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Duplantier was also a member of a festive and theatrical band playing a fusion of musical genres called Empalot, involving his brother and friends, which toured in France from 1999 to 2004. [54] [55] For him, the project was synonymous with fits of laughter and happiness. [55] Joe and Mario Duplantier founded Empalot. [56]
Mario François Duplantier (born 19 June 1981) is a French-American musician and artist best known as the drummer for heavy metal band Gojira. He established himself as a powerful, technically precise drummer, using polyrhythmic patterns and distinctive jazzy fills and drum breaks. He has been practicing painting and drawing since 2009.
Gojira is a French heavy metal band from Ondres.Founded as Godzilla in 1996, the band's lineup—brothers Joe (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (lead guitar), and Jean-Michel Labadie (bass)—has been the same since the band changed its name to Gojira in 2001.
The album's sessions were put on hold when Joe and Mario Duplantier's mother fell ill and flew back to France. [4] At this stage, the Duplantier brothers decided to associate the album title with the imagery of the magma in the Earth's core, saying that they "were feeling a mix between memories of the past and a fear of the future, with all the emotions burning inside.
The Gojira singer-guitarist gave Greta Van Fleet's latest LP his nod of approval. Gojira Frontman Joe Duplantier: Greta Van Fleet’s New Album “Blew My Mind” Jon Hadusek
Empalot were a French experimental rock band formed in the Landes in 1998 by brothers Joe and Mario Duplantier of Gojira.The band members were Laurentx Etxemendi on saxophone, Joe Duplantier on vocals and guitar, Stéphane Chateauneuf on vocals, Christian Maisonnave on percussion and Mario Duplantier on drums.
The album was largely written by Joe and Mario Duplantier, but Christian Andreu contributed certain parts such as the outro of "Where Dragons Dwell" [3] and the central melody on "World to Come". According to Mario, the album was entirely self-produced by the band. [4]
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