good thing that their getting attention , eventually people would get into metal and many new people would discover their masterpieces like FMTS
---- Ride a horse that's cleaving through the air and space of dreams.
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Mehrad |
14.05.2021 - 11:33 Rating: 9 Written by JavierPaper on 13.05.2021 at 00:58 many bands get so much hate just because they're popular some people have never even heard the album and claim that it's shit because they get on the hate-wave personally would always respect them , they connect with me the way no other band does ( Pink Floyd is another one ) just a personal taste thing
---- Ride a horse that's cleaving through the air and space of dreams.
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Mehrad |
14.05.2021 - 11:39 Rating: 9 Written by CWA on 14.05.2021 at 02:22 agreed don't know how one would say Magma is better than Fortitude although Magma good
---- Ride a horse that's cleaving through the air and space of dreams.
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JavierPaper |
18.05.2021 - 02:22 Rating: 7 Written by Mehrad on 10.05.2021 at 10:29 There are few riffs that practically "grab me" like Magma did.
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JavierPaper |
18.05.2021 - 02:22 Rating: 7 Written by Mehrad on 14.05.2021 at 11:39 At least magma did not have tribal sounds
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JavierPaper |
18.05.2021 - 02:29 Rating: 7 Written by Mehrad on 14.05.2021 at 11:33 Yes, the thing is that just when Gojira had all that talent and potential people didn't know it that much, then Gojira started to have commercial sounds and only then, when Gojira lost a little bit of its potential, people had more respect for it than they should have had before, not now.
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