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Fortitude

Gojira

Fortitude

Seventh album from the French tech/prog metal band produced by guitarist Joe Duplantier

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Roadrunner
UK Release date
30/04/2021
US Release date
30/04/2021
  1. 10.0 |   Upset

    Gojira have gone from strength to strength from album to album, and on ‘Fortitude’ they’ve finally climbed the ladder and claimed the championship
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  2. 9.1 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A brisk, eminently listenable record that expands on their melodic sensibilities without abandoning their experimental tendencies, environmentalist policies, and emotional potency
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  3. 8.0 |   Kerrang!

    This is an important album, not only because it extends Gojira’s palette and cements their place as one of metal’s most skilled and uncompromising bands
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Fortitude is an album that takes a few listens to fully wrap one's head around, and there's no denying just how much there is to be heard in these 11 versatile tracks
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    Only Gojira could make an album so suffused with positivity and faith in the human spirit, and then wrap it all up in the most earth-shattering package of heavy metal you’ll receive this year. Très bien!
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  6. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Fortitude may not have the charisma and power of previous releases, nor does it have the ability to take us to Sirius, yet its joyful, all-encompassing spirit unveils a new creative cycle that deserves our full attention
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Introduce new wrinkles in their sound without abandoning their origins
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  8. 7.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    Make no mistake, this is a good record, the passion and fire are still there, and I think all the band’s hard work will continue to pay off for them, but as far as putting an album on I just can’t see myself reaching for this one ahead of some of their older work
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  9. 6.0 |   NME

    The French four-piece's seventh album is a thunderous yet playful thing that bristles with raw power
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  10. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Their forte is adding complexity and arena-sized songcraft to a death metal blueprint
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