Earlier this week, Gojira invited Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe at the Santiago Gets Louder festival in Chile. Blythe posted the following on Instagram:
“Have you ever been feeling kind of rough & run down, but your friends still want you to go out & do something with them? And even though you tell them “No, I’m kind of beat, I feel like crap, plus I have to go to work in a bit, so I’m gonna have to say no, dudes. Sorry.” And they STILL pressure you (“COME ON, dude! It will be AWESOME!”) until you say “Ok, ok- screw it- you win, let’s go” and then, of course, you have a GREAT TIME. That’s what it was like before the show in Chile yesterday when my friend Joe asked me if I was gonna sing with his band, @gojiraofficial, during their set. I said “No, my stomach is screwed up, I’m tired, & I have to play after you guys.” Joe didn’t do the typical thing & say “Oh, COME ON dude!” He just smiled & said “ok.” But THIS is how MY friends peer-pressure you into doing stuff anyway- they walk over to where you are side stage and play MASSIVELY HEAVY RIFFS DIRECTLY IN YOUR FACE until you say “Oh, screw it”, take off your glasses, put down the camera, and jump onstage to sing “Backbone” with them. Freakin’ crafty Frenchmen- you gotta watch out for ’em. And it was a good time! Gojira freaking RULES. Best metal band I’ve heard in ages, bar NONE. Thanks, Joe!”
