The Link Songs Ranked
The Link is the second album released by the French metal band Gojira. A re-mastered edition of the album was released in 2005 by the band’s former label, Listenable Records. The track “Indians” was released as a single. In late September 2012, Listenable Records released the album in vinyl format. A strictly limited edition of 250 copies, available in two colors – black and red. This French quartet had surpassed themselves with their last album, their third, called from Mars to Sirius. It showed an even more adventurous and innovative metal band that keeps on hammering some of the most memorable, chunky riffs and groovy arrangements probably like a bastard child of Morbid Angel, Meshuggah and Killing Joke. Here are all of The Link songs ranked.
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11. Connected
“Connected” is a tranquil melodic interlude, but the brutality returns in full-force with “Remembrance”, which blindsides the listener and grabs you by the throat. And aside from a few well-placed choral interludes, every band member goes nuts and thrashes around on his particular instrument throughout its 4:35 playing time, thus making it a monstrous riff-fest with tons of banging drums, too.”
10. Torii
“This is a highly spiritual album, and I think thats not news to anybody, but the way they carry that theme of spirituality around in this record is truly unique. The sounds they use to convey the spiritual journey are not those of nature, those are merely an addition, I’m personally looking at the heavyness of the record, and the vocal performance together with the lyrics.”
9. Over the Flows
“Over the Flows” is the record’s last interlude, and it may also be its best. It is sounds positively divine and features a docile mood and colorful acoustic guitar strums. But like always, its subsequent track unleashes a furious, crushing wall-of-sound.”
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8. Dawn
“Dawn”, a heavy, doomy, droning, and almost trance-inducing eight-and-a-half minute long instrumental, wraps everything up, and is the perfect way to end this set of songs, thus also making it the pinnacle.”
7. Inward Movement
“The instrumental part I feel is like bearing a burden, that’s why it is so heavy, and life often times is about overcoming those burdens, obstacles, etc within you. You add onto that the rhythmycal patterns, the repetition. It almost feels like a Medition song with added lyrics.”
6. The Link
“The eponymous opener kicks things off, and in a very compelling fashion, too! It begins with an industrial-lite fade-in intro (with foreboding feedback) before segueing into a bit of Soulfly-esque, South American — or some other foreign-sounding — percussion.”
5. Indians
“Indians”, a super doomy and discordant number that overflows with ginormous power chords. Short and sweet. This band is as heavy as it gets. At times they will get you with speed and technical precision. Other times they will get you with a straight ahead plodding, pounding in-your-face brutality.”
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4. Death of Me
“Death of Me” starts out with a mid-tempo pace and catchy, staccato, gut-punching guitar licks, then suddenly (but smoothly nonetheless) morphs a blistering, full-on thrasher with uber-chunky, machine gun riffage and pounding, rapid-fire grindcore blasts, and it concludes by slowing things way back down again, and even descending into doomy territory.”
3. Wisdom Comes
“The lyrics here are SO filled with philosophy and spiritual meaning, it makes me miss this kind of lyrical content, as we see a departure from this in the next album, where they slowly shape philosophical content into more political stuff (Political also refers to the eco-friendly songs, its not that it is political, its to fit everything under one single word).”
2. Embrace the World
“Embrace the World” is highlighted by an ominous, humming bass line, tight, forceful double bass slamming, more very abrasive and rock-solid guitar chops, and a memorable, visceral, chant-along vocal refrain near the end.”
1. Remembrance
“Gojira is the best metal group from around last ten years. This one is their first masterpiece. They’re presenting very technical progressive death metal. Album kicking ass from the beginning till the end. Their ideas and tracks constructions are amazing. Guitar riffs are the best of the kind.”