One of the long-running metaphors here at DMU is the metal or grindcore band that adds flute parts to their music in an attempt to seem progressive and intelligent, but in doing so adds nothing of value of interest to their music beyond a slight hint of aesthetic novelty and a couple laughs for those of us who can see through their attempts. The fact that the flute solo that takes up most of of Gojira’s latest brief studio teaser has nothing to do with the rest of the video (some brief scratchings that may become indie-metal songs) only reinforces our understanding.
Most of our coverage of Gojira hasn’t quite been about their musical exploits, but there are certainly some sadistic exceptions if you trawl our archives.
Tags: 2016, crypto-indie, failure, gojira, lame metal, post-metal
wtf? these SJW posers…
if you use 4shared, here’s how a band can utilize a flute solo and still sound cool…
JEFF The Brotherhood-Staring at The Wall (live on Conan)
http://www.4shared.com/video/pxTkhE1ice/JEFF_The_Brotherhood_Staring_a.htm
unless you think Anchorman Ron Burgundy still rules ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c_ufaxeSTs
Look at the comments on the video.
Everyone lapped it up as expected lol.
This flute solo should come as no surprise. All the members of gojira are professional skin flute players.
Those of us who grew up with death metal, or at least listened to Death is just the beginning volume 2 know that Master’s Cut Through the Filth is an (probably only) example of good flute metal.
The flute solo is actually redeemable, it’s the shitty music Gojira claim as ‘metal’ that follows which ruins the whole thing