the third and the last gojira re-issue that listenable came up with. this time for the band's second full length 'the link' from 2003. just like my first copy of 'the way of all flesh', it came in pretty beaten. nasty seam-splits and a flawed cover. it wasn't glued together evenly and thus looked a bit deformed. the nice guys over at nuclear blast sent me a proper replacement though, so all is ok.
musically 'the link' is again some piece of outstanding good progressive death metal. this french four-piece comes from a small town called ondres in south-west france, and somehow i feel this record sounds like a windy, cloudy and cold day at the beach of the atlantic ocean. all songs played with so much variety and diversity. these guys know how to make interesting, complex and crazy structured songs, without sounding too demanding.
there's still a certain freshness in the mix, though. just check out pearls like 'remembrance' or 'embrace the world'. 'the link' wasn't initially released by listenable records. not until 2005 where they put out a remastered version. it took them seven years before the first vinyl edition of this album appeared. this clear with red and orange splatter version is from the thrid pressing, out of 500 copies and looking sharp. listenable records, 2016.
