From Mars to Sirius (From Mars To Sirius - Gojira)

Member Name: Frankingsteins

Product:	From Mars To Sirius - Gojira
Date:	10/07/08 (19 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Impressive and engulfing tone.

Disadvantages: Steals all its ideas from Devin Townsend's work.

Environmentally-friendly Canadian metal band Gojira sound much like a second-rate Devin Townsend Band, but that doesn't stop this album from being quite a corker. Following the same groove-laden style as Townsend's work, these songs tend to be overlong and lacking in ideas, saturated with a repetitive double bass pedal rhythm that becomes annoying and over-reliance on gimmicks such as breakdowns, but it still manages to hold together as a consistent album balancing melody and heaviness in a distinctive way.

Few of the songs stand out from the general roaring tone, much as can be said for Townsend's albums such as 'Terria' and the excellent 'Synchestra,' but the finale 'Global Warming' is particularly interesting for its odd echo effect and unusual lead guitar melodies. Some such as 'Where Dragons Dwell' and 'The Heaviest Matter of the Universe' are a little irritating to listen to, mainly for the aforementioned drum thing, but the album maintains a distinctive mood and conveys an important message.

1. Ocean Planet
2. Backbone
3. From the Sky
4. Unicorn
5. Where Dragons Dwell
6. The Heaviest Matter of the Universe
7. Flying Whales
8. In the Wilderness
9. World to Come
10. From Mars
11. To Sirius
12. Global Warming

Summary: Gojira's fourth album (2005).