after listenable records re-pressed "the link", "from mars to sirius" and "the way of all flesh" very sucessfully at the beginning of this year - the clear vinyl with matching colour splatter for each record sold out pretty quickly - and the band released their new album "magma" in summer, listenable saw the signs and decided to re-press gojira's debut from 2000 as well. technically it is even a first press because "terra incognita" didn't recieve the vinyl treatment before.
i heard about the re-issue of gojira's first album via the label's facebook page and waited for the pre-orders to go live at nuclear blast, because most listenable stuff is distributed through the german metal label. not so this time, at least no coloured versions. so i searched my way through german mailorders and finally made a find at high roller records. unfortunately they didn't sell the more limited orange vinyl but i was glad to find some colour vinyl without paying international shipping.
i got the white vinyl and think it looks pretty lovely. the musical part is again a typical gojira record. sophisticated metal that is unmistakably the french four-piece. they have a special idea of rhythm which is recognisable throughout their whole work but still gojira develops from record to record. even in this early stage they are better than most in today's progressive metal. every gojira record is a classic in its own right and "terra incognita" is no exception. listen to the complete album and be convinced.
the presentation is very well done. a lovely gatefold made of matte cardboard which has a nice haptic, black dust sleeves and heavy duty white double vinyl. it is the second to most limited version out of 600 copies. the re-issue is liscensed from silvera records. i believe this is the band's own label because "silvera" is a song and single from "magma". cool to see the band taking events into their own hands. get a coloured copy as long they last, listenable still has both in stock. listenable records. silvera records. 2016.
