FEATURE: Backstage with – GOJIRA
“I was not popular [in high school], rugby players would beat me up because I was sensitive and shy, and my parents didn’t have any money so I was wearing shitty clothes.”
Gojira are a contradiction to stereotypes. Granted, typecasts are usually negative and misguided at the best of times, but the French outfit reinforce this to the extreme.
Frontman Joe Duplantier might just be the nicest guy in metal. Backstage in Melbourne he is personable, polite and carries an enthusiasm that is simply infectious.