Gojira's new album Fortitude and the art of changing your sound | LAST WORDS

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The LAST WORDS crew discusses the new Gojira album Fortitude and all of its chart-topping success. Plus, what's a fan to do when a band completely changes its sound mid-career?
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[@DennisTrovato]

The curious thing is, whenever a band says they're "expanding" their sound... they're always going softer.
But how many bands have actually gotten heavier over time? Judas Priest, Pantera, Testament, Exodus... that's all I can think of right now.
But I'm still waiting for a Hard Rock band to mix Black Metal into their sound. 😂
Not that Gojira has to do that. They can do whatever they want. I'm just sayin'.

[@willd4731]

Testament added some blast beats to a recent album. I'm not sure if it was Titans of creation but the one before that.

[@jonny555ive]

Agreed bro, softer SUCKS !!!!!

[@jonny555ive]

P.S.
I bought the CD because then I know the band is getting some sort of cut. If you buy digitally they don't get much if anything at all.
Always always by physical music it helps the band more if you do so.
That is all.

[@Rog311]

staying the same vs evolving to new sounds is a case-by-case situation. I never expected Motorhead, AC/DC, or ZZ Top to sound too far off their centers. That said, there is a lot to be said about evolving your sound and adding new components from other areas to create new material that may or may not go over well with the band's core fans. As an art, you can't deny growth, but that growth may cost you some older fans who only think of the band as a particular type of sound. You have to either cater to your original core and hope they like what you continue to churn out, or you change your sound and lose some fans, take some heat, but maybe gain some new ones. As long as you are true to what you want to create, then you have to stand behind your sound.

[@helicoid9415]

Glad Cave In got mentioned here.

[@willd4731]

I love it when bands take huge steps forward and cross over into the external consciousness, beyond the stereotypical dirtbags hanging out by the train tracks, doing drugs, and drinking alcohol. Metallica did it with the black album, Lamb of God did it with sacrament, opeth did it with ghost reveries. Gojira is now firmly entrenched in that rarefied air, and the possibilities are endless. I, for one, am anxious to see what happens next.

[@jonny555ive]

I love Gojira but I'm not real happy with the new album there's good songs on it, true...... But they changed their sound way too much on this one.
I give it 2½💀's out of 5
Not terrible but also not great.