GOJIRA FlyingWhales // Composer Reaction & Song Breakdown // The Decomposer Lounge 

Howzit!! 🔥🔥 Here's the ART OF DYING reaction I did a few weeks back - AWWWRIGHT!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yeS7qCzgAtU.html

The Art of Dying needs to be the next Gojira track you do. So much to breakdown. It's an amazing song.

“Trancing us out” is a perfect way to describe a lot of Gojira’s intros and outtros. Some people find it repetitive, and boring.. many of us never want it to end.

From Mars to Sirius is pure magic. Gojira caught lightning on that record.

Art of Dying is a neat track for people like you. Trying to figure out the time sig and letting it all come together is for sure an experience

The Art of Dying has to be next on the list for Gojira reactions!

Joe Duplantier has some of the most tone-rich growls in any metal. First time I heard "World to Come" by them I thought it was a duet because it switches from powerful-yet-soulful growls and beautiful clean singing. Then I watched a live video and was blown away to find out it was all him.

7:48 all of us when we heard that build up for the first time

If you ever get a chance to see these guys live, don’t pass up the opportunity. I saw them a few years back and it’s hands down the best show I’ve ever been to.

I accidently got to see them live, got tickets to a Metallica concert and didnt even look at the lineup. Got a FANTASTIC surprise when Gojira opened for Avenged Sevenfold who then opened for Metallica.

A Heavy Metal classic. A reference track. A testament in a career filled with them.

"Super trippy and complex sonic dynamics" Geebz you literally just described Gojira's sound, well done my man

This track is so goddamn heavy. It just emphasizes the HEAVY in heavy metal. Lots of bands are harder, but this has _weight_.

THIS SONG IS F***KING AMAZING IT MAKES ME WANNA SCREAM MY LUNGS OUT

You need to listen to Death - Flesh and the power it holds

Best Gojira album right here in my opinion.

I've never clicked so fast like I've done now

my favorite part of this track is when the intro riff makes a more heavy reprise in the middle of the track.

Heaviest matter of the universe, remembrance, global warming, from the sky, where dragons dwell, ouroborous, vacuity, the art of dying, toxic garbage island, I mean they're all damn near classics

7:36 That moment when you realize you are about to be hit with a HUGE WALL OF SOUND I love to introduce people to Gojira with this song because their faces in this particular moment are priceless ahahah Awwwright!

Heaviest Matter in the Universe is another great Gojira track that deserves attention. \m/

Thank you so much for reacting to this track. Gojira are truly inspired and this album is an educational tool for those who wish to learn about the nature of reality. "Awwwrite!!" 🙏💜

These French boys like to make noise

Pheeew Geebz, what a reaction. I absolutely loooooove your subtle vibe moments, where you're just feeling the song. Keep rocking out awriiiiight

YESSSS!!!!! You have to check out The Art of Dying! Much love from Oregon

7:39 That look when he's like 'yo, shits about to git naasty.' :0D so good. so good.

Geebz, it's so rare to see no down votes. But it happens on your channel often. Much love

Lets get a SWANS reaction

If you had fun with this one Gojira has a few slower more melodic songs that are fantastic. I'd recommend Pray, Low Lands, or Born in Winter. Easily in my top 10. Love the breakdowns of my favorite bands!

I'm late to the party, but on that note about washing the guitars out with reverb: Gojira actually used to stack a ridiculous amount of guitar tracks on their records. I remember reading Joe saying that they had like 18 guitars playing the same riff on "Backbone." So that reverb sound you're hearing is just the small human differences in each track creating all of that space!

Joe is such a unique metal vocalist. He has the ability to create legitimately melody, even using guttural vocals. Those Black Metal style screams he does are so damn rich sounding.

About the growling, it is a spin off to what is known as belting in opera. So they are actually singing, thats how they manage to avoid damaging their vocal cords. But it requires a lot of control because you can damage your cords if you mess up. The fact these guys can tour for months and play full sets without a damaged voice is testament to their singing ability.

Aww hell yeah, another one of my fave bands! Everyone is excited for the new album dropping at the end of this month. Amazonia is a new single off of it, and everyone's reactions are getting blocked. My guess is because proceeds from the song go to a thoughtfully-researched charity working to preserve the Amazon forest's nature and indigenous people. So they are trying to funnel all views to their channel for that. Could also be because, as you said, the project hasn't been released yet. There's more info about their charity thing in the official vid as well as a separate vid just about the effort and on their site. Great tune.

This is from album number 3, all the way back in 2005. It's actually a concept album, absolutely incredible. Silvera was from their most recent album (Magma, 2016), Born In Winter was from 2012's L'Enfant Sauvage (you really need to do the title track of that one!)

the first Gojira song that was recommended to me (about a two years ago) was “Where Dragons Dwell” ...and lemme tell you ... I am ETERNALLY grateful that a coworker told me about Gojira

Gojira - in the forest. an amazing underrated song of theirs that has so much to offer!

Do Backbone from the same album! It's the heaviest god damn stuff, and soooo awesome.

The pillow in the background seems aptly appropriate for this video.

One of their best tracks for sure. Song 7 of 12 on the album by the way. It's a concept album about global warming and things...made in 2005. Really puts things in perspective when 16 years later nothing has changed...

«It's sad to think that nature speaks and that the human race doesn't hear it.», Victor Hugo

Gojira - art of dying

This is a mainstay on my work Playlist.

Can you react to save me by avenged sevenfold please its a masterpiece at almost 11 minutes long

GOJIRA!!!!!!!!!!

At the time of this comment there's 1.6k likes and 0 dislikes. I've never seen that before. Props to Geebz!

4:04 lol, whales with audio equipment. Though... We got waterproof microphones! Cetacean Karaoke!

I need to do a deeper dive into this band. Amazing track!

Oh man, the OG banger.

I'd really recommend anything off the next album "The way of all flesh" as it's their most complete and best produced album to date imo

Gojira-The Art of Dying

ELDER!! Band for you. Dead roots stirring please. Potions by PUSCIFER on the recycle ♻️ ROCK CANDY FUNK PARTY for fun super band super group. Awwlright I am still here

Hey man I noticed you did some 311. I would like to petition for you to do some of their older stuff. What you listened to was their overplayed radio stuff. Their older stuff is representative of their true sound and talent. NOT that stuff you heard. Suggestions would be stuff like: Grassroots Transistor 816AM Hydroponic Sometimes Jacks Rule The Realm Don’t Dwell Welcome Literally anything from their first 4 or 5 albums. PLEASE, PLEASE revisit them and dig into that stuff. You’ll be happy you did.

NOW I CAN SEE THE WHAAAAAALES

I want to see his reaction to While We Sleep by Insomnium , Perdition Haze by Disarmonia Mundi, or Virus Jones by Deadlock (or all 3 lol)

I'd Love to see a review of Code Orange "swallowing the rabbit whole". LOVE this channel Geebz

I'm here! Stoked for this reaction!

It´s a cool song but it annoys me that they are part of or support sea shephard. I´m from Iceland and we have hunted whale in the past and it has been completely sustainable (maybe hunt 50 out of 100.000 population) but sea shephard always go crazy if you hunt 1 whale. And it´s also a thing for them (Gojira and Sea Shephard) to state that whale are somehow really smart when they aren´t (not smarter than your average cow... or even less)

The Art of Dying is their anthemic epic, totally requires a breakdown :D

btw you gotta do "Magma" to hear the full extent of Joe's layered vocal harmonies

Please check out Night Verses "Copper Wasp"

A cool little info on something you said around 18:00, about the vocal chords not being totally ruined hahaha As a vocalist myself, there's no way you get such a complex distortion (like the ones you've been reacting to) being tense. If the muscles of your jaw, your tongue and pretty much all your vocal complex are tense, there'll be no space for resonance, and therefore, no harmonics and the spectrum of your voice will sound flat and maybe even a little muddy... and also, you use the note you're doing as a backbone for the distortion you're using on top of that to bring a little bit of brightness and sparkles (lol) to the sound. I mention that because, without that note, or any other "backbone" you're unprotected and then you'll surely be hoarse. but basically, relaxation and effortlessly singing is key to endure a 2h concert. which is funny, this looks nothing but rage and power and aggressiveness . AWRIGHT

I'd love to hear your thoughts on "Come Hell or High Water" By Native Construct. Additionally "Beastland" By Author and Punisher is fantastic! Both of these artists are immensely unique and would love to hear your opinions on their art.

Never heard of Gojira until you covered them on your channel. Tell the record company you are responsible a sale (or two) 😏

Geebz, i dont know if you play poker....but you're the nuts

please react to Daughers - Guest House i love your channel btw!

So, there's this band called Car Bomb...

Great stuff man! I really enjoy these videos. Will you please do either Save Me or Exist by A7X?

HOWDY FROM NEW ENGLAND ...SPACE TIME WILL SHOW YOU THAT EVEN EARLY GOJIRA STILL HAD THAT BOUNCE TO EVEN THEIR HEAVIEST TUNES...PEACE FROM THE NORTHEAST..

All Gojira fans watching the intro and waiting intently for his reaction to the drop... The calm before the storm haha the TENSION!

This is awesome! I love this song. You said somewhere to search your youtube for bands incase you done a band already. DO MORE MASTODON!

Please do Art Of Dying or Explosia for your next Gojira reaction. They both have really amazing breakdowns.

Your reactions represents us all! When listening to Gojira for the first time. I really admire this band.

Suggestion: Dove - Cymande

Hopefully the next one going : Beyond Creation - Fundamental process

The Art Of Dying Please!!!

Oh man you're gonna get your mind blown when you get around to The Art of Dying by Gojira :) Hoping you can get around to Dark Tranquillity - Iridium, it's going to open up many doors for you, and of course goosebumps hehe They're one of the pioneers of the Gothenburg sound, a thing that practically created a genre. Absolutely gotta get around to it if you liked Arch Enemy. I know I'm asking for months but hey you encouraged us to be persistent :D

This album has such a unique sound, I think that's mainly because of that reverb on the guitar and drums. When I first heard this song, I remember it, it blew my mind. Especially that breakdown near the end, never heard anything like it. Sounds like freakin Flying Whales!

One of the tightest, nastiest live bands you’ll ever witness. I always feel bad for bands that follow them because they destroy everything in their path.

It's about time for another Between the Buried and Me track. “Extremophile Elite” is incredible, probably the most diverse song I've ever heard and it has a fantastic video of them in the studio.

Whoa, my favorite band, playing my favorite song, while I happen to be wearing the t-shirt from the album cover, as I watch my favorite YT reactor. The planets have aligned!

I live because of Gojira reactions. Now a Geebz Gojira reaction? I'm ascending.

Growling, done properly, occurs after the voice box in the back of the palette.

The art of dyinggggggggg or toxic garbage island should be your next gojira reaction

The whole album From Mars to Sirius has such a massive sound. Also, Joe has an almost multi-tonal voice when he does his screaming. I don't know if it's a combination of his natural voice and vocal fry or if he's possessed by an environmentally conscious deity, but it's cool as hell to listen to live or in studio.

That “peoples elbow” riff must be one of the coolest riffs ever. If you don’t automatically involuntarily headbang, you have no heart.

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The drummer is a beast. I love how he plays around the main groove of the guitar riff versus the guitars trying to match what the drummer is doing.

Stranded by Gojira is a real banger

i hate that 2 dislikers

NiAn - Spanish Moss

If I remember correctly, Gojira quad-tracks their guitars, which definitely adds into the really thick tone that they have on record.

Speaking about female growlers, you have to get into some in this moment. And I would say start off with daddy’s falling angel.There’s no one better than Maria Brink.

Here's a complete transcription of the whale song at the beginning: "Ah … ! What’s happening? Er, excuse me, who am I? Hello? Why am I here? What’s my purpose in life? What do I mean by who am I? Calm down, get a grip now … oh! this is an interesting sensation, what is it? It’s a sort of … yawning, tingling sensation in my … my … well I suppose I’d better start finding names for things if I want to make any headway in what for the sake of what I shall call an argument I shall call the world, so let’s call it my stomach. Good. Ooooh, it’s getting quite strong. And hey, what’s about this whistling roaring sound going past what I’m suddenly going to call my head? Perhaps I can call that … wind! Is that a good name? It’ll do … perhaps I can find a better name for it later when I’ve found out what it’s for. It must be something very important because there certainly seems to be a hell of a lot of it. Hey! What’s this thing? This … let’s call it a tail - yeah, tail. Hey! I can can really thrash it about pretty good can’t I? Wow! Wow! That feels great! Doesn’t seem to achieve very much but I’ll probably find out what it’s for later on. Now - have I built up any coherent picture of things yet? No. Never mind, hey, this is really exciting, so much to find out about, so much to look forward to, I’m quite dizzy with anticipation … Or is it the wind? There really is a lot of that now isn’t it? And wow! Hey! What’s this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like … ow … ound … round … ground! That’s it! That’s a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?

Mario wasn't made for drums, the drums were made for him.

I would suggest The Art of Dying next, their masterpiece in my opinion ^^ Keep it up man, great work

Whaling Flies

Cool reaction, there are so many Gojira songs to recommend, really looking forward for the new album at the end of the month. Any chance you could do some "Death" - Crystal Mountain / Symbolic / Lack of Comprehension ... amazing band with some brilliant musicians in it .. the creators of Technical/Progrssive Death Metal. Cheers

Flying whales is the song that got me hooked me on Gojira when From mars to sirius came out. And yes as others have said The art of dying is awesome. One of my favourite songs ever.

My First ever recommendation for you, and one that I really really hope that you find. The Band is Yob, song is marrow. An absolute masterpiece and I mean that. The fluidity and continuity of the writing, the amount of love and time put into their unique tones, The huge chord voices and melodies. Admittedly it is a long song but it is worth every second of the journey. I truly hope you are able to sit down with this absolutely beautiful piece of music. You might even cry halfway through ;-) Cheers Brother And Mahalo

Great review! Please review "Dream Theater - Beyond this life" and "Extol - Grace for succession".