GOJIRA UPDATE: LIVE DVD ON THE WAY, WRITING NEW ALBUM, SEA SHEPHERD EP SOON!

Any time there’s Gojira news worth paying attention to MS reader Ashley Lee is there for us. For this we’re incredibly grateful, because our jobs are like really super-difficult and our lives suck and we don’t have time to do things like periodically peruse Gojira’s Facebook page (srsly), where the band just posted an update about a live DVD, the long-awaited Sea Shepherd EP and a brand new full-length studio album, all of which they’re working on right now! Other websites take note: don’t pretend like Ashley Lee sent this to you too. Here’s Gojira:

We are currently working on a live DVD with important bonus section : “The Way Of All Flesh From The Inside”, the Sea Shepherd EP, (a non profit operation with a lot of people involved is a bit complicated to wrap, but we’re getting there and we promise to release these songs soon). We’re also composing a new album! We’ve written pretty much half of it, and we are very excited by this new material. It’s a big step for us. These songs are original and a good reflection of what we are today.

We are so focused on these things, that sometimes we forget to communicate with you guys, but we’ll try to post more updates from now on.

Big thanks to all of you for your patience and support.

Cheers from the practice room!!!

Gojira

The Sea Shepherd EP was originally slated to be released last summer. We’re not sure what’s caused this lengthy delay, but I’d guess the usual factors… tour offers that can’t be refused, other obligations and, ya know, life. I’m glad we’ll finally get to hear this thing, likely this Summer I suppose.

The live DVD is an entirely new development. I’ve gone on record as saying I’m not a huge fan of live DVDs — when I buy them I generally only end up watching them once — but considering Gojira are one of my favorite live bands on the planet I will DEFINITELY be ordering this one and [hopefully] giving it plenty of views. This is the kind of DVD I could see being popped in half-way through a night of drinking/smoking at the Mansion when our own company has ceased to amuse us: “Dude, put on that Gojira DVD!” “YEAH!” Furious headbanging then ensues.

As for the new album, well… It should go without saying that we’re over-the-moon about a new Gojira album, but there, I just said it anyway. I wonder what they mean when they say the new material is a “big step” for them? Hmm.

“We’ll try to post more updates from now on” is of course always code for “We won’t be posting again for quite a while,” so we’re quite grateful for this update and eagerly await the next whenever it may come. Seems like 2011 will be a mighty year for the mighty Gojira.

-VN