Editing Gojira (band) (section)

===''Magma'' (2015-2019)===
Joe and Mario Duplantier finished building Silver Cord Studio, Joe's New York recording studio, in early April 2015.<ref name="Grow2016-03-30"/> It has become Gojira's recording studio and headquarters in America, joining Le Studio des Milans in Ondres.<ref name="Marraud2017-01-22">{{cite news|last=Marraud|first=Sébastien|date=22 January 2017|title=Le plus international...|trans-title=The most international of French rock bands|url=https://www.sudouest.fr/gironde/cenon/gojira-n-est-plus-un-groupe-de-death-metal-3432951.php|url-status=live|language=fr|work=Sud Ouest|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210129212348/https://www.sudouest.fr/2017/01/22/gojira-n-est-plus-un-groupe-de-death-metal-3120200-4608.php|archive-date=29 January 2021|access-date=5 November 2021|trans-quote="We have both a QG in Ondres and another in Brooklyn." "QG" > ''Quartier Général'' (Headquarters).}}</ref> [[Audio file format|Audio files]] were created sporadically since late 2013 "on the computer in the tour bus", said Mario Duplantier;<ref name="BB2015-09-07">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Mario Duplantier Talks Next Album (Video)|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojiras-mario-duplantier-talks-next-album-video/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=7 September 2015|orig-date=Interview 28 August 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210130002435/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojiras-mario-duplantier-talks-next-album-video/|archive-date=30 January 2021|access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> the new songs were a change in style for the band, as Joe experimented with clean vocals.<ref name="Dedman2016-06-17">{{cite news|last=Dedman|first=Remfry|date=17 June 2016|title=Gojira, Magma: Album Stream (Interview)|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/gojira-magma-album-stream-a7082706.html|url-status=live|language=en-GB|work=[[The Independent]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108103355/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/gojira-magma-album-stream-a7082706.html|archive-date=8 November 2020|access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> The brothers began recording ''[[Magma (Gojira album)|Magma]]'', Gojira's sixth album, at Silver Cord Studio on 6 April.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kielty |first= Martin Kielty |date=6 April 2021 |title=Gojira tease studio return |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/gojira-tease-studio-return |url-status=live |work=Metal Hammer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105173241/https://www.loudersound.com/news/gojira-tease-studio-return |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> Ten days into recording, however, recording was suspended when they learned that their mother was ill and flew back to France.<ref name="Grow2016-03-30"/>

[[File:2017 RiP - Gojira - by 2eight - 8SC9299.jpg|thumb|alt=Joe Duplantier on guitar and Mario on drums onstage|The death of Mario and Joe Duplantier's mother greatly affected the recording of ''Magma''.]]
The band played a handful of dates in Europe for several festivals, ending ''L'Enfant Sauvage''{{'}}s tour cycle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dodon |first=Julien |date=24 May 2015 |title=Tu aimes le métal? Gojira est là pour toi |trans-title=Do you like metal? Gojïra is there for you |url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/loisirs/tu-aimes-le-metal-gojira-est-la-pour-toi_11452596/ |url-status=live |language=fr |department=Interview (with Christian Andreu) |work=La Montagne |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211105190710/https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/loisirs/tu-aimes-le-metal-gojira-est-la-pour-toi_11452596/ |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> On 5 July 2015, Patricia Rosa Duplantier died of cancer;<ref name="Brannigan2016-05-22"/> Gojira concerts were canceled, and the recording of ''Magma'' was greatly affected.<ref name="Grow2016-03-30"/> The band again toured worldwide, commencing at [[Musilac Music Festival]] in [[Aix-les-Bains]] on 10 July,<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=11 July 2015 |title=Musilac 2015, Jour 1: sous le soleil exactement... |trans-title=Musilac 2015, Day 1: exactly under the sun... |url=https://www.rollingstone.fr/musilac-2015-jour-1-sous-le-soleil-exactement/ |url-status=live |language=fr |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518092134/https://www.rollingstone.fr/musilac-2015-jour-1-sous-le-soleil-exactement/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> and was billed beneath [[Korn]] at the Rock Off Festival in [[Istanbul]] on 1 August.<ref>Gojira resumed touring, performing worldwide:
* {{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=Rock Off festival to gather music lovers in Istanbul|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/weekend-in-istanbul-greek-music-a-rock-festival-and-a-silent-concert-86245|url-status=live|language=en|work=[[Hürriyet Daily News]]|agency=[[Anadolu Agency]]|date= 31 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814180612/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/weekend-in-istanbul-greek-music-a-rock-festival-and-a-silent-concert-86245|archive-date=14 August 2018|access-date=9 January 2022}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://hardforce.com/concert/7982/rock-off-2015-2015-08-02|title=Agenda - Rock Off 2015|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|language=fr|magazine=Hard Force Magazine|access-date=30 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210130193253/https://hardforce.com/concert/7982/rock-off-2015-2015-08-02|archive-date=30 January 2021|oclc=32640105}}
* {{cite news|last=Palmer|first=Siobhan|date=7 August 2015|title=Reading Festival 2015: Line-up|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/reading-festival-2015-line-up/|url-status=live|language=en-GB|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030172932/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/reading-festival-2015-line-up/|archive-date=30 October 2015|access-date=31 January 2021|url-access=subscription}}
* {{cite news|last=Adams|first=Gregory|date=9 March 2015|title=Heavy Montreal Reveals 2015 Lineup|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/heavy_montreal_reveals_2015_lineup|url-status=live|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225114245/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/heavy_montreal_reveals_2015_lineup|archive-date=25 February 2018|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> On 28 August, Mario Duplantier announced before Gojira's concert in [[Dublin]] that recording had resumed and was almost completed.<ref name="BB2015-09-07"/> The band played at Brazil's [[Rock in Rio#Rock in Rio 6|Rock in Rio]] festival, one of the world's largest music festivals, on 19 September and closed their set with "The Gift of Guilt".<ref>Rock in Rio 2015:
* {{cite news|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2015|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/festival/rock-in-rio-2015/|title=Rock in Rio 2015|website=Consequence|access-date=6 November 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206001820/https://consequenceofsound.net/festival/rock-in-rio-2015/|archive-date=6 February 2016}}
* {{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=Rock in Rio 2015: franceses do Gojira levantam multidão com metal ambiental|trans-title=... French from Gojira raise crowd with environmental metal|url=https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/noticia/rock-rio-2015-franceses-do-gojira-levantam-multidao-com-metal-ambiental/|url-status=live|language=pt|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012193534/http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/noticia/rock-rio-2015-franceses-do-gojira-levantam-multidao-com-metal-ambiental/#imagem0|archive-date=12 October 2015|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> From mid-September to mid-October, their tour visited [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Argentina]], and the Santiago Gets Louder Festival in [[Chile]]. Gojira went to [[Japan]] as the supporting act for Slayer in [[Osaka]] and [[Tokyo]] in October 2015, followed by a performance at the [[Loud Park Festival#2015 (October 10–11)|Loud Park Festival]] at [[Saitama Super Arena]] before returning to Israel shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Beirne|first=Oran|date=15 September 2015|title=Exclusive: Joe Duplantier of Gojira Talks New Album|url=https://www.overdrive.ie/exclusive-joe-duplantier-gojira-talks-new-album/|url-status=live|work=Overdrive.ie|others=Transcription: Katie McGarr|location=[[Dublin]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031233115/https://www.overdrive.ie/exclusive-joe-duplantier-gojira-talks-new-album/|archive-date=31 October 2020|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included the band's forthcoming release in their list of "25 Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2016".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Bienstock|first1=Richard|last2=Epstein|first2=Dan|last3=Geist|first3=Brandon|last4=Grow|first4=Kory|last5=Krovatin|first5=Christopher|author-link5=Christopher Krovatin|last6=Wiederhorn|first6=Jon|date=12 January 2016|title=25 Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2016 - Metallica, Deftones, Gojira and more...|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/25-most-anticipated-metal-albums-of-2016-20665/|url-status=live|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108100112/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/25-most-anticipated-metal-albums-of-2016-20665/|archive-date=8 November 2020|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> In May 2016, Joe Duplantier announced the itinerary (in larger venues) in France, [[Italy]], [[Poland]], Switzerland, Belgium and the UK for the tour supporting the upcoming album.<ref name="Brannigan2016-05-22"/> In early June, a private concert for one hundred people was filmed in black and white by seven cameras at a [[television studio]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Plaine Saint-Denis]] (near [[Paris]]). Director Paul Ouazan decided to film a performance video focused on the crowd: "I was immediately convinced that the band had a fifth member: its audience". The performance was broadcast on [[Arte]] later that month.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marie-Hélène|first=Soenen|date=25 June 2016|title=Un fantastique live de Gojira à voir sur Arte concert|trans-title=A fantastic Gojira live to see on Arte concert|url=https://www.telerama.fr/television/un-fantastique-live-de-gojira-a-voir-sur-arte-concert,144380.php|url-status=live|language=fr|work=Télérama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108145520/https://www.telerama.fr/television/un-fantastique-live-de-gojira-a-voir-sur-arte-concert,144380.php|archive-date=8 November 2020|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> The band was included in the live lineup of the 13 June [[Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards#2016|''Metal Hammer'' Golden Gods Awards]] at the [[Hammersmith Apollo|Eventim Apollo]] in London.<ref>{{cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Sam |date=13 June 2013 |title=Anthrax, Lemmy Honoured At Golden Gods |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/anthrax-lemmy-honoured-at-golden-god-awards/ |url-status=live |work=[[Universal Music Group|UDiscoverMusic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511155020/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/anthrax-lemmy-honoured-at-golden-god-awards/ |archive-date=11 May 2019 |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> They made their first world television appearance as musical guests of the day on ''[[Le Petit Journal (TV programme)|Le Petit Journal]]'' three days later, performing an excerpt from "Silvera" in prime time on [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] in France.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Faure|first=Laurence|date=17 June 2016|title=Gojira: Live au 'Petit Journal'|trans-title=Live at the 'Little Diary'|url=https://hardforce.com/actu/16615/gojira-le-live-au-petit-journal|url-status=live|language=fr|magazine=Hard Force Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603183932/https://hardforce.com/actu/16615/gojira-le-live-au-petit-journal|archive-date=3 June 2018|access-date=6 November 2021|oclc=32640105}}</ref>

{{Listen|type=music|filename=Gojira - Stranded.ogg|title="Stranded"|description=A sample of "Stranded" from ''Magma''}}
''Magma'', Gojira's self-produced album,<ref name="Grow2016-03-30"/> was released on 17 June 2016 on Roadrunner Records. The album was available for streaming on the band's official [[YouTube]] channel two days before its release.<ref name="Dedman2016-06-17"/> It debuted at No.&nbsp;24 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 17,000 units in its first week of release in the US.<ref name="LW2021-05-11">{{cite news|last=Hartamann|first=Graham|date=11 May 2021|title=Gojira's 'Fortitude' Is the Highest-Selling Album in the United States|url=https://loudwire.com/gojira-fortitude-highest-selling-album-united-states/|url-status=live|work=[[Loudwire]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511201934/https://loudwire.com/gojira-fortitude-highest-selling-album-united-states/|archive-date=11 May 2021|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> The album debuted and peaked at No.&nbsp;4 on the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Albums chart and No.&nbsp;6 on the Tastemaker Albums chart.<ref name="BB-TopRock"/><ref name="BB-Tastemakers"/> It topped the ''Billboard'' Hard Rock Albums chart, making Gojira the first French band to top that chart.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=15 August 2018 |title=Gojira Frontman: 'It Looks Like We're Going To Write 100 Songs' For Next Album |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-frontman-it-looks-like-were-going-to-write-100-songs-for-next-album/ |url-status=live |work=Blabbermouth.net |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210927180931/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-frontman-it-looks-like-were-going-to-write-100-songs-for-next-album/ |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> The album debuted (and peaked) at No.&nbsp;17 on the ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Canadian Albums Chart]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gojira/chart-history/cna/ |title=Chart History {{!}} Gojira {{!}} Billboard Canadian Albums |date=n.d. |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 November 2021 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121195502/https://www.billboard.com/artist/gojira/chart-history/cna/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and debuted at No.&nbsp;11 on Australia's [[ARIA Albums Chart|Australian Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gojira&titel=Magma&cat=a|title=Gojira - Magma (album)|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2008|publisher=Australian charts|language=en|access-date=6 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614202902/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gojira&titel=Magma&cat=a|archive-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> ''Magma'' reached the top 40 in twelve European countries and the top 10 in Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Norway and France.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://acharts.co/album/100511|title=Gojira − Magma (Chart Stats: Historic Performance)|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|publisher=[[:pt:Acharts.co|Acharts.co]] (aCharts.us)|language=en|access-date=6 November 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807214940/https://acharts.co/album/100511|archive-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> The album had a generally-favorable critical reception, scoring a 79 on Metacritic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/magma/gojira|title=Magma by Gojira|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617193006/http://www.metacritic.com/music/magma/gojira|url-status=live}}</ref> Gojira departed from its [[Technical death metal|tech-death]]<ref name="Dedman2016-06-17"/> and tried to emphasize its [[Progressive metal|progressive]]&ndash;[[Post-metal|post-genres]] side, which divided some fans.<ref name="Hill2020-06-03"/> Remfry Dedman of ''[[The Independent]]'' called the band "pioneers of modern 21st-century progressive metal".<ref name="Dedman2016-06-17"/>

[[File:Gojira live Toronto 2016 117.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Gojira onstage under red lights, seen from the audience|Gojira in [[Toronto]] during the Magma Tour, 2016]]
Gojira began its three-to-four-year Magma world tour<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Michel|first=Magali|date=13 April 2017|title=Ils Oeuvrent Dans L'ombre: ...|trans-title=They Work In The Shadow: Spotlight on Nicolas Riot, lighting designer, co-founder of Chirac Design|url=https://headlinemagazine.net/2017/04/13/ils-oeuvrent-dans-lombre-coup-de-projecteur-sur-nicolas-riot-concepteur-lumiere-cofondateur-de-chirac-design/|url-status=live|language=fr|department=Interview|magazine=Headline Magazine|place=[[Birmingham]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127133502/https://headlinemagazine.net/2017/04/13/ils-oeuvrent-dans-lombre-coup-de-projecteur-sur-nicolas-riot-concepteur-lumiere-cofondateur-de-chirac-design/|archive-date=27 November 2020|access-date=6 November 2021|trans-quote="Almost six weeks of touring then a month break before resuming for five or six weeks. The pace of these wanderings around the world is immutable and will stretch over three or four years".}}</ref> in Europe and at a number of summer music festivals, followed by a 27-date headlining tour of North America with [[Tesseract (band)|Tesseract]] as the opening act from mid-July through October 2016.<ref>2016 European and North American tour with Tesseract:
*{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Gojira, le groupe de metal ...|trans-title=Gojira, the French metal band that conquered the planet|url=https://www.rtbf.be/culture/musique/detail_gojira-le-groupe-de-metal-francais-qui-a-conquis-la-planete?id=9321971|url-status=live|language=fr|work=[[RTBF]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207173128/https://www.rtbf.be/culture/musique/detail_gojira-le-groupe-de-metal-francais-qui-a-conquis-la-planete?id=9321971|archive-date=7 February 2021|access-date=6 November 2021}}
*{{Cite news|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|date=2 May 2016|title=Gojira Announce 2016 North American Tour With Tesseract|url=http://loudwire.com/gojira-2016-north-american-tour-tesseract/|url-status=live|work=[[Loudwire]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606063317/http://loudwire.com/gojira-2016-north-american-tour-tesseract/|archive-date=6 June 2016|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> By this time, Gojira had made seventeen US tours.<ref name="Soenen2016-06-24"/>{{sfn|Desgroux|2016|p=51}} The band began their UK and European arena tour in November and December with [[Alter Bridge]], [[Volbeat]] and [[Like a Storm]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=Epic tour is epic|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/alter-bridge-announce-arena-tour-with-volbeat-and-gojira/|url-status=live|work=[[Kerrang!]]|date=4 July 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210207140148/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/alter-bridge-announce-arena-tour-with-volbeat-and-gojira/|archive-date=7 February 2021|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> A November 2016 ''Metal Hammer'' article said that Gojira had "emerged as one of the most important metal outfits on the planet",<ref name="Daly2016-11-11"/> with a "loyal, passionate, fiercely evangelical fanbase".<ref name="Brannigan2016-05-22"/> In mid-November, the band appeared on a live broadcast of the [[BBC Radio 1|BBC Radio 1 Rock Show]] at London's [[Maida Vale Studios]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lach|first=Stef|date=15 November 2016|title=Watch Gojira perform The Shooting Star live on the BBC|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-gojira-perform-the-shooting-star-live-on-the-bbc|url-status=live|work=Metal Hammer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210213145337/https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-gojira-perform-the-shooting-star-live-on-the-bbc|archive-date=13 February 2021|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> [[Kirk Hammett]] later called ''Magma'' "an incredible piece of art".<ref>{{cite news|last=Divita|first=Joe|date=23 November 2016|title=Metallica's Kirk Hammett Calls Gojira's 'Magma' Album 'An Incredible Piece of Art'|url=https://loudwire.com/metallica-kirk-hammett-gojira-magma-album-incredible-piece-art/|url-status=live|work=Loudwire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030231822/https://loudwire.com/metallica-kirk-hammett-gojira-magma-album-incredible-piece-art/|archive-date=30 October 2020|access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>

In January 2017, Gojira began a French tour with nine consecutive sold-out concerts.<ref name="Marraud2017-01-22"/>{{refn|group=nb|Grindcore band Nostromo, with whom Gojira shared the stage on the ''Terra Incognita'' tour, was chosen as the opener for the tour.<ref name="Nartz2017-01-23"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Michel|first=Magali|date=30 January 2017|title=Nantes ovationne Gojira|trans-title=Nantes acclaims Gojira|url=https://headlinemagazine.net/2017/01/30/nantes-ovationne-gojira/|url-status=live|language=fr|magazine=Headline Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928130256/https://headlinemagazine.net/2017/01/30/nantes-ovationne-gojira/|archive-date=28 September 2020|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>}} Two more sold-out concerts concluded the French leg of the tour at the Paris [[Olympia (Paris)|Olympia]] on 1 and 2 April.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Gojira Concludes French Leg Of 'Magma' Tour With Two Sold-Out Shows In Paris|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-concludes-french-leg-of-magma-tour-with-two-sold-out-shows-in-paris-video/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=5 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609165916/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gojira-concludes-french-leg-of-magma-tour-with-two-sold-out-shows-in-paris-video/|archive-date=9 June 2017|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> Within eight months of its release, ''Magma'' had sold 400,000 copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=d'Avout|first=Caroline|date=12 February 2017|title=Grammy Awards: ...|trans-title=Grammy Awards: Gojira very close to the stars|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/spectacles-musique/grammy-awards-le-francais-gojira-tout-pres-des-etoiles-1210934|url-status=live|work=[[Les Echos (France)|Les Echos]]|location=Paris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206013620/https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/spectacles-musique/grammy-awards-le-francais-gojira-tout-pres-des-etoiles-1210934|archive-date=6 February 2021|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> On 12 February 2017, the band was nominated for two Grammy Awards; ''Magma'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] and its second single, "Silvera", was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]] at the [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=Grammys 2017: The complete list of winners|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/02/12/winners-list-who-won-what-59th-annual-grammys/97737914/|url-status=live|work=[[USA Today]]|date=12 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025200/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/02/12/winners-list-who-won-what-59th-annual-grammys/97737914/|archive-date=12 November 2020|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> At that time, Gojira was labeled a "French-American metal band" by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|date=6 February 2017|title=Meet Gojira, the hard rockers who became a Grammy surprise|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-gojira-grammys-20170206-story.html|url-status=live|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209065244/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-gojira-grammys-20170206-story.html|archive-date=9 February 2017|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> On 6 May 2017, the band performed along with [[Opeth]], Mastodon, [[Eagles of Death Metal]], the Devin Townsend Project, and [[Russian Circles]] at [[Philadelphia]]'s [[Franklin Music Hall|Electric Factory]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaye |first=Ben |date=20 December 2016 |title=Mastodon, Opeth, Gojira, Eagles of Death Metal to play massive metal show in Philadelphia |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/12/mastodon-opeth-gojira-eagles-of-death-metal-to-play-massive-metal-show-in-philadelphia/ |url-status=live |work=Consequence |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210213222814/https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/12/mastodon-opeth-gojira-eagles-of-death-metal-to-play-massive-metal-show-in-philadelphia/ |archive-date=13 February 2021 |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> ''Magma'' received the Best Album award at the ''Metal Hammer'' Golden Gods Awards on 12 June 2017.<ref name="Munro2017-06-12">{{cite news|last=Munro|first=Scott|date=12 June 2017|title=Golden Gods 2017: Mastodon, A7X and Gojira among winners|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/golden-gods-2017-mastodon-a7x-gojira-among-winners|url-status=live|work=Metal Hammer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210117171431/https://www.loudersound.com/news/golden-gods-2017-mastodon-a7x-gojira-among-winners|archive-date=17 January 2021|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> Gojira began a short run of US co-headlining dates with Opeth,<ref>{{cite news|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=6 December 2016|title=Opeth + Gojira Reveal Brief 2017 U.S. Tour|url=https://loudwire.com/opeth-gojira-reveal-brief-2017-u-s-tour/|url-status=live|work=Loudwire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803120902/https://loudwire.com/opeth-gojira-reveal-brief-2017-u-s-tour/|archive-date=3 August 2020|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> and supported [[Metallica]]'s US [[WorldWired Tour]] that summer with [[Avenged Sevenfold]] and [[Volbeat]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Lindy |date=13 February 2017 |title=Metallica announce huge tour with Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat and Gojira |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/metallica_announce_huge_tour/ |url-status=live |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520011008/https://www.altpress.com/news/metallica_announce_huge_tour/ |archive-date=20 May 2021 |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> They headlined the Main Stage 2 at [[Download Festival#2017|Download Festival]], before [[Linkin Park]] on the Main Stage 1, in Paris on 9 June and Spain on 22 June.<ref>Download Festival 2017 in Paris and Spain:
* {{cite news|last=Cosson|first=Nolwenn|date=9 June 2017|title=Gojira, ...|trans-title=Gojira, Blink 182 or even Linkin Park. The first big headliners of the rock and metal festival will perform this Friday|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/le-plessis-pate-91220/les-premiers-concerts-du-download-festival-font-vibrer-l-ex-base-militaire-de-bretigny-sur-orge-09-06-2017-7035795.php|url-status=live|language=fr|work=Le Parisien|place=[[Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213213947/https://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/le-plessis-pate-91220/les-premiers-concerts-du-download-festival-font-vibrer-l-ex-base-militaire-de-bretigny-sur-orge-09-06-2017-7035795.php|archive-date=13 February 2021|access-date=7 November 2021}}
* {{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=26 June 2017 |title=Download Festival Madrio 2017 |url=https://www.antena3.com/noticias/cultura/system-down-pogos-rabia-metal-download_201706265950d6480cf26ceeda345535.html |url-status=live |language=es |work=[[Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel)|Antena 3]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211107181648/https://www.antena3.com/noticias/cultura/system-down-pogos-rabia-metal-download_201706265950d6480cf26ceeda345535.html |archive-date=7 November 2021 |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> On 15 July, Gojira had top billing at the [[Dynamo Open Air#2017|Dynamo Metal Fest]] in [[Eindhoven]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Jim |date=26 March 2017 |title=Interview: Joe Duplantier of Gojira |url=https://www.moshville.co.uk/interview/2017/03/interview-joe-duplantier-of-gojira-2017gla/ |url-status=live |work=The Moshville Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723170159/https://www.moshville.co.uk/interview/2017/03/interview-joe-duplantier-of-gojira-2017gla/ |archive-date=23 July 2017 |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> The band played a US headlining tour during the fall; [[Converge (band)|Converge]], [[Code Orange (band)|Code Orange]], [[Pallbearer (band)|Pallbearer]], [[Oni (band)|Oni]], and [[Torche (band)|Torche]] supported them on selected dates with festival appearances.<ref>{{cite news|last=Petro|first=Larry|date=9 August 2017|title=Gojira Set To Launch US Headline Tour|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=25294|url-status=live|work=[[KBUE]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026123405/http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=25294|archive-date=26 October 2020|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> In 2017, Mario Duplantier returned to France due to [[Multiple citizenship|visa-related]] technical reasons and to see his family, saying that Gojira "is a bit in Ondres, a little bit in Brooklyn, a bit in Bassussarry&nbsp;... Between the Landes, the United States, and the Basque Country".<ref name="Marraud2017-01-22"/>

[[File:Gojira - Wacken Open Air 2018-6596.jpg|thumb|alt=Gojira on a large festival stage|Gojira at Wacken Open Air in Germany, August 2018]]
In 2018, the band achieved headlining status at heavy metal festivals. Gojira played a string of festival dates throughout the summer, including the [[Tuska Open Air Metal Festival]], [[Brutal Assault|Brutal Assault Open Air]], and [[Bloodstock Open Air#BOA 2018|Bloodstock Open Air]].<ref>2018 marked their headlining debut at European festivals:
* {{cite news|last=Collins|first=Dillon|date=15 August 2018|title=Joe Duplantier Talks Becoming A Headliner, Being Somewhere Between A Scientist and Poet, and 'Surprising' New Material|url=https://metalinjection.net/interviews/gojiras-joe-duplantier-talks-becoming-a-headliner-being-somewhere-between-a-scientist-and-poet-and-surprising-new-material|url-status=live|work=Metal Injection|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125230743/https://metalinjection.net/interviews/gojiras-joe-duplantier-talks-becoming-a-headliner-being-somewhere-between-a-scientist-and-poet-and-surprising-new-material|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=14 February 2021}} 
* {{cite magazine|last=McHugh|first=Dan|date=26 August 2018|title=Interview: Mario Duplantier − Gojira|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/interview-mario-duplantier-gojira-2018/|url-status=live|magazine=Distorted Sound Magazine|location=UK|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210214151347/https://distortedsoundmag.com/interview-mario-duplantier-gojira-2018/|archive-date=14 February 2021|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> In early August 2018, Gojira played to the largest crowd of their career at [[Pol'and'Rock Festival]] in [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą]], [[Poland]]. More than 400,000 people attended the festival.<ref>Gojira's performed at the Pol'and'Rock Festival − 400,000 attendees: 
* {{cite news |author=Redakcja |date=31 July 2017 |title=Pol'and'Rock Festival 2018 |url=https://www.radiozet.pl/Co-gdzie-kiedy-jak/Pol-and-Rock-Festival-2018-rozpiska-godzinowa-koncertow-Woodstock |url-status=live |language=pl |work=[[Radio ZET]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204120932/https://www.radiozet.pl/Co-gdzie-kiedy-jak/Pol-and-Rock-Festival-2018-rozpiska-godzinowa-koncertow-Woodstock |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=8 November 2021}}
* {{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=4 July 2018 |title=Music festivals: What's the world's biggest? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44697302 |url-status=live |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902130601/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44697302 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref> Nick John, who managed Gojira, Mastodon and Slayer, died of cancer on 8 September; John had managed Gojira since 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Stutz|first=Colin|date=9 September 2018|title=Mastodon's Longtime Manager Nick John Dies|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8474938/nick-john-mastodon-manager-dead-slayer-gojira|url-status=live|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200400/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8474938/nick-john-mastodon-manager-dead-slayer-gojira|archive-date=28 April 2019|access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref>

On 16 January 2019, Gojira released its Pol'and'Rock Festival 2018 set on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chapstick|first=Kelsey|date=16 January 2019|title=Watch Gojira's Crushing Hour-Long Set at Massive Pol'And'Rock Festival 2018|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/watch-gojiras-crushing-hour-long-set-massive-polandrock-festival-2018|url-status=live|work=Revolver|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105180305/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/watch-gojiras-crushing-hour-long-set-massive-polandrock-festival-2018|archive-date=5 November 2019|access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref> That summer, they supported Slipknot on their US Knotfest Roadshow tour; [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]] and Volbeat were also supporting acts.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=4 March 2019|title=Slipknot Ready New Album, Plot North American Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/slipknot-new-album-knotfest-roadshow-tour-dates-802821/|url-status=live|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111190451/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/slipknot-new-album-knotfest-roadshow-tour-dates-802821/|archive-date=11 November 2020|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> Gojira headlined the first day of the Hellfest Summer Open Air, one of Europe's largest metal festivals, on 21 June.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Roulleau |first=Denis |date=26 June 2019 |title=Live Report − Hellfest Experience |url=https://www.rollingstone.fr/live-report-hellfest-2019/ |url-status=live |language=fr |magazine=Rolling Stone |location=Paris |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220717114849/https://www.rollingstone.fr/live-report-hellfest-2019/ |archive-date=17 July 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref> On 2 November, they supported Deftones during their Dia De Los Deftones Festival with [[Chvrches]], [[Youth Code]], [[JPEGMafia]] and [[Brutus (Belgian band)|Brutus]] at [[San Diego]]'s [[Petco Park]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=29 July 2019|title=Deftones Recruit Chvrches, Gojira for 2019 Dia De Los Deftones Festival|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/deftones-chvrches-gojira-dia-de-los-deftones-festival-864805/|url-status=live|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127062413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/deftones-chvrches-gojira-dia-de-los-deftones-festival-864805/|archive-date=27 November 2020|access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref>