Gojira’s performance at the Paris Olympics earlier this year was monumental in more ways than one. Beyond just the magnitude of a metal band performing in their country’s capital, Gojira’s performance was a symbolic one as well. It symbolized everything that is positive and artistic and even historical about music, specifically as an effective weapon and tool to educate and entertain. This time, it was done to a global audience.
Part of what became the most-watched French television event in the country’s history, Gojira’s popularity has been a global one on their last few albums cycles. Yet, it was until
Now the song just hit #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, marking their first #1 song in the USA in any capacity. The news arrives a short time after it was revealed they’re working on a new record – one that, thanks to their rush of popularity, could result in a new wave of inspiration. Stay tuned.
