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Be the first to review thisFrom Mars to Sirius is the third studio album by French progressive/technical death metal band Gojira. Regarding the title, frontman Joe Duplantier stated, “In some cultures, Mars symbolizes war and Sirius peace. I’m simplifying! It is a journey of a state of war, even if in France we are preserved, but it can be a war within us, in our flesh, in our mind, a war with ourselves.” The album artwork resembles the Sea Shepherd logo, a marine conservation organization the band actively supports. This album follows a character who sees the world end and sets out on a journey to find the Flying Whales so they can teach the character to fly. Said character flies to Sirius C, where the ‘Master Race’ teaches him to restore life to the planet (possibly Earth or Mars). The usage of interplanetary endeavoring in Sirius bears similarities to Voltaire’s Micromégas, which tells the story of a man tra…
From Mars to Sirius is the third studio album by French progressive/technical death metal band Gojira. Regarding the title, frontman Joe Duplantier stated, “In some cultures, Mars symbolizes war and Sirius peace. I’m simplifying! It is a journey of a state of war, even if in France we are preserved, but it can be a war within us, in our flesh, in our mind, a war with ourselves.” The album artwork resembles the Sea Shepherd logo, a marine conservation organization the band actively supports. This album follows a character who sees the world end and sets out on a journey to find the Flying Whales so they can teach the character to fly. Said character flies to Sirius C, where the ‘Master Race’ teaches him to restore life to the planet (possibly Earth or Mars). The usage of interplanetary endeavoring in Sirius bears similarities to Voltaire’s Micromégas, which tells the story of a man tra…