Gojira Share New Music Video For ‘The Chant’

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Gojira have shared a new video for their recent single ‘The Chant’ from their new album ‘Fortitude’. Check it out below.

The single was originally launched last Monday, but now the band have unleased a new Russell Brownley directed video, that was Written/conceived by the band’s own Joe Duplantier. The cinematic video was filmed on location in India’s West Bengal region in December of 2019. It examines the plight of refugee children from Tibet who fled their homeland in an attempt to preserve their culture following China’s invasion of the country in 1949.

Duplantier commented on the significance of the video stating, “This work is inspired by the reading of Tenzin Tsundue’s poetry. A righteous Tibetan activist, that describes the cultural genocide perpetrated on its people. We’ve always been sensitive to the Tibetan struggle. One of the wisest and most compassionate traditions, victim of the worst human rights violations imaginable since its invasion in 1949. Tibetan culture inspired many of our lyrics and had a deep impact on our approach of philosophy and art in general. Our thoughts go out to all Tibetans. We’re hoping that we’ll see their land free from oppression in our lifetime.”

Check out the video here:

‘The Chant’ is a slow-burning track featuring some of Gojira’s most melodic material to date, and is the centrepiece of an album-long call to action. According to the press release “Where past anthems were driven by nuanced dynamics and technical guitar arrangements, ‘The Chant’ is a self-described “healing ritual” emanating primordial warmth, culminating in a harmony-stacked chorus that bridges the gap between ancient hymnals and contemporary rock”.

The new single follows the albums ‘Another World’, ‘Born For One Thing’, ‘Into The Storm’, and ‘Amazonia’ the latter of which was launched alongside a fundraising initiative to benefit the indigenous owned NGO The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) who advocate for environmental and cultural rights of indigenous tribes in the Amazon.

Working with the social good-focused platform Propeller, Gojira are curating a charitable campaign featuring an auction of one-of-a-kind items from the band and their friends.

The band are also running a raffle were fans can donate to be entered for a chance to win a hand customized signature Joe Duplantier guitar and a hand painted drum head by Gojira’s Mario Duplantier.

The band have already helped raise over $250k to date for APIB, and are contiuing to add new auction listings, including a Slash autographed top hat and “Appetite” signature Les Paul guitar, a signed Fender Precision bass from Gojira’s Jean-Michel Labadie used to record the band’s seminal album From Mars to Sirius, and more. Bidding on the final round of auction items ending April 29th at 3PM PST (11PM GMT). See the current auction listings here.

Furthermore, Gojira have also launched a limited-edition art print to benefit the APIB, which is available here.

The new album ‘Fortitude’ is made up of 11 songs, which have been recorded and produced by Joe at Silver Cord Studio, and mixed by Andy Wallace (Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana).

Check out the full tracklist for ‘Fortitude’, and album art (Created by Joe Duplantier):

1. Born For One Thing
2. Amazonia
3. Another World
4. Hold On
5. New Found
6. Fortitude
7. The Chant
8. Sphinx
9. Into The Storm
10. The Trails
11. Grind

Check out ‘Born For One Thing’ below: