@@michaelzamora8056Actually, kind of. There's a style of fighting called Capoeira in Brazil, and it's basically a mosh pit. People gather in a circle, often playing some chants over the Berimbau, and there's the two fighters in the middle of the circle. This is called a Roda de Capoeira.
In pretty sure it is also an instrument all around South America, as in Chile this is called “trombe”. So Anthony is not exactly wrong either, I guess…
Just to complement my fellow brazilian brother here in the comments, the Berimbau is a brazilian instrument often used in the Roda de Capoeira, yes, but... it's nothing like a mosh pit lol Capoeira is actually a martial art and a dance with african origins (if I'm not mistaken). People gather around in a circle chanting and playing the Berimbau while two people in the center 'play' the Capoeira; after a while during the Roda, one of the two participants leave for someone else get in there and dance-fight too. Usually almost everyone participates. It is very fun! The Capoeira was once a prominent style of street fighting back in the times of the slavery and was notoriously outlawed in Rio de Janeiro (the former Capital of Brazil) for a while during post-abolition times. Now it is practiced much more as a dance and as a sport. It is a very beatiful form of art from my country that have a very important symbolic role in the history of abolitionism and anti-racism. Back to Gojira, I think Anthony is not very on point about the Berimbau, since it is actually from here, Brazil, but on the other hand I don't know if it is a part of any of the amazonian native peoples cultures.
He's up there with Danny carry, Dave lombarado, Tomas haake and Neil pert. Joe's guitar style is iconic as well. These two made their mark on metal years ago and are starting to get the recognition they deserve.
One of my Rushmore’s for sure ❤️ Others would be Danny Carey, Brann Dailor, and The Rev. All for personals reasons/connections, don’t wanna imply that one is better than any others mentioned. Also, Matt Gartzka HAS to be mentioned as well; his technical ability, groove and kit/mix are unbelievable.
His drumming on Into The Storm still blows my fckin mind 🔥 Stuff like that is why he's one of my favourite drummer's, right up there with Gene Hoglan, Alex Bent, Pete Sandoval, Joey Jordison, Dave Lombardo, The Rev etc.
With all respect, if the Chant is your favourite track on the album I really believe you are listening to the wrong band/music. I don't say it as an insult or anything. There are bands out there that execute this more melodic kind of metal and much better than Gojira did here and if you really enjoy this track it maybe worth searching
@@geokalaigeokalai3185 ok let me rephrase it. It’s ONE of my favorite songs. Amazonia is probably my favorite with Born for One Thing not far behind. The Chant is going to be a great live song. I’ve been listening to metal for years. Just because I like the melodic style of this song doesn’t mean I dislike metal like bruh
@@KaRaTeLoRd11PS3 Oh I get that, but it always seems strange when people say that the melodic/breather track of the record is their favourite one when most of the other songs are hard hitting prog-death metal songs. I never said that you dislike metal if you enjoy the more melodic tracks. I said that there are bands that execute this more melodic kind of METAL much better. Especially other progressive metal bands that don't really have that death-metal edge.
There are definitely at least two "types" of Gojira fans. I've seen a lot of people praising the most melodic and soft songs, while others are just in for whatever will sound close to From Mars to Sirius.
@@JeanDoMax there is nothing wrong with liking the more melodic tracks that sometimes pop up in a Gojira album. The band in general seems to have added a lot more melody into their music lately and it makes sense. It makes the music more accessible to more people. But at the end of the day they are still a prog-death metal band and most of their songs are heavier and hard hitting (with also makes sense as that is what they do best imo). It just seems a little strange when someone says that these few melodic tracks are his/her favourite from the entire album.
He wouldn’t like it. They’re heavily experimental in it and Anthony approaches tracks from a vacuum, but still for some reason makes comparisons to other artists.. not really a fan of his reviews for this genre. He wouldn’t appreciate way of all flesh properly.
@@domn9c I def respect anyone’s opinion who doesn’t just blatantly follow genres and takes music in as a whole. I just process music differently. I have OCD and ADHD and it’s super fun and relaxing for me to pick apart instrumentals. Gojira to me is just one huge band playing one large instrument. Same as how we are all one life form.. all from the same planet that is in itself a life form.
I no joek absolutely hated this abum until he gave it a positive review, now I really like it. There are some other bands/albums he hasn't revued which FUCKING PISSES ME Off beacuse I don't know wetter to like or hate them, I guess if he doesn't review them then I just ant continue to listen to them., which is sad beacuse soem of the music I replay loved, and will soon hate if reviews them negatively.
It actually doesn’t. Just because you went lightly tribal doesn’t mean what you made was good. Lol this album was a huge disappointment and is taking gojira out of the game. Doesn’t stand close to anything they’ve made before
@@ryang3225 Personally I think it's a very amazing album. It's definitely better than Magma, and is up to par with L'enfant Sauvage. Joe does screams on this album that he hasn't done since TWOAF. And the songs all have an amazing message, Mario killed it as always. And this album has probably some of Joe's best vocal lines imo
He tottally missed the mark with the train bell reference. It’s actually a fog bell (placed in front of a boat) that a mariner is ringing at full blast because they are going blind into the storm in a seabed full of rocks. Mario absolutely kills it in this track, he’s one of the goats definetely but his style is the one I think I like the most nowadays.
I honestly can't get The Chant out of my head, it's so catchy. I think the intent of Gojira was to make killer live songs, which they have always done. EDIT: Also, if it's "not sung well", I don't think it'd be such an infectious ear worm. The harmonizing is artful.
The album on the shelf is Betty Davis - Self Titled (1973) in case anyone was wondering. It's an in your face funk/soul gem which laid the groundwork for outspoken explorations of female sexuality in popular music and influenced artists like Madonna and Prince
@@ruke2566 No worries! I kept seeing the albums on the shelf and wondering what they are. He's had this one up most of the week so I had a bit of time to give it a few listens and read up on it. Fun fact, Betty Davis was Miles Davis' ex wife and even after their divorce, Miles continued to speak highly of Betty's music, which is pretty high praise indeed!
Fortitude is one of my favorite metal albums in the past few years. Between the proggy music and the conscious lyrics, I just feel like Gojira is bringing something to mainstream metal that hasn't really been seen in a while and isn't as prominent as I wish it were. The Chant absolutely slaps btw. I'd give the album an 8.5/10 personally.
Yea I was surprised by Anthony’s fairly tepid review here honestly.. this album is amazing to me, The Chant especially .. baffled by how critical he was of that one
Love to see Melon reviewing Gojira in a full review rather than in a YUNOREVIEW. Gojira are far from perfect but they do so, so many things better than 95% of modern metal acts imo.
It’s already mine (from this record). The whispered vocals makes it seem like an alt metal version of Agalloch - something I never knew I needed until now
The Chant is personally one of my favorites on the album and since I’m a huge fan of Korn’s music, I can easily excuse the wonky and not-quite-there vocals. Amazonia is my definite favorite and quite possibly my overall favorite Gojira song next to From The Sky
The "jaw harp" you meantion on Amazonia is actually Berimbau, a typical instrument of the area. It does sound like a Jaw Harp and makes it odd because we cant disassociate it
The train crossing ding ding to me sounded first like an alarm when a storm is coming or something. Which given what Mario, the drummer, is able to play here is fairly accurate imho
He does it throughout their entire discography... multiple times in fortitude even. Mario keeps a consistent beat of 4th or 16th notes on either his snare, ride bell or kick drum to keep a head bang feel to his rhythm. The ride bell has become his signature sound.
I love the pounding and spiraling guitar riffs on Another World as well as the pure emotion behind Joe's harsh wailing vocals! Gojira to me is like Death, Tool and Korn combined. Truly Gojira is one of my favorite bands! Fortitude is emotional, powerful, complex, just overall crazy good. Gojira is a force of progressive metal nature.
To give a more indepth comment then just saying another world is bad global warming. The whole album is simplified in comparison to anything gojira has done before. Safe and mediocre. Anything that sounds complex is a rehashed and slightly altered from their earlier works. All the new bits of experimentation is extremely safe or just bad hard rock singles. There is nothing ground breaking on fortitude. I do wish I could actually hear what so many people are hearing but at best this album is a 2.5 /5. There is nothing on it that brings me wanting to come back when I can listen to Mars to Sirius, the way of all flesh, the link and les enfaunt sauvage. Those albums doing every idea and concept that fortitude has but far better.
That’s silly. He’s here to review the music. I think Mario is one of the greatest drummers of all time and a huge inspiration for me but it’s not like Anthony is obligated to learn every band member’s name of everything he listens to, regardless of their talent.
Awesome that Anthony can appreciate Gojira’s approach. Their melodic material is fantastic, making up for the move away from Death metal with huge atmosphere & emotional depth. Not as good as pre-magma but still Gojira
Definitely, magma is my least favorite album by Gojira, it's still good though, but some of the songs felt lazy. I wouldn't say any song on fortitude is lazy but some could have been done better
The Chant is the rock/metal earworm of the year. Pretty decent album, not totally blown away, but it's a grower. Needed a few more blistering Mario drumming tracks tbh. Fortitude is a Diet Magma, a Magma Lite...
This album made a fanboy of the band, it's perfect. I really had no specific expectations before it, I just knew that I would probably like a lot of it, but I didn't expect to feel such a strong connection with it.
Love the album but what was the vocal intro to Hold On .. Ive been grinding and grinding? Sounds like a rap lyric more than a Gojira lyric, a fair review thou, thank you!
@@damjanp7920 if taken deeper into the context of the song, it is talking about overcoming a sea of.. anything. Sadness, anger, addiction or in a literal sense.. an ocean. They make it feel so frantic and huge. I love it so much.
What ive been so suppressed on this album is that everyone has had completely different opinions on it regarding what is their favorite song/s and I love it.
I miss the days where they were mentioned in the same breath as Meshuggah, just that brutal tech death style, but I guess you cant write that kind of stuff forever and keep it fresh
@@LingLing1337 Its funny, i'd call myself a big Gojira fan and I plan to see them hopefully on their European Fortitude tour, but I have never listened to The Link until about 2 days ago. Its a lot more djenty than their current stuff but I can absolutely see why people love it, but I feel like gojira have been able to adapt different styles to their style (if that makes sense) allowing for more people to get into them. I love their heavy stuff but I also really love their more chill, melodic stuff. They kinda scratch every metal itch for me
@@ordingandr5050 For me the 3 albums mars to sirius, the way of all flesh and lenfaunt sauvage is easily one of my favourite 3 album runs ever and while fortitude isnt really of the quality overall I absolutely love songs like Another world and born for one thing like they just make me feel. :)
@@qcthesxientist gojira are different now but I can really appreciate their growth in their style. Still heavy too but obviously not as much as Terra or TWOAF. my fav albums are Terra, Fmts, and TWOAF, althought sometimes LES is third The link hasn't fully grown on me yet but I feel like it could become a solid second. Magma I can appreciate, especially Pray, but it's a different stylez that I don't like as much. Fortitude is a step heavier than magma but also proggier. I don't know where gojira is going but they're becoming different, and better in some ways. sorry for the rant I just wanted to speak out loud. have a nice day!
Definitely agree that the worst part is concept, as well as some very ambitious moments that overstretch. But this is their finest work in SO long. Love this album, seriously, lol.
As a diehard Gojira fan, I don’t love this one. First time I’ve ever been disappointed by this band. I enjoyed magma, I thought the simplification and focus on atmosphere was a refreshing direction, although the songwriting was lacking a *little*, especially on the radio single Stranded. I had hoped they wouldn’t continue in that direction for this very reason. The layered vox were really cool as a background reverb-y atmospheric thing, but now that they’ve been brought to the forefront and they’re writing songs around em, they sound a bit awkward. Also I really wish mario stepped up the technicality a bit more, as there were moments that were just begging for nasty drum fills and left me feeling super let down when they didn’t get them (like the drum break in Another World and that simplistic tom fill in Amazonia). I was dying for some sick-ass grooves and fills. The snare-ride thing Born for one thing is the coolest one on the record imo. The other few instances of technicality feel forced and lack the intentionality and effect of past endeavors. They stripped down their sound too much for me on this one, and the complex songwriting that they are known for did not seem to be there. It’s certainly not a BAD record, but just not what I want from a band like Gojira, who I come to for their energy, their technicality, and their ability to channel extreme emotional release. I’d give it a light 6 as well.
It was a solid 6 for me. Some great riffs and incredible drumming but about half way in I found myself getting bored and losing interest and not much was able to gain back my attention. It's better than Magma, but pales in comparison to TWoAF or FMtS, or even L'enfant Sauvage.
Agreed. I really enjoy the album, but on first listen I did find my mind kind of drifting in the middle. The Trails brought me back to focus though, and Grind was a sick ending. Overall there's not a song I dislike!
I think it just seemed so negative because the things he was pointing out that he didn’t like are actually kinda small and won’t ruin the song he’s just gotta be critical so it seems worse than it is
I found the bell in into the storm playful with the guitars,overall makes a fun polyrhythmic.Also he uses a very heavy ride with a huge bell,that makes a sound that you cant really turn down volume wise.
Mario’s iconic sounds include a constant rhythm with either snare/kick/cymbal bell. The Lyrical content and the ride bell add a sense of danger. It’s badass.
Dude, completely missed the point of the bell cymbal being used in 'Into The Storm'. It serves as a continual warning that danger is imminent, the siren sound being created fades in and out but is always present. It drives the track perfectly and Mario's intensity is superb. Dude, you'll come to love it sooner or later!
Love that you glossed over the track "Sphinx", I genuinely think it's best track from the album. Also, lots of lengthy outros on the album, which I'm not sure I'm into 😅
They’re a progressive groove metal band. Their outros offer so much substance and replay-ability and are long if they are trying to get a certain feel/groove across. At least it isn’t “The way of all flesh” long.
Was not expecting a 7 in this review from the Melon given his past dislike for some of the band's stuff. The first 5 songs of this thing are just "conscious bangers" one after the other. And although The Chant is definitely not my favorite Gojira song, you gotta listen to Fortitude and The Chant in the car LOUD and just vibe out. The song will be so good live. Sphinx is fantastic obviously. Into the Storm is a good song,, not really into the cheesier, repetitive lyrics but I believe it'll be a great live song. The Trails only gets better each time I listen to it. And Grind? Best ending to an album I've heard in a long time. First leg of the track is dark and almost hopeless talking about grinding through today's society and the laws that make us cringe, turning into an instrumental on the back half of the song that sounds hopeful. To anyone reading this, thanks :). I'm just a Gojira nerd that is glad that, although they have softened up and gone slightly more commercial, they haven't lost who they are. This album feels like such a good mix of their old stuff and Magma era stuff. 9/10 for me.
Gotta disagree about The Chant. Actually thought it was very beautiful. Especially when you watch the music video. There's this amazing melancholic feeling going on. I just loved the melody, soloing and the little screams/growsl placed in there too work quite well.
My favored thing about the song is when the second verse comes in a tambourine starts jingling and it’s so beautiful cause it’s paired with joes vocals falling apart. I love it.
I've interpreted the "Train crossing" sound to be because when a hurricane, or a storm if you will, gets closer and closer it sounds like a train. Only gripe with this is that hurricanes sound like "Chuga Chuga" not "Ding ding"
I enjoy the new album. I'm so happy to hear more Jean-Michel on this one. I always miss that bass in their music so to hear him shine a bit more on this project is nice.
Gj dude, just found your channel and dig it. I'm currently mega hyped on "Fortitude". Can we also appreciate the album cover art? It's such a worthy compliment to the music itself. Best album I've listened to for a while!
I complete agree with you on MOST of what you say about the album. Into The Storm is an amazing track. The cymbal does sound like a train crossing bell and I’m not sure if that way intended or not? Perhaps trains do not have this sound in France? I appreciate your criticism to this album and not just fan boy it even though I almost wanted you to. 😁 - I will say that it’s gets better with more listens.
I like that we all get different things from the music we listen to. I’ve listened through the album about 4 times so far. It has grown on me each playthrough. I think the only one I don’t go back to is The Chant, but for different reasons than A-Fan. I definitely like this album better than The Way Of All Flesh (though that one has my favorite Gojira song of all time on it).
You like it more than The way of all flesh? Fucking how. Like regardless of the fact that fortitude is a good album the way of all flesh conceptually and in quality of songs is basically legendary. Has unique songs like sight to behold that is super catchy, The art of dying, toxic garbage island, Vacuity. literally all of them are better than the best song on fortitude. Yeah I know its all opinion but like..how?
Not sure i really agree with melon's thoughts on Fortitude/ The Chant. I'm a big fan of their early work and even own Terra Incognita on Vinyl, so i'm a big fan of their heavy stuff but i really think those two tracks are really catchy and really embrace Gojira's softer side really well. The album is a Light 8 for me. FYI Grind is the best track.
Gojira’s made 3 of the best metal records of all time consecutively, being From Mars to Sirius, The Way of All Flesh, and L’Enfant Sauvage. I’m glad to say that Magma and Fortitude, while obviously inferior to the big 3, are still fantastic records
I’m pretty sure it is a jaw harp. They’ve used it in the link. I think they wanted to stick to a “Gojira” sound while still trying to get a Brazilian feel for the track.
Fantano is a metal encyclopedia, of course he knows Sepultura Edit: You can tell you can't have watched the video since he mentions Sepultura by name around 3:05
Honestly, this album is a 9 for me. Im loving every bit of it and I need more bands in the same vein. If anyone has suggestions, please hit me up below; any newer or relatively unknown bands are appreciated.
I love this Death Metal Band called Rivers of Nihil. I am a HUGE Gojira simp. Take a peak at their entire discography. They even have some “unreleased” stuff on RUclips. Check out their Live Inferno session. It’s so badass.
@@patrickburton1401 I own their discography! Hahaha I've heard of Rivers, but I haven't taken the time to thoughtfully explore their music yet. I will take a peek for sure. Thank you for the suggestion.
Some of those are established genres and some of them are alternative names for more established genres or discussable elements of certain music that don't really rise to the need to be considered a separate genre.
@@camiloch10 a lot of what you'll hear people say aren't really serious genres. There are a lot of elements within various metal music that are worth discussing but absolutely do not warrant being considered their own genre. It's good practice to take a lot of genre names you hear thrown about with a grain of salt. While I don't always agree with their conclusions Bangertv's RUclips channel and film Productions have some of the most well-researched and throughly discussed content on this topic.
@@SevObzen groove, sludge and alternative metal are well-established genres that most people can easily tell the difference between with just a little bit of listening.
@@camiloch10 there aren’t that many metal genres. There’s heavy metal, doom metal, power metal, thrash metal, death metal, black Metal, progressive metal, alternative metal and metalcore. It’s when you dig into the various subgenres of these that it can get overwhelming - but it’s still much fewer genres and styles than electronic dance music..
Man, I'm always going to miss FMTS. Still one of my all time favorites. Glad to see the band is staying more or less consistent but I miss the days when I could honestly say they were #1 or 2 on my top bands of all time
![Gojira - Born For One Thing [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3p85-KtgDSs/mqdefault.jpg)
From mars to sirius deserves a classic week video
This, Flying Whales is one mad fucking good song
one of my favourite albums of all time, it’s one of a kind.
As does the way of all flesh
@@thealaskanbullworm1442 The way of all flesh is my favorite Gojira album, but I'd give it a little more time before considering it a classic
@@archol6596 ^ same. I love their entire discography. Fortitude is such a solid entry.
Jaw harp sound on Amazonia is a Berimbau, a Brazilian instrument.
Thank you!
Does it make them mosh in brazil
@@michaelzamora8056Actually, kind of. There's a style of fighting called Capoeira in Brazil, and it's basically a mosh pit. People gather in a circle, often playing some chants over the Berimbau, and there's the two fighters in the middle of the circle. This is called a Roda de Capoeira.
In pretty sure it is also an instrument all around South America, as in Chile this is called “trombe”. So Anthony is not exactly wrong either, I guess…
Just to complement my fellow brazilian brother here in the comments, the Berimbau is a brazilian instrument often used in the Roda de Capoeira, yes, but... it's nothing like a mosh pit lol
Capoeira is actually a martial art and a dance with african origins (if I'm not mistaken). People gather around in a circle chanting and playing the Berimbau while two people in the center 'play' the Capoeira; after a while during the Roda, one of the two participants leave for someone else get in there and dance-fight too. Usually almost everyone participates. It is very fun! The Capoeira was once a prominent style of street fighting back in the times of the slavery and was notoriously outlawed in Rio de Janeiro (the former Capital of Brazil) for a while during post-abolition times. Now it is practiced much more as a dance and as a sport. It is a very beatiful form of art from my country that have a very important symbolic role in the history of abolitionism and anti-racism.
Back to Gojira, I think Anthony is not very on point about the Berimbau, since it is actually from here, Brazil, but on the other hand I don't know if it is a part of any of the amazonian native peoples cultures.
Mario Duplantier might just be one of the GOAT drummers of our time. Track after track he just absolutely kills it
Could not agree more. He lets the Rhythm ride bitter than any other drummer. I head bang to everything he does.
He's up there with Danny carry, Dave lombarado, Tomas haake and Neil pert. Joe's guitar style is iconic as well. These two made their mark on metal years ago and are starting to get the recognition they deserve.
One of my Rushmore’s for sure ❤️
Others would be Danny Carey, Brann Dailor, and The Rev. All for personals reasons/connections, don’t wanna imply that one is better than any others mentioned.
Also, Matt Gartzka HAS to be mentioned as well; his technical ability, groove and kit/mix are unbelievable.
Greatest of all time of our time
His drumming on Into The Storm still blows my fckin mind 🔥 Stuff like that is why he's one of my favourite drummer's, right up there with Gene Hoglan, Alex Bent, Pete Sandoval, Joey Jordison, Dave Lombardo, The Rev etc.
It isn’t a Melon review if he doesn’t end up hating your favorite track on the album the most
With all respect, if the Chant is your favourite track on the album I really believe you are listening to the wrong band/music. I don't say it as an insult or anything. There are bands out there that execute this more melodic kind of metal and much better than Gojira did here and if you really enjoy this track it maybe worth searching
@@geokalaigeokalai3185 ok let me rephrase it. It’s ONE of my favorite songs. Amazonia is probably my favorite with Born for One Thing not far behind. The Chant is going to be a great live song. I’ve been listening to metal for years. Just because I like the melodic style of this song doesn’t mean I dislike metal like bruh
@@KaRaTeLoRd11PS3 Oh I get that, but it always seems strange when people say that the melodic/breather track of the record is their favourite one when most of the other songs are hard hitting prog-death metal songs.
I never said that you dislike metal if you enjoy the more melodic tracks. I said that there are bands that execute this more melodic kind of METAL much better. Especially other progressive metal bands that don't really have that death-metal edge.
There are definitely at least two "types" of Gojira fans. I've seen a lot of people praising the most melodic and soft songs, while others are just in for whatever will sound close to From Mars to Sirius.
@@JeanDoMax there is nothing wrong with liking the more melodic tracks that sometimes pop up in a Gojira album. The band in general seems to have added a lot more melody into their music lately and it makes sense. It makes the music more accessible to more people. But at the end of the day they are still a prog-death metal band and most of their songs are heavier and hard hitting (with also makes sense as that is what they do best imo).
It just seems a little strange when someone says that these few melodic tracks are his/her favourite from the entire album.
Giving it a 0 cause you “now can’t see the whales” is pretty unfair, Anthony
Maybe he just couldn't believe his eyes
@@Drakengard82 But it's truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue
@@lred1383 *ultraviolent breakdown intensifies*
i wish he reviewed the way of all flesh, one of the best metal albums ever imo
facts
He wouldn’t like it. They’re heavily experimental in it and Anthony approaches tracks from a vacuum, but still for some reason makes comparisons to other artists.. not really a fan of his reviews for this genre. He wouldn’t appreciate way of all flesh properly.
@@patrickburton1401 exactly how i feel, his reviews to me have lost that inital peak interest and insight i got before
@@domn9c I def respect anyone’s opinion who doesn’t just blatantly follow genres and takes music in as a whole. I just process music differently. I have OCD and ADHD and it’s super fun and relaxing for me to pick apart instrumentals. Gojira to me is just one huge band playing one large instrument. Same as how we are all one life form.. all from the same planet that is in itself a life form.
@@patrickburton1401 eh, he just gave a great score to the new ad nauseum, if that isn't experimental I don't know what is. He probably likes TWOAF
So glad I get to like this album now, Anthony.
I no joek absolutely hated this abum until he gave it a positive review, now I really like it. There are some other bands/albums he hasn't revued which FUCKING PISSES ME Off beacuse I don't know wetter to like or hate them, I guess if he doesn't review them then I just ant continue to listen to them., which is sad beacuse soem of the music I replay loved, and will soon hate if reviews them negatively.
@@mixmasterfestus8096 just form your own opinion
@@mixmasterfestus8096 bro that's a problem
@@AdultBaldUncle bro that's the joke
@@mixmasterfestus8096 well it sure wasnt funny
To be honest, Gojira's conceptual thoughtfulness remains a mark in their favor on Fortitude.
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It actually doesn’t. Just because you went lightly tribal doesn’t mean what you made was good. Lol this album was a huge disappointment and is taking gojira out of the game. Doesn’t stand close to anything they’ve made before
@@ryang3225 it seems most the fans still like it. Don't know what your talking about.
@@ryang3225 Personally I think it's a very amazing album. It's definitely better than Magma, and is up to par with L'enfant Sauvage. Joe does screams on this album that he hasn't done since TWOAF. And the songs all have an amazing message, Mario killed it as always. And this album has probably some of Joe's best vocal lines imo
@@ryang3225 also, this album has their FIRST ever traditional guitar solo. Not saying it's amazing or anything but it's very new for them
from now on I’m referring to Gojira songs as “conscious bangers”
Still blown away they released this album before the Fantano review.
As a drummer, into the storm is easily my favorite track on the album lol
Same dude. The train bell parts he is talking about is absolutely fucking awesome.
@@evergreen3532 mario killed it on that track for sure.
He tottally missed the mark with the train bell reference. It’s actually a fog bell (placed in front of a boat) that a mariner is ringing at full blast because they are going blind into the storm in a seabed full of rocks.
Mario absolutely kills it in this track, he’s one of the goats definetely but his style is the one I think I like the most nowadays.
Into the Storm is such a fkn banger
He gave it a better score than I thought he would... I thought that it was going to get a 5 or 6.
Yeah, I would gave it like 3 or 4 out of 10. Pretty surprised that he gave it such a high rating.
@@notredame3727 Same, it's way too boring to be rated that highly.
I can't believe he reviewed it
Same
@@D2Synua boring...? Lmfao what do you listen to?
first time listening to the chant : tf is this ?
100th time : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
It’s my therapy
Less gooooo
jira
DaChant
get out
Into The Storm cymbal bell is supposed to be a warning bell, like the kind you would imagine to hear in mid 18th revolution Europe.
For some reason I imagine it as a bell on a ship going through a storm. Really puts me into the song.
I honestly can't get The Chant out of my head, it's so catchy. I think the intent of Gojira was to make killer live songs, which they have always done.
EDIT: Also, if it's "not sung well", I don't think it'd be such an infectious ear worm. The harmonizing is artful.
I don't get the hate for the chant either. It's a super catchy song. A lot of the tracks on this album will smash live
The Chant has a heart-wrenching music video, too
@@MusaTariq25 Absolutely
i agree, i cant wait to see them live when they come to florida this october
The chant is good af
Fuck yes finally the melon recognizes how amazing Gojira is
He did say From Mars to Sirius is a beloved album back in the day, if that's any consolation
@@sorrowfgc Didn’t know that! From Mars to Sirius is kickass
@@XmadbeastX yeah hes talked about how good they were in the 2000s a bit in old yunoreviews
@@XmadbeastX Hell yeah it's my fav metal album. The concept of global warming leading to whales in space is just amazing lol
If only he would recognize how amazing Godsmack is...
The album on the shelf is Betty Davis - Self Titled (1973) in case anyone was wondering. It's an in your face funk/soul gem which laid the groundwork for outspoken explorations of female sexuality in popular music and influenced artists like Madonna and Prince
Thanks
Thank you! Will check it out :)))
You're a pretty cool person
@@ruke2566 No worries! I kept seeing the albums on the shelf and wondering what they are. He's had this one up most of the week so I had a bit of time to give it a few listens and read up on it. Fun fact, Betty Davis was Miles Davis' ex wife and even after their divorce, Miles continued to speak highly of Betty's music, which is pretty high praise indeed!
Very pog
There are two kind of people: the ones who like The Chant
and Anthony Fantano
The chant sucked ass
The Chant is a great song
the chant is really boring
I really liked it. It felt very emotional and powerful.
Chant is instant skip for me, worst song they ever released
The cymbal bell is a deliberate sound effect which relates to the lyrical theme.
And is also a huge example of Mario’s (who never was named) iconic sound
Amazonia is song of the year for me rn
BOING BOING
@@lovesillygoose I unironically refer to it as the boing boing song lmao
It’s definitely a top on the album! BOING BOING
That or born for one thing. Both kick ass
@@cason3547 call it the TWANG song lmao
Fortitude is one of my favorite metal albums in the past few years. Between the proggy music and the conscious lyrics, I just feel like Gojira is bringing something to mainstream metal that hasn't really been seen in a while and isn't as prominent as I wish it were. The Chant absolutely slaps btw. I'd give the album an 8.5/10 personally.
I love how I’m not the only one that feels this way. Rock on bro!
Yea I was surprised by Anthony’s fairly tepid review here honestly.. this album is amazing to me, The Chant especially .. baffled by how critical he was of that one
finally, i can have an opinion on this album
Hell yeah
HE SAID IT GUYS
The Chant is a good vibe
it's going to sound huge live if they play it
indeed a good vibe and a big change from their signature sound
it's corny af
@@safetytfh I think the only song they don't play is Esoteric Surgery
It's one of the most bland songs they've ever released
Gojira featuring Puff Daddy and Godsmack - ‘Fromage Too Serious’
Love to see Melon reviewing Gojira in a full review rather than in a YUNOREVIEW. Gojira are far from perfect but they do so, so many things better than 95% of modern metal acts imo.
Gojira is my generation's Metallica
@@sittingyak fairly accurate
@@sittingyak Metallica are apparently big fans of Gojira
@@etovakala Metallica is what inspired Gojira as well
But what Band is Perfect thou
In a couple of months The Trails will become everyone's favourite song I guarantee it
I ALREADY LOVE IT
It’s already mine (from this record). The whispered vocals makes it seem like an alt metal version of Agalloch - something I never knew I needed until now
Nah but I still love it
One of my favorites on the album. Just a fantastic vibe in that one.
I love it too. It's a sleeper, and a damn good one.
so glad you've been reviewing metal lately. this and the new corpse album are my favorite records this year so far
The Chant is personally one of my favorites on the album and since I’m a huge fan of Korn’s music, I can easily excuse the wonky and not-quite-there vocals. Amazonia is my definite favorite and quite possibly my overall favorite Gojira song next to From The Sky
I LOVE FROM THE SKY AND AMAZONIA TOO
For some reason when Gojira does something "not-quite-there" as you put it, I just find it really endearing. I don't mind it not being perfect.
@@guitaridiot9000 that’s a beautiful point of view
The "jaw harp" you meantion on Amazonia is actually Berimbau, a typical instrument of the area. It does sound like a Jaw Harp and makes it odd because we cant disassociate it
it's not a berimbau, they posted a video on their Instagram that Joe's playing that part. It's a jaw harp
"NOOOOO SEPULTURA RIP OFF ON AMAZONIA”
"Haha jaw harp go boingboingboingboingboingboing”
I can here this post 🦀🦀🦀
The train crossing ding ding to me sounded first like an alarm when a storm is coming or something. Which given what Mario, the drummer, is able to play here is fairly accurate imho
The Chant is a grower. Thought it was meh at first but it’s now become one of my favorites
It's still pretty meh
@@luismaturano4774 Its an absolute banger live. Once you hear and sing it with band and entire audience during live show you will absolutely love it
Now that you pointed out the "train crossing" thing on Into the Storm I cant unhear it. Song still slaps though
That’s the intention
I kinda like it more with that. Adds anxiety to the track (HA I SAID TRACK AND WE'RE TAKING ABOUT TRAINS HAHA)
He does it throughout their entire discography... multiple times in fortitude even. Mario keeps a consistent beat of 4th or 16th notes on either his snare, ride bell or kick drum to keep a head bang feel to his rhythm. The ride bell has become his signature sound.
Personally I love The Chant, reminds me of The Shooting Star
It was one of my favourites on the album, shocked that melon thought it was bad
To me that's exactly the problem with that track. It sounds like a reheated Shooting Star without Shooting Star's amazing main riff.
yea, because the two are related in theme, lyrical and musical, like pink floyd's pigs of the wings I & II
The Sepultura influences are really there in Amazonia. When i saw them live they even played Territory like 2 times at the end of the show
I love the pounding and spiraling guitar riffs on Another World as well as the pure emotion behind Joe's harsh wailing vocals! Gojira to me is like Death, Tool and Korn combined. Truly Gojira is one of my favorite bands! Fortitude is emotional, powerful, complex, just overall crazy good. Gojira is a force of progressive metal nature.
Excellent input
Thank you :)
Though another world is just a worse version of global warming.
To give a more indepth comment then just saying another world is bad global warming. The whole album is simplified in comparison to anything gojira has done before. Safe and mediocre. Anything that sounds complex is a rehashed and slightly altered from their earlier works. All the new bits of experimentation is extremely safe or just bad hard rock singles. There is nothing ground breaking on fortitude. I do wish I could actually hear what so many people are hearing but at best this album is a 2.5 /5. There is nothing on it that brings me wanting to come back when I can listen to Mars to Sirius, the way of all flesh, the link and les enfaunt sauvage. Those albums doing every idea and concept that fortitude has but far better.
It’s gotten to a point where I can tell what the score will be based on the shirt melon is wearing
well, that's more or less the point... that's why he has certain shirts for certain scores. He's been doing it for years now.
The least you could do was learn the bands member’s names. Mario’s drumming style is iconic.
Ya that kinda pissed me off
Isn't that the point or am I missing something?
That’s silly. He’s here to review the music. I think Mario is one of the greatest drummers of all time and a huge inspiration for me but it’s not like Anthony is obligated to learn every band member’s name of everything he listens to, regardless of their talent.
@@mistermoops or maybe just Mario and Joe
@@mistermoops he does that for any other artist
Awesome that Anthony can appreciate Gojira’s approach. Their melodic material is fantastic, making up for the move away from Death metal with huge atmosphere & emotional depth. Not as good as pre-magma but still Gojira
This album blew me away. Can't wait to hear what's next.
It's funny how the things he points out as negatives are exactly the things I like about the album.
Same lol. He’s a good critic, but whether an album is good does boil down to subjectivity
if he hates it i like it, i just think he's got bad taste but if we all liked the same thing....
Hot take: Fortitude > magma
Hot take: I’m gay
Warm take, but yeah I agree
Definitely, magma is my least favorite album by Gojira, it's still good though, but some of the songs felt lazy. I wouldn't say any song on fortitude is lazy but some could have been done better
I don't think that is a hot take
@@squirtlesquadblastoise7166 that’s cool, but have you found the whales?
I really love The Chant. It's probably the most surprising and unexpected song on the album.
Dude the ride bell pattern was awesome, can't believe he disliked it
Melon likes the new Gojira album? This is a good day
The Chant is the rock/metal earworm of the year.
Pretty decent album, not totally blown away, but it's a grower. Needed a few more blistering Mario drumming tracks tbh. Fortitude is a Diet Magma, a Magma Lite...
Stealing this, I've been calling it Magma Pt. 2 but that's a more accurate description.
The only gripe I really have with this album is that Joe’s Vocal tracks are too quiet, I wish his vocals were more present in the mix
I'd give this one a strong 8 to light 9, was expecting something higher than a strong 6 to light 7 after such a positive review, but hey he likes it.
I was thinking he would give it at least a decent to strong 7 but eh
I thought the review was much more negative than a 7
I wasn’t even gonna watch this, but Fantano’s fit in this one is off the charts. That’s a shirt Imma buy
Bruh. Finally you've gained my respect for not hating a new record i like.
It was a tough, arduous task, but Anthony Fantano's tireless battle for the heart of MCJK Official has finally been won.
Don't have shitty taste then
billhicks8 Thx toxic guy.
@@MCJKofficial
I'm only messin with ya
This album made a fanboy of the band, it's perfect. I really had no specific expectations before it, I just knew that I would probably like a lot of it, but I didn't expect to feel such a strong connection with it.
Love the album but what was the vocal intro to Hold On .. Ive been grinding and grinding? Sounds like a rap lyric more than a Gojira lyric, a fair review thou, thank you!
He means grinding as in grinding against the tide mate lol
It goes hand in hand with the last song on the album "Grind" and Fantano explains well what the song is about
@@damjanp7920 if taken deeper into the context of the song, it is talking about overcoming a sea of.. anything. Sadness, anger, addiction or in a literal sense.. an ocean. They make it feel so frantic and huge. I love it so much.
No mention of the drumming on the album? The drums on this album in my eyes is just phenomenal. I really enjoyed Fortitude as a whole. Great album
Definitely my favourite album of the year
What ive been so suppressed on this album is that everyone has had completely different opinions on it regarding what is their favorite song/s and I love it.
I miss the days where they were mentioned in the same breath as Meshuggah, just that brutal tech death style, but I guess you cant write that kind of stuff forever and keep it fresh
@@LingLing1337 Its funny, i'd call myself a big Gojira fan and I plan to see them hopefully on their European Fortitude tour, but I have never listened to The Link until about 2 days ago. Its a lot more djenty than their current stuff but I can absolutely see why people love it, but I feel like gojira have been able to adapt different styles to their style (if that makes sense) allowing for more people to get into them. I love their heavy stuff but I also really love their more chill, melodic stuff. They kinda scratch every metal itch for me
@@ordingandr5050 For me the 3 albums mars to sirius, the way of all flesh and lenfaunt sauvage is easily one of my favourite 3 album runs ever and while fortitude isnt really of the quality overall I absolutely love songs like Another world and born for one thing like they just make me feel. :)
@@qcthesxientist gojira are different now but I can really appreciate their growth in their style. Still heavy too but obviously not as much as Terra or TWOAF.
my fav albums are Terra, Fmts, and TWOAF, althought sometimes LES is third
The link hasn't fully grown on me yet but I feel like it could become a solid second.
Magma I can appreciate, especially Pray, but it's a different stylez that I don't like as much. Fortitude is a step heavier than magma but also proggier. I don't know where gojira is going but they're becoming different, and better in some ways.
sorry for the rant I just wanted to speak out loud. have a nice day!
@@amneenja5720 I appreciate the rant thanks!
Definitely agree that the worst part is concept, as well as some very ambitious moments that overstretch. But this is their finest work in SO long. Love this album, seriously, lol.
As a diehard Gojira fan, I don’t love this one. First time I’ve ever been disappointed by this band. I enjoyed magma, I thought the simplification and focus on atmosphere was a refreshing direction, although the songwriting was lacking a *little*, especially on the radio single Stranded. I had hoped they wouldn’t continue in that direction for this very reason. The layered vox were really cool as a background reverb-y atmospheric thing, but now that they’ve been brought to the forefront and they’re writing songs around em, they sound a bit awkward. Also I really wish mario stepped up the technicality a bit more, as there were moments that were just begging for nasty drum fills and left me feeling super let down when they didn’t get them (like the drum break in Another World and that simplistic tom fill in Amazonia). I was dying for some sick-ass grooves and fills. The snare-ride thing Born for one thing is the coolest one on the record imo. The other few instances of technicality feel forced and lack the intentionality and effect of past endeavors. They stripped down their sound too much for me on this one, and the complex songwriting that they are known for did not seem to be there. It’s certainly not a BAD record, but just not what I want from a band like Gojira, who I come to for their energy, their technicality, and their ability to channel extreme emotional release. I’d give it a light 6 as well.
06:19 The drumming on this track, especially the herta groove, is probably my favourite on the record. I actually like the sound of the ride.
It was a solid 6 for me. Some great riffs and incredible drumming but about half way in I found myself getting bored and losing interest and not much was able to gain back my attention. It's better than Magma, but pales in comparison to TWoAF or FMtS, or even L'enfant Sauvage.
Agreed. I really enjoy the album, but on first listen I did find my mind kind of drifting in the middle. The Trails brought me back to focus though, and Grind was a sick ending. Overall there's not a song I dislike!
True, although I think I like magma better tbh
if MTBMB was the most positive 5/10, this is the most negative 7/10 on his channel hands down lol
I think it just seemed so negative because the things he was pointing out that he didn’t like are actually kinda small and won’t ruin the song he’s just gotta be critical so it seems worse than it is
@JRK10 exactly
The Trails is one of the most beautiful Gojira songs, or in general. Soothing and creative.
I found the bell in into the storm playful with the guitars,overall makes a fun polyrhythmic.Also he uses a very heavy ride with a huge bell,that makes a sound that you cant really turn down volume wise.
Mario’s iconic sounds include a constant rhythm with either snare/kick/cymbal bell. The Lyrical content and the ride bell add a sense of danger. It’s badass.
Dude, completely missed the point of the bell cymbal being used in 'Into The Storm'. It serves as a continual warning that danger is imminent, the siren sound being created fades in and out but is always present. It drives the track perfectly and Mario's intensity is superb. Dude, you'll come to love it sooner or later!
Dude what the hell, The Chant is one of the highlights of the album
Disagree, The Chant is by far the weakest track Gojira has ever made.
@@mirrorreaper3545 so edgy
@@aaronharper444
There's a difference between stating an opinion and being edgy. All i was doing was respectfully stating my opinion
Love that you glossed over the track "Sphinx", I genuinely think it's best track from the album. Also, lots of lengthy outros on the album, which I'm not sure I'm into 😅
They’re a progressive groove metal band. Their outros offer so much substance and replay-ability and are long if they are trying to get a certain feel/groove across. At least it isn’t “The way of all flesh” long.
Weird to hear someone talking about Gojira and call Mario "the drummer"
It’s a critic reviewing to pull views not necessarily to pull substance from the music
Was not expecting a 7 in this review from the Melon given his past dislike for some of the band's stuff. The first 5 songs of this thing are just "conscious bangers" one after the other. And although The Chant is definitely not my favorite Gojira song, you gotta listen to Fortitude and The Chant in the car LOUD and just vibe out. The song will be so good live. Sphinx is fantastic obviously. Into the Storm is a good song,, not really into the cheesier, repetitive lyrics but I believe it'll be a great live song. The Trails only gets better each time I listen to it. And Grind? Best ending to an album I've heard in a long time. First leg of the track is dark and almost hopeless talking about grinding through today's society and the laws that make us cringe, turning into an instrumental on the back half of the song that sounds hopeful. To anyone reading this, thanks :). I'm just a Gojira nerd that is glad that, although they have softened up and gone slightly more commercial, they haven't lost who they are. This album feels like such a good mix of their old stuff and Magma era stuff. 9/10 for me.
I feel like fortitude took everything I liked about Magma and just made it better by adding some of their old sound back into the album.
Gotta disagree about The Chant. Actually thought it was very beautiful. Especially when you watch the music video. There's this amazing melancholic feeling going on. I just loved the melody, soloing and the little screams/growsl placed in there too work quite well.
My favored thing about the song is when the second verse comes in a tambourine starts jingling and it’s so beautiful cause it’s paired with joes vocals falling apart. I love it.
You can tell Another World really grew on him.
Honestly I wasn’t super into it when it first dropped either, but in the context of the album I like it a lot now.
It grew on me so hard. Listened to it hundreds of times before the album dropped and still repeat it once the album dropped
my favorite on the track, such a mesmerizing psychedelic guitar progression
I've interpreted the "Train crossing" sound to be because when a hurricane, or a storm if you will, gets closer and closer it sounds like a train. Only gripe with this is that hurricanes sound like "Chuga Chuga" not "Ding ding"
Never in my life did I think melon would do a Gojira review, and even less expect it to get a good score
I enjoy the new album. I'm so happy to hear more Jean-Michel on this one. I always miss that bass in their music so to hear him shine a bit more on this project is nice.
Now we need From Mars to Sirius review
Deal is a deal Melon
Gj dude, just found your channel and dig it. I'm currently mega hyped on "Fortitude". Can we also appreciate the album cover art? It's such a worthy compliment to the music itself. Best album I've listened to for a while!
I agree I love watching their album art move on the RUclips videos of fortitude
As a big Gojira fan, this album feels like "contemporary-Gojira", which isn't a bad thing.
I don't always agree with your takes, but I know your a real one. You've been on this platform for a fat minute just putting in work, major props
OMG THIS AWBUMS NAME IS LIKE FORTNIETE
I complete agree with you on MOST of what you say about the album. Into The Storm is an amazing track. The cymbal does sound like a train crossing bell and I’m not sure if that way intended or not? Perhaps trains do not have this sound in France? I appreciate your criticism to this album and not just fan boy it even though I almost wanted you to. 😁 - I will say that it’s gets better with more listens.
Mario loves grooving with a bell. Kinda his thing. Gives the track a huge sense of danger. I personally like it.
@@patrickburton1401 so do I. It does give the sense of danger, impending
I find it hilarious how my favourite track is almost always melon's least favourite. Fortitude and the chant are by far my favourite on the album :/
Opinions can’t be wrong... unless you don’t like The Chant
Dont know if I'm crazy or not but really like the chant and the trails
I like that we all get different things from the music we listen to. I’ve listened through the album about 4 times so far. It has grown on me each playthrough. I think the only one I don’t go back to is The Chant, but for different reasons than A-Fan. I definitely like this album better than The Way Of All Flesh (though that one has my favorite Gojira song of all time on it).
What song is it on it that your favorite Gojira song?? I love that album.
@@patrickburton1401 I absolutely love The Art of Dying.
You like it more than The way of all flesh? Fucking how. Like regardless of the fact that fortitude is a good album the way of all flesh conceptually and in quality of songs is basically legendary. Has unique songs like sight to behold that is super catchy, The art of dying, toxic garbage island, Vacuity. literally all of them are better than the best song on fortitude. Yeah I know its all opinion but like..how?
@@Deminese2 all right. Let’s try that again but with about 40% less of the weirdly aggressive negative vibes, my friend.
@@Drewmedin No.
Fortitude/ The Chant is amazing
Also SoScruff, the African Savanna is another of the planet's lungs
YW
Not sure i really agree with melon's thoughts on Fortitude/ The Chant. I'm a big fan of their early work and even own Terra Incognita on Vinyl, so i'm a big fan of their heavy stuff but i really think those two tracks are really catchy and really embrace Gojira's softer side really well. The album is a Light 8 for me. FYI Grind is the best track.
Grind loses its pace toward the end and feels drawn out. Strong 8 to light 9 on this album for me.
Wow, this is like, the first and only time i came in here with little expectations and you basically put out my entire opinion damn near word for word
Gojira’s made 3 of the best metal records of all time consecutively, being From Mars to Sirius, The Way of All Flesh, and L’Enfant Sauvage. I’m glad to say that Magma and Fortitude, while obviously inferior to the big 3, are still fantastic records
This is an album.
Well yes the floor is made out of floor.
there are hot takes left and right today
well that's just your opinion bro and I respectfully disagree chief
I would disagree, this seems more like a full-length LP
Would you say it’s a.. good one?
I'm pretty sure the instrument used on Amazonia was the berimbau and not a jaw harp. Berimbau is an afro-brazilian instrument used in capoeira.
I’m pretty sure it is a jaw harp. They’ve used it in the link. I think they wanted to stick to a “Gojira” sound while still trying to get a Brazilian feel for the track.
You can tell the melon has never really discovered Sepultura. If you read this Anthony, give Sepultura a chance, Chaos Ad is a good star. Holy shit
Fantano is a metal encyclopedia, of course he knows Sepultura
Edit: You can tell you can't have watched the video since he mentions Sepultura by name around 3:05
Soooooooooooo cool that you seem to review more metal/rock albums recently, Melon!
Fantano: 'Amazonia is tacky and shallow'
Amazonia: Haha riff go BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING
Honestly, this album is a 9 for me. Im loving every bit of it and I need more bands in the same vein. If anyone has suggestions, please hit me up below; any newer or relatively unknown bands are appreciated.
I love this Death Metal Band called Rivers of Nihil. I am a HUGE Gojira simp. Take a peak at their entire discography. They even have some “unreleased” stuff on RUclips. Check out their Live Inferno session. It’s so badass.
^ Gojira I am referring to if you haven’t taken a lot at all they have to offer. They’re legends.
@@patrickburton1401 I own their discography! Hahaha
I've heard of Rivers, but I haven't taken the time to thoughtfully explore their music yet. I will take a peek for sure. Thank you for the suggestion.
This is some high quality albumage right here.
Great album! I agree with your analysis of the vocals of the chant, but at the same time, i cannot help being excited to sing that live!
I didn't love Magma, adored this album, still happy with melon's assessment
Just figuring out about the amount of different “____ metals” you just named at 0:31
Some of those are established genres and some of them are alternative names for more established genres or discussable elements of certain music that don't really rise to the need to be considered a separate genre.
The amount of metal sub genres is just scary
@@camiloch10 a lot of what you'll hear people say aren't really serious genres. There are a lot of elements within various metal music that are worth discussing but absolutely do not warrant being considered their own genre. It's good practice to take a lot of genre names you hear thrown about with a grain of salt.
While I don't always agree with their conclusions Bangertv's RUclips channel and film Productions have some of the most well-researched and throughly discussed content on this topic.
@@SevObzen groove, sludge and alternative metal are well-established genres that most people can easily tell the difference between with just a little bit of listening.
@@camiloch10 there aren’t that many metal genres. There’s heavy metal, doom metal, power metal, thrash metal, death metal, black
Metal, progressive metal, alternative metal and metalcore. It’s when you dig into the various subgenres of these that it can get overwhelming - but it’s still much fewer genres and styles than electronic dance music..
Damn, I fuckin love The Trails. I think it's such a beautiful song. I don't think it's awkward at all lol boo
I like it too, it feels very 90s
Man, I'm always going to miss FMTS. Still one of my all time favorites. Glad to see the band is staying more or less consistent but I miss the days when I could honestly say they were #1 or 2 on my top bands of all time
I'm just grateful they're still around kicking ass.