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{{Short description|French heavy metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Gojira
| background        = group_or_band
| image             = Gojira Hellfest 2022.jpg
| image_size        = 285
| landscape         = Yes
| caption           = Gojira performing at [[Hellfest]] in France in 2022.<br>''(left to right)'' [[Christian Andreu]], [[Mario Duplantier]],<br>[[Joe Duplantier]], and [[Jean-Michel Labadie]]
| alias             = Godzilla (1996–2001)
| origin            = [[Ondres]], [[Landes (department)|Landes]], France
| genre             = <!--Genres are sourced under the section #Musical style-->
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* [[Technical death metal]]<!--Please do not add any more Death genres-->
* {{nowrap|[[progressive metal]]}}
* [[groove metal]]
* [[post-metal]]  
}}
| years_active      = 1996-present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* Gabriel Editions
* Boycott Records
* Next Music
* [[Listenable Records|Listenable]]
* [[Prosthetic Records|Prosthetic]]
* [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
}}
| spinoffs          = [[Empalot]]
| website           = {{url|gojira-music.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Joe Duplantier]]
* [[Mario Duplantier]]
* [[Christian Andreu]]
* [[Jean-Michel Labadie]]
| past_members      = * Alexandre Cornillon
}}
'''Gojira''' is a French [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band from [[Ondres]]. Founded as '''Godzilla''' in 1996, the band's lineup - brothers [[Joe Duplantier|Joe]] (vocals, rhythm guitar) and [[Mario Duplantier]] (drums), [[Christian Andreu]] (lead guitar), and [[Jean-Michel Labadie]] (bass) - has been the same since the band changed its name to Gojira in 2001. Gojira has been known for its [[Progressive metal|progressive]] and [[technical death metal]] styles and [[Spirituality|spiritual]], [[Philosophy|philosophical]], and [[Environmentalism in music|environmentally themed lyrics]]. The band has gone "from the utmost obscurity during the first half of their career to widespread global recognition in the second".<ref name="AllMusic-bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000721409/biography|title=Gojira {{!}} Artist Biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|last1=Buchanan|first1=Jonathan D.|access-date=30 October 2021|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104184927/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000721409/biography|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gojira's first two albums, ''[[Terra Incognita (Gojira album)|Terra Incognita]]'' (2001) and ''[[The Link (album)|The Link]]'' (2003), and powerful live performances established its reputation as a leading French metal band. ''[[Maciste All'Inferno (album)|Maciste All'Inferno]]'' was a silent [[film score]] composed and performed for a one-night show in [[Bordeaux]]. Its third album, the critically acclaimed ''[[From Mars to Sirius]]'' (2005) with "Backbone", "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe", and "Flying Whales", was covered in the British metal press. The band then signed with [[Prosthetic Records]], which gave it visibility in North America. The follow-up album, ''[[The Way of All Flesh (album)|The Way of All Flesh]]'' (2008), charted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and Gojira later launched its first overseas headlining tour.

The band began recording the ''[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society|Sea Shepherd]] [[Extended play|EP]]'' in a collaborative framework involving several metal musicians. In 2011, Gojira signed with [[Roadrunner Records]]. The band released ''[[L'Enfant Sauvage (album)|L'Enfant Sauvage]]'' (2012) and ''[[Magma (Gojira album)|Magma]]'' (2016), which peaked at numbers 34 and 24, respectively, on the ''Billboard'' 200 and were certified [[SNEP|gold]] in France. Gojira shelved [[death metal]] in favor of a more straightforward style on ''Magma'', the band's breakthrough album. In 2020, it released its first {{nowrap|''Billboard''-charting}} single, "Another World". The chart-topping ''[[Fortitude (album)|Fortitude]]'' (2021) was the [[Top Album Sales#2021|best-selling album]] in the US during its first week. In 2022, Gojira attained [[arena]] headliner status in Europe, the UK, and South America. With a [[Do it yourself|DIY approach]], the band produces its albums at its own recording studios in France and New York City.

Gojira has released seven studio albums and three live DVDs, and is the first French band to top the [[Billboard charts#Albums|''Billboard'' Hard Rock Albums]] chart. The band has received [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] nominations for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] for ''Magma'' and [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] for the singles "Silvera", "Amazonia", and "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)". Gojira holds the record for the loudest concert (and sound) ever recorded at the [[Stade de France]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=((Bureau)) |first1=Eric |title=En Images. Metallica embrase le Stade de France |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/en-images-metallica-enflamme-le-stade-de-france-12-05-2012-1997194.php |website=Le Parisen |date=12 May 2012 |publisher=LVMH |access-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210116204511/https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/en-images-metallica-enflamme-le-stade-de-france-12-05-2012-1997194.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout its career, the band has been involved in [[Environmental movement|environmental]], [[human rights]], and [[Animal rights movement|animal rights]] activism.<!-- PER WP:LEADCITE, INFO IN THE LEAD IS CITED IN THE BODY -->

Gojira also became the first heavy metal band to perform at an Olympics opening ceremony during the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in France.