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The world's most eco-conscious heavy metal band?
Whether you're a long-time heavy metal fan or you just discovered them with their great performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, you must have heard of Gojira. But what you might not know is that Gojira is one of the world's most eco-conscious heavy metal bands.
Joe Duplantier, the band's singer and guitarist, was this morning, August 12, 2024, protesting in front of the Danish Parliament to plead the cause of Paul Watson, the world's biggest defender of the oceans and an anti-whaling activist who was arrested by the Danish police on a Japanese warrant. By the way, please sign the petition to #FreePaulWatson here:
THE #FREEPAULWATSON PETITION
On July 21 2024, Captain Paul Watson was arrested by Danish police upon arrival in Nuuk, Greenland, onboard the M/Y John Paul DeJoria. We need your help to #FREEPAULWATSON.
https://www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/freepaulwatson/
Picture from Sea Shepherd France on X, August 12, 2024
But that's not all. Gojira also uses their music to advocate for the protection of our environment. They released different songs about the massacre of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands, plastic pollution, and a whole album about climate change.
Aside from raising awareness, they have also taken action through fundraisers and showing support for environmental organizations, such as the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and projects like The Ocean Cleanup.
Most notably, in 2021, they released the song "Amazonia" and launched a fundraising event to fight the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest (which was praised here on We Don't Have Time). They raised money for the NGO Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Apib), created by indigenous people. Thanks to the money raised, they were able to buy land and cabins.
I love to see bands using their platform and voices to fight climate change.
However, I have a question for them and I hope that they will answer this climate love. I read in an interview with Reporterre that Gojira was aware that they were also full of contradictions (but isn't it what makes us humans?). On one side, they talk a lot about climate change and their environmental impacts, but on the other side, they also go on tours around the world, take planes, etc, and have never calculated their carbon footprint. So I am wondering: has Gojira implemented anything to reduce its carbon footprint? I am sure a lot can be done (and they could learn from groups such as Coldplay), so I am curious to see what they are currently doing.
Read more:
Gojira, groupe de metal star des JO : « Je pense tout le temps à notre empreinte carbone »
Le 26 juillet, les metalleux français de Gojira ont acquis une renommée planétaire en embrasant la cérémonie d'ouverture des JO. Ils vibrent aussi de longue date pour l'écologie… Entretien avec Joe Duplantier, leader du groupe.
https://reporterre.net/Gojira-groupe-de-metal-star-des-JO-Je-pense-tout-le-temps-a-notre-empreinte-carbone
‘Nature is hurting’: Gojira, the metal band confronting the climate crisis
With stirring songwriting that considers grief, philosophy and ecological collapse, the French quartet have become one of the world’s greatest heavy bands. They discuss their journey so far
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/30/nature-is-hurting-gojira-the-metal-band-confronting-the-climate-crisis
Gojira, Metal and Environmentalism
When the Duplantier brothers initially chose to name their band “Godzilla” (later to be changed to, and presently known as, Gojira), they felt that the atomic monster from the 1954 film was a fitting representation of their sound. In their own words, “It was in our heads a symbol of devastating power,” and the sheer amount of power is exactly the first thing you notice about their music.
https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/news/gojira-metal-and-environmentalism-2155451
Gojira and The Environmental Attitude: Amazonia | Metal Music
A lot has been said and written about the album “Fortitude” by the French technical death metal band Gojira, since its release in April 2021. Now as the end of the year draws near and we go through the best albums of 2021, I wanted to say a few words on this powerful album. Distinguished
https://metaloda.com/gojira-and-the-environmental-attitude/
The world's most eco-conscious heavy metal band
French metal band Gojira are seriously committed to environment conservation. Their latest album is part of an effort to raise funds to protect Amazonian tribes
https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/art-culture/the-world-s-most-eco-conscious-heavy-metal-band-111620312229966.html
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