This shouldn’t be a controversial take within the slightest, however Gojira‘s Mario Duplantier is among the finest drummers on the market at this time. Dude’s completely insane behind the package and the kind of shit he can do all by himself solely serves to additional cement his band as a frontrunner in metallic at this time.
That’s why when he posted his latest drum solo late final evening, it solely served as a reminder that the dude is phenomenal. Now, I received’t go as far as to elucidate what he’s doing within the video as a result of I’m a musical dumb ass and do not know what a ghost observe or a paradiddle is or something like that. All I do know is that the video is like pornography — you realize it whenever you see it — and as such, I do know that is spectacular drum taking part in.
As for Gojira, they’ve bought a ridiculous quantity of stay dates deliberate for the remainder of 2025 beginning this July. If you wish to see them stay and witness Mario’s insane skills in particular person, you are able to do so at any of the exhibits listed under. Simply remember to get your tickets at this time.
Gojira Tour Dates
7/5 Birmingham, United Kingdom Again to the Starting
7/19 Kallithéa, Greece Launch Athens 2025
7/22 İstanbul, Turkey Kucukciftlik Park
7/25-7/27 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Hills of Rock 2025
7/27 Zagreb, Croatia SRC Šalata
7/29 Carcassonne, France Pageant de Carcassonne 2024
7/30-8/3 Braşov, Romania Rockstadt Excessive Fest 2025
7/30-8/2 Wacken, Germany Wacken Open Air 2025
8/5 Lokeren, Belgium Lokerse Feesten
8/6-8/9 Jaroměř, Czech Republic Brutal Assault 2025
8/7-8/10 Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom Bloodstock Open Air 2025
8/12 Oberhausen, Germany Turbinenhalle
8/13-8/16 Dinkelsbühl, Germany Summer season Breeze Open Air 2025
8/14-8/16 Sulingen, Germany Reload Pageant 2025
8/15-8/17 Eindhoven, Netherlands Dynamo Metallic Fest 2025
8/19 Krakau, Poland Tauron Enviornment
8/21 Vilnius, Lithuania Lukiškių kalėjimas 2.0
8/23 Budapest, Hungary Barba Negra
9/17 Ottawa, Canada Canadian Tire Centre
9/19 Quebec Metropolis, Canada Centre Vidéotron
9/20 Montreal, Canada Bell Centre
9/22 London, Canada Canada Life Place
9/23 Madison, WI The Sylvee
9/25 Winnipeg, Canada Canada Life Centre
9/28 Calgary, Canada Scotiabank Saddledome
9/29 Edmonton, Canada Rogers Place
10/1 Vancouver, Canada Rogers Enviornment
10/4 Sacramento, CA Aftershock 2025
11/27 Reims, France ReimsArena
11/28 Lille, France Zénith de Lille
11/30 Paris, France Bercy Accor Enviornment
12/1 Rouen, France Zénith de Rouen
12/2 Saint-Herblain, France Zenith Nantes Metropole
12/4 Toulouse, France Zénith de Toulouse
12/5 Clermont-Ferrand, France Zénith de Clermont-Ferrand
12/6 Marseille, France Dome Marseille
12/8 Good, France Palais Nikaïa
12/9 Bordeaux, France Arkéa Enviornment
12/10 Lyon, France LDLC Enviornment
12/12 Strasbourg, France Zenith of Strasbourg
