Editing Gojira (band) (section)

===''The Link'' and ''From Mars to Sirius'' (2003–2007)===
{{Listen|type=music|filename=Gojira - Remembrance.ogg|title="Remembrance"|description=Sample of "Remembrance" from ''[[The Link (album)|The Link]]'' (2003)}}
Writing ''[[The Link (album)|The Link]]'', Gojira's second studio album, took a year.<ref name="Daly2016-11-11"/> Mario Duplantier said about his approach to the album that "it was a period during which I wanted to play fast: I was starting to master the [[Blast beat|grind parts]] and the [[Bass drum#Kit drumming|double bass pedal]] properly".{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=34}} Newly purchased [[Recording studio#Design and equipment|equipment]] had not been delivered to Le Studio des Milans, and the scheduled recording start date for the album had passed; it was hastily{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=34}} self-produced and recorded with Laurentx Etchemendy, the band's live engineer.<ref name="Daly2016-11-11"/><ref name="WFenec-Bio"/> The songs were conceived without [[Delay (audio effect)|delay]] on the vocals or [[Reverberation|reverb]]; Joe Duplantier called it "all very raw and very honest".<ref name="Daly2016-11-11"/> In April 2003, Gojira released ''The Link''; 2,500 copies were shipped to French stores{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=34}} with the same self-distribution as ''Terra Incognita''.<ref name="LT2006-02-27">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Gojira: le métal n'a pas de prix (Jean-Michel Labadie interview)|trans-title=Gojira: metal is priceless|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20060227&article=11622468&type=ar|url-status=live|language=fr|work=[[Le Télégramme]]|location=[[Brittany]]|date=27 February 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201227145519/https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20060227&article=11622468&type=ar|archive-date=27 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref> ''The Link'' was well received.{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=32}} In June, Gojira played at the Furyfest (an earlier version of [[Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest Summer Open Air]]) as part of a lineup of [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]] bands.<ref>{{cite news|last=Deplasse|first=Hervé|date=15 June 2012|title=Highway to Hellfest: rencontre avec le créateur du festival|trans-title=Highway to Hellfest: meeting with the creator of the festival|url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/2012/06/15/musique/musique/highway-hellfest/|url-status=live|language=fr|work=[[Les Inrockuptibles]]|location=Paris|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201225171730/https://www.lesinrocks.com/2012/06/15/musique/musique/highway-hellfest/|archive-date=25 December 2020|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> Renowned for their live performances, Gojira was developing a fan base through a 40-concert nationwide tour.{{sfn|Badin|2008|p=29}} The band also performed beyond [[metropolitan France]], including Belgium, [[Switzerland]], and [[Bilbao]].{{sfn|Laffilé|2006|p=41}}

In March 2004, the band played with [[Loudblast]], No Return, Scarve, [[the Old Dead Tree]] and Garwall at La Locomotive in [[Montmartre]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Stéphane |date=2004 |title=VsGreg interview Stéphane de Loudblast |url=http://www.vs-webzine.com/Interview_louds.htm |url-status=live |website=VS-Webzine |language=fr |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211119140615/http://www.vs-webzine.com/Interview_louds.htm |archive-date=19 November 2021 |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> A reviewer described this Gojira concert as "timed, with millimeter precision, of a phenomenal power&nbsp;... With a gigantic sound!&nbsp;... the Landais cataclysm has just struck at La Locomotive".<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Les 10 ans du VS Fest 1|trans-title=The 10 years of VS Fest 1|url=http://www.metal-impact.com/index.php?name=LiveReports&req=showcontent&id=49|url-status=live|language=fr|work=Metal Impact|date=29 March 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201220152034/http://www.metal-impact.com/index.php?name=LiveReports&req=showcontent&id=49|archive-date=20 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> Gojira continued to promote the album and toured with the Swiss [[grindcore]] band Nostromo.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bally|first=Oli|date=April 2004|title=Interview de Nostromo (avril 2004)|trans-title=Interview with Nostromo (April 2004)|url=https://www.w-fenec.org/metal/nostromo,733,interview-de-nostromo-avril-2004.html|url-status=live|work=W-Fenec|language=fr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201220140715/https://www.w-fenec.org/metal/nostromo,733,interview-de-nostromo-avril-2004.html|archive-date=20 December 2020|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> Joe Duplantier (alongside singers of Loudblast and Scarve) appeared on the 2004 April issue of ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'', which marked Gojira's first-ever magazine cover.{{sfn|Benji|2006|p=23}} The band released ''[[The Link Alive]]'', a concert [[DVD]] from ''The Link'' tour, in April 2004.<ref name="AllMusic-bio"/> The DVD was filmed by a team of seventeen cameramen during a sold-out 2003 show for an audience of 800 in [[Bordeaux]].<ref name="Xtazine2004">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Gojira: Interview|url=http://xtasymusic.free.fr/Xtasy%20pages/interviews/gojira_itw.htm|url-status=live|language=fr|work=Xtazine|place=[[Orléans]]|date=19 March 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201225003946/http://xtasymusic.free.fr/Xtasy%20pages/interviews/gojira_itw.htm|archive-date=25 December 2020|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> ''The Link Alive'', self-produced and self-distributed, was marketed without a major distributor<ref>{{cite news|author=Pierre–Antoine|date=4 April 2004|title=Gojira: Entretien avec Joe Duplantier|trans-title=Gojira: Interview with Joe Duplantier|url=http://www.noise-web.com/interviews/2004/0404_gojira.htm|url-status=live|language=fr|work=Noiseweb|place=La Locomotive (concert venue)|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201220155456/http://www.noise-web.com/interviews/2004/0404_gojira.htm|archive-date=20 December 2020|access-date=23 February 2021|trans-quote="You are going to release a DVD soon but that you will distribute yourself..."}}</ref> and was followed by a 500-copy album version.<ref name="AllMusic-bio"/> In late May 2004, the organizers of the concert venue Le Florida in [[Agen]] invited Gojira and [[Yat-Kha]] for a three-show one-night stand of metal and [[Folk music|ethno-rock]] music. Both bands played separately (Gojira toning down their performance) before playing together.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=Rencontre rock|trans-title=Rock encounter|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/05/28/118302-rencontre-rock.html|language=fr|url-status=live|work=[[La Dépêche du Midi]]|date=28 May 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210718154432/https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/05/28/118302-rencontre-rock.html|archive-date=18 July 2021|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> In July 2004, ''Terra Incognita'' and ''The Link'' had sold 7,000 and 8,000 copies respectively.<ref name="Lecaudey2004">{{cite news|last=Lecaudey|first=Martine|date=16 July 2004|title=Rock tellurique avec les Landais de Gojira|trans-title=Telluric rock with the Landais of Gojira|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/07/16/259032-rock-tellurique-avec-les-landais-de-gojira.html|url-status=live|language=fr|work=La Dépêche du Midi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210303180910/https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/07/16/259032-rock-tellurique-avec-les-landais-de-gojira.html|archive-date=3 March 2021|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref> ''The Link'' era ended after a successful tour of almost two years, with significant financial difficulties.{{sfn|Laffilé|2006|p=42}} Gojira signed with the Mon Slip label (which gave them a higher financial advance),{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=32}} followed by a contract with French-based [[Listenable Records]] in December 2004.<ref name="BW-Listenable2004">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Listenable Records Sign Gojira|url=https://bravewords.com/news/listenable-records-sign-gojira|url-status=live|work=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|date=6 December 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201227142343/https://bravewords.com/news/listenable-records-sign-gojira|archive-date=27 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Gojira live 15 October 2005.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Gojira onstage, again from the audience|Gojira in [[Nantes]] during the October 2005 Sirius Tour]]
The band entered Le Studio des Milans to compose their third album, ''[[From Mars to Sirius]]'', focusing on an "irreproachable sound".{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=32}} "Gojira wants to control all stages of creation, from composition to mixing", said Labadie.<ref name="LT2006-02-27"/> For the album's themes, Joe Duplantier was influenced by the possibility of other worlds and [[Multiverse|dimensions]]. He devoted his time to reading ''[[The Celestine Prophecy]]'' and books by [[Baird T. Spalding]] and other spiritual seekers.<ref name="Daly2016-11-11"/> Writing the album took seven months,{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=32}} reinforced by Labadie and Andreu.{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=34}} The band performed "Backbone" and "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe" from their forthcoming album at the twenty-ninth [[Printemps de Bourges]] in April 2005.{{sfn|Badin|2005|p=23}}<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Le Printemps de Bourges présente sa 29e édition|trans-title=Printemps de Bourges presents its 29th edition|url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/culture/20050222.OBS9421/le-printemps-de-bourges-presente-sa-29e-edition.html|url-status=live|language=fr|work=[[L'Obs]]|date=24 February 2005|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201226190810/https://www.nouvelobs.com/culture/20050222.OBS9421/le-printemps-de-bourges-presente-sa-29e-edition.html|archive-date=26 December 2020|access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> Gojira released ''From Mars to Sirius'', their self-produced album, in September of that year; it received positive reviews from French music critics. Pascal Bagot of [[Radio France Internationale|RFI]] wrote that "the public and critical acclaim is phenomenal".<ref name="Bagot2006-02-17">{{cite news|last=Bagot|first=Pascal|date=17 February 2006|title=Le métal à la française|trans-title=Metal in a French way|url=https://musique.rfi.fr/musique/20060217-le-metal-francaise|url-status=live|language=fr|work=[[Radio France Internationale]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210302230816/https://musique.rfi.fr/musique/20060217-le-metal-francaise|archive-date=2 March 2021|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> Fifteen thousand albums were shipped to French stores.{{sfn|Doucet|2005|p=34}} Entering the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|Top Albums]] chart in France at No.&nbsp;44, it remained on the chart for three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gojira&titel=From+Mars+To+Sirius&cat=a|title=Gojira − From Mars to Sirius|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|publisher=lescharts.com|language=fr|access-date=6 November 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211106172226/https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gojira&titel=From+Mars+To+Sirius&cat=a|archive-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> After the album's release, Gojira toured France, Belgium, and the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="LT2006-02-27"/> That year, Listenable Records re-released ''The Link''.<ref name="BW-Listenable2004"/>

In 2006, the "surging wave Gojira" inspired [[London]] journalist Lucy Williams of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' to write a laudatory article about the album.<ref name="Soenen2016-06-24"/>{{sfn|Benji|2006|p=23}} The band played a February concert at the [[Élysée Montmartre]] in Paris, where a number of journalists had gathered.<ref name="Soenen2016-06-24"/> By the end of the month, ''The Link Alive'' DVD had sold over 5,000 copies and ''From Mars to Sirius'' had sold 12,000 to 13,000 copies. According to Labadie, they earned their living primarily by touring. At that time, they worked jointly with Listenable Records, intending to promote their music overseas; "Gojira wants to work with people whose approach is sincere", said Labadie.<ref name="LT2006-02-27"/> In May, after 300 concerts in France and the surrounding region, the band signed a contract with American label [[Prosthetic Records]] (an "exclusive licensing agreement" with Listenable Records) to give them exposure in [[North America]].<ref name="Prosthetic2006-05-05">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=France's Gojira Sign North American Deal With Prosthetic Records|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/france-s-gojira-sign-north-american-deal-with-prosthetic-records/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=5 May 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201227153609/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/france-s-gojira-sign-north-american-deal-with-prosthetic-records/|archive-date=27 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Gojira performed in [[Brighton]] (their first [[UK]] show) on 19 May,<ref name="Brannigan2016-05-22">{{cite news|last=Brannigan|first=Paul|date=22 May 2016|title='We can change the world' An audience with Gojira - metal's most important band|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/we-can-change-the-world-an-audience-with-gojira-metal-s-most-important-band|url-status=live|work=[[Metal Hammer]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210129223556/https://www.loudersound.com/features/we-can-change-the-world-an-audience-with-gojira-metal-s-most-important-band|archive-date=29 January 2021|access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> forging links with England's media community after a party organized by ''Kerrang!''<ref name="Soenen2016-06-24"/>

[[File:Gojira Roskilde Festival 2007.jpg|thumb|alt=Close-up of Mario on drums and Joe Duplantier on guitar|Mario ''(left)'' and Joe Duplantier during a 2007 Gojira concert at Denmark's [[Roskilde Festival]]]]
After Williams' article in ''Kerrang!'' and increased exposure in the British metal press, Gojira was asked to replace [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] at England's [[Download Festival#2006|2006 Download Festival]]; according to Joe Duplantier, "It was a decisive concert".<ref name="Soenen2016-06-24"/> In June, they performed on the main stage at the Hellfest Summer Open Air in [[Clisson]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=The Hellfest Summer Open Air 2006|url=https://hardforce.com/concert/15145/the-hellfest-summer-open-air-2006-2006-06-25|url-status=live|language=fr|magazine=Hard Force Magazine|location=Paris|date=2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201227123935/https://hardforce.com/concert/15145/the-hellfest-summer-open-air-2006-2006-06-25|archive-date=27 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020|oclc=32640105}}</ref> and a series of summer festivals in [[Germany]], [[England]] and the [[Scandinavia]]n countries.<ref name="LT2006-02-27"/> Prosthetic Records released ''From Mars to Sirius'' in the US on 22 August 2006,<ref name="Prosthetic2006-05-05"/> which led to a sudden pre-order of 5,000 copies on the label's website,{{sfn|Benji|2006|p=25}} followed by an upload of a cover version of Metallica's "Escape".<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Gojira's Cover Of Metallica's 'Escape' Posted Online|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-s-cover-of-metallica-s-escape-posted-online/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=8 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328231248/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-s-cover-of-metallica-s-escape-posted-online/|archive-date=28 March 2019|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> AllMusic writer Eduardo Rivadavia highlighted the album's songwriting, describing the "fluidity with which utmost heaviness and delicate melodies were made to coexist" in songs such as "Flying Whales", "World to Come", and "Where Dragons Dwell".<ref name="AllMusic-fmts">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000575883 |title=Gojira: From Mars to Sirius |website=AllMusic |last1=Rivadavia |first1=Eduardo |access-date=31 October 2021 |archive-date=31 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031232021/https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000575883 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September (a year after its release), the album had sold over 20,000 copies in France and as many abroad.{{sfn|Benji|2006|p=23}} In early October, Gojira and [[Hatesphere]] began a co-headlining tour of the UK.{{sfn|Benji|2006|p=25}} In November, the band performed at the European [[The Unholy Alliance Tour|Unholy Alliance Tour]], headlined by [[Slayer]] at Paris' [[Accor Arena]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Slayer, In Flames, Children of Bodom: More European 'Unholy Alliance' Details Surface|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slayer-in-flames-children-of-bodom-more-european-unholy-alliance-details-surface/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=3 June 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150512002005/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slayer-in-flames-children-of-bodom-more-european-unholy-alliance-details-surface/|archive-date=12 May 2015|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> The band was included in [[Children of Bodom]]'s US tour in late 2006, joining [[Amon Amarth]] and [[Sanctity (band)|Sanctity]] as opening acts.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth: More North American Tour Dates Announced|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=58730|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=19 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426050329/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=58730|archive-date=26 April 2011|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> Brandon Geist of ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' wrote that since the release of ''From Mars to Sirius'', "they have risen from virtual unknowns outside of their homeland to the single-most-buzzed-about metal band on the planet".<ref>{{cite news|last=Geist|first=Brandon|date=1 March 2007|title=Coming to America: Gojira on First U.S. Tour, Flying Whales, Dressing-Room Fires|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/coming-america-gojira-first-us-tour-flying-whales-dressing-room-fires|url-status=live|work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101002317/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/coming-america-gojira-first-us-tour-flying-whales-dressing-room-fires|archive-date=1 January 2021|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

In March 2007, Listenable Records (Prosthetic Records in the US), reissued ''The Link'' with remastered audio and new booklet artwork in North America. The following month, the label released ''The Link Alive'' DVD in the US.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Live Video Clips From Current North American Tour Available|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-live-video-clips-from-current-north-american-tour-available/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=4 March 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201227134641/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-live-video-clips-from-current-north-american-tour-available/|archive-date=27 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref> Gojira later supported [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] on their American tour with [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Lamb of God, Machine Head, Trivium, Gojira: North American Tour Dates Announced|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lamb-of-god-machine-head-trivium-gojira-north-american-tour-dates-announced/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=11 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426050350/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=63629|archive-date=26 April 2011|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> The band made a cameo appearance in Machine Head's "[[Aesthetics of Hate]]" music video,<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Sloat, Mike (director)|date=5 May 2007|title=Machine Head – Aesthetics Of Hate [Official Video]|medium=Music video|language=en|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWks-8C9RMs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/NWks-8C9RMs| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|access-date=9 February 2021|location=United States|publisher=(on behalf of [[Roadrunner Records]]); Aresa; Fintage Publishing BV; LatinAutorPerf|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> which was broadcast on 5 May on [[MTV2]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=Machine Head - 'Aesthetics Of Hate' Video To Air On Headbanger's Ball This Weekend|url=https://bravewords.com/news/machine-head-aesthetics-of-hate-video-to-air-on-headbangers-ball-this-weekend|url-status=live|work=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles|date=3 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125221804/https://bravewords.com/news/machine-head-aesthetics-of-hate-video-to-air-on-headbangers-ball-this-weekend|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> The band supported Trivium on the UK dates of their European tour with Sanctity and [[Annihilator (band)|Annihilator]],<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Gojira And Sanctity Added To Trivium's European Tour|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-and-sanctity-added-to-trivium-s-european-tour/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=5 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426050405/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=66553|archive-date=26 April 2011|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> and made a number of festival appearances.<ref name="AllMusic-bio"/> In October, Listenable Records re-released Gojira's 1997 demo album ''[[Possessed (Gojira album)|Possessed]]'' as a limited-edition [[Compact disc|CD]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title='Xfm Sessions' Recording Posted Online|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-xfm-sessions-recording-posted-online/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=15 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016133124/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82840|archive-date=16 October 2007|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> Gojira participated in the late-2007 Radio Rebellion Tour, featuring co-headliners [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]], [[Job for a Cowboy]], and [[Beneath the Massacre]].<ref name="RRT2007-11-25">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=New Performance Footage Posted Online|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-new-performance-footage-posted-online/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=25 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423132837/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85523|archive-date=23 April 2008|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> Near the end of their over-220-concert tour to promote ''From Mars to Sirius'',<ref name="TWOAF2008-02-05">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Gojira In Writing Mode|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-in-writing-mode-video-available/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=5 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814015742/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-in-writing-mode-video-available/|archive-date=14 August 2020|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> Gojira began working on their follow-up album.<ref name="RRT2007-11-25"/>