“It might seem odd for a death metal band to love him, but he gave us a sense of ourselves”: Joe Duplantier on the prog rock icon who became Gojira’s guiding light

The French band were struggling for a direction before they deliberately introduced the eclectic British musician’s influence – then they started going places

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“It might seem odd for a death metal band to love him, but he gave us a sense of ourselves”: Joe Duplantier on the prog rock icon who became Gojira’s guiding light

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