Gojira have released three new tracks from their upcoming album, Fortitude, and they just get better and better. Singing “There’s fire in the sky. You’re in the Amazon. The greatest miracle is burning to the ground,” their newest release, ‘Amazonia’ is a powerful call for action and unity.
‘Amazonia’ takes Gojira’s signature sound and layers in indigenous folk instruments to bring awareness to the very real threats the Amazon area faces every single day. The official video showcases footage from Brazil and and of Indigenous tribes. Gojira felt they needed to take a step further than releasing a song and video and have made sure proceeds from ‘Amazonia’ will benefit The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) “who advocate for environmental and cultural rights of indigenous tribes in the Amazon who have suffered immensely - victims of deforestation, land loss, forced labor, violence, and harassment.”
Along with the song, Gojira have curated a month long charity auction to raise funds for APIB. Check it out here.
In a recent interview with Full Metal Jackie, Joe Duplantier shared, “That's what we wanted to express in this album too, to see people give their best and be strong and to not despair and to project a positive image for their future and for our future, and through discipline and decision and the right intentions, we can better ourselves and better display. So it's almost by default the energy and the message we choose versus, ah, let it burn.”
Gojira continue to inspire us and we can’t wait to hear the full Fortitude album, set to release on April 30th.