GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier on new album “2026 for sure” new interview posted + tour
GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier on new album “2026 for sure” new interview posted + tour
At the 2025 Bloodstock Open Air festival in the UK, GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier spoke to Bloodstock TV’s Oran O’Beirne about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the follow-up to their 2021 album “Fortitude”.
watch interview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhGQ3xSsTeQ
bloodstock gojira highlights here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltB9hq5FKDw
He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): ”We already did record some drums and guitars and basses.
“It took us a long time. We needed that time, I think, just to make sure we are all on the same page, make sure what is GOJIRA is bringing next is strong enough,” he explained. “Also, we don’t have that much pressure. We are not a young band anymore. We’re not like SLEEP TOKEN or LORNA SHORE where the next album is so important. We’ve been a band for 30 years, so GOJIRA is already an established band. It doesn’t mean that we can be lazy — it doesn’t mean that — but it’s very crucial to take the time to bring something fresh and new and powerful.”
“For the new songs, we took so much time just to make sure everything is fine and powerful enough and — I don’t know — smart enough as well. But it’s on the way, it’s on the way. 2026, for sure.”
Korn – 2025 Tour Dates
With System of a Down (U.S. Stadium Shows)
August 27 & 28, 2025 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (co-headlining with System of a Down, plus Polyphia & Wisp)
“Korn: Kanada Tour 2025” (with Gojira & Loathe)
An eight-city Canadian tour with Grammy-winning Gojira and U.K.’s Loathe as special guests
Sep 17 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
Sep 19 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
Sep 20 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Sep 22 – London, ON – Canada Life Place
Sep 25 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
Sep 28 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Sep 29 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Oct 1 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Korn is also a headliner at the Aftershock Festival (Oct 2–5, 2025), alongside acts like blink-182 and Deftones
GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier on new album “2026 for sure” new interview posted + tour
