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HISTORICAL FACTS: Gojira - The Untold Story

“James Hetfield picked up the phone saying, ‘Have you tried an ESP?’” ESP unveils Joe Duplantier’s eagerly awaited signature guitar in time for NAMM 2026

The Gojira juggernaut has been awarded his first ESP signature guitar, the LTD JD-1, 18 months after he made the switch from Charvel

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Watch fiery pro-shot footage of Gojira playing Olympic anthem Ah! Ça Ira! live at Bloodstock festival this summer

The metal stars kept the French Revolutionary spirit alive with their show in Derbyshire in August

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Bloodstock festival adds Saxon as first-ever Thursday main-stage headliner; 26 other bands also confirmed

The UK heavy metal stalwarts will return to the top of the bill at the Derbyshire weekender, 25 years after they headlined the first-ever Bloodstock

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"We're working on a song that needs Dani Filth." Employed To Serve's Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin on their Will Ramos collab, future guests and whether they'll tour the US

UK metalcore heroes Employed To Serve answer Metal Hammer reader questions

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I took my mum to one of Europe’s heaviest metal festivals, and her reviews of the bands are glorious

My mum joined me at Bloodstock Open Air to watch Gojira, Machine Head, Emperor and many more – this is what she thought of their shows

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"It’s a good omen that, prior to the band coming on, the entire field joins in unison to sing Ozzy Osbourne." Gojira's majestic set rounds off the greatest Bloodstock ever

From pre-show singalongs to a flawless showing by the band themselves, Gojira put on a set for the history books

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“Hetfield personally hooked me up with them back in the day. I’m not cheating on anyone. I want all the instruments!” Gojira’s Joe Duplantier explains how he started playing ESP guitars – and why he’s still playing Charvels

The Gojira guitarist stunned gearheads with his custom ESP at last year's Paris Olympics opening ceremony – now, he's explaining his relationship with the guitar brand

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Watch Machine Head pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by adding War Pigs and Children Of The Grave to their setlist at the very last minute

The US groove metal veterans learned about Osbourne’s death mere minutes before taking the stage in Austria on Tuesday

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“Someone sent me a picture and was like, ‘Isn’t this your guitar?’” That time Diamond Rowe saw her signature guitar on stage with one of her biggest influences

Fellow Jackson artist Christian Andreu took Rowe’s history-making axe for a trip with French metal heavyweights Gojira during their joint tour with Korn

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Metallica announce stacked UK and Europe tour with Gojira, Knocked Loose and more

The biggest band in metal will be supported by a mammoth lineup when they hit Europe in summer 2026

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“I pushed myself to down-pick faster and make the riffs more aggressive. Maybe it’s the old man in me struggling to feel young and fighting back against aging”: How Killswitch Engage went to thrash metal bootcamp to deliver their face-ripping return

This Consequence is the sound of pent-up aggression, a creative release after Killswitch were stopped in their tracks. Dynamic duo Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel talk frontmen, riff tactics, and why nothing was too grimy for this

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“When my friend turned to me with a face as scrunched-up as Jim Carrey’s Grinch, I knew this band were special”: Why you need to care about Glassing

One Metal Hammer writer revisits his encounters with underground extreme metal noise-makers Glassing – and explains why plenty more people should pay them attention

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“I feel like we’re more than a pile of bones and flesh. I don’t believe in the end of the spirit or soul”: How Gojira emerged from darkness and turned tragedy into strength with Magma

A life-changing loss shaped Gojira’s classic 2016 album Magma

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"We saw Sleep Token in Glasgow. 14,000, sold out. It just makes me hungry." Deathcore heroes Fit For An Autopsy have their sights on being extreme metal's biggest band

Fit For An Autopsy want to be extreme metal's biggest band

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“I got a text asking if he could send my name over to an ‘artist’ for a ‘show.’ It ended up being Chris Martin”: Grace Bowers takes her chops to the biggest stage in music for a surprise Grammys appearance with the Coldplay frontman

The guitar wunderkind was approached for the gig last minute, but stole the show with an emotional solo over Coldplay’s All My Love

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“Support your local artists, support your local bands”: Watch Gojira accept the Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance that they’ve deserved for many, many years

The French metal stars beat Metallica, Judas Priest, Spiritbox and Knocked Loose x Poppy to take home the prize

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“We want to dedicate this award to all the bands that are pushing the boundaries. Support your local artists”: St. Vincent, Andrew Watt and Gojira claim big Grammy wins for guitar music

Justus West also claimed some notable triumphs with Beyoncé as Gojira underlined the importance of supporting young bands

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Gojira, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and St. Vincent win the rock and metal prizes at the Grammys

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The 50 best metal songs of 2024

Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?

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“I wanted to explore melody even more than we have in the past”: Employed To Serve’s next album inspired by In Flames

The UK metalcore bruisers have pulled influence from Gothenburg metal for their hotly anticipated fifth album

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"Slash comes up to me and gives me a hug, and that was a moment that I will take to my grave." We asked Myles Kennedy to make us a playlist, and what he gave us is pure gold

From rock icons like Guns N' Roses and Queens Of The Stone Age to metal behemoths Gojira, it's safe to say Myles Kennedy knows his way around a riff

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Slipknot, Ghost, Nightwish, Gojira and more star in Metal Hammer's blockbuster end of year issue, which comes with an Iron Maiden Powerslave patch, a Nightwish notebook and a 2025 heavy metal calendar

The new issue of Metal Hammer is our biggest of the year and it's on sale now!

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2025 Grammy nominations revealed: Metallica, Judas Priest, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose, Gojira, Pearl Jam and St. Vincent amongst metal and rock names nominated

Thrash legends, metalcore heavyweights and rising hardcore ragers are included in next year's Grammy nominations!

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Watch Gojira’s fiery Olympic Games performance get projected onto the Arc De Triomphe

Paris celebrated its recent hosting of the Olympics by blaring death metal from a national monument, complete with fire and spotlights

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