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The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh
Studio album by Gojira
Released	13 October 2008
Genre	Technical death metal; progressive metal; groove metal;
Length	75:07
Label	Listenable, Prosthetic
Producer	Joe Duplantier
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The Way of All Flesh is the fourth studio album by French heavy metal band Gojira. The album was released on 13 October 2008 in Europe via Listenable Records and on 14 October in the US through Prosthetic Records. It sold around 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at number 138 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[1] It also reached no. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and no. 21 on the Top Independent Albums chart.^[2] The album was recorded at the band's home studio while Joe Duplantier produced it. The drums were recorded in Los Angeles and engineered by Logan Mader, who also mixed and mastered the album. The cover features artwork created by vocalist Joe Duplantier, who was responsible for the artwork on past albums.^[3]

Writing and composition

Joe Duplantier revealed to Total Guitar magazine that the album deals with their vision about life and death. "The Way Of All Flesh is everything we have to go through until death. I’m 30 years old now and it’s the first time as a human being that I’ve thought about my own death philosophically, and the time that I have to spend here on Earth. It’s something that we’re all concerned about. But it’s almost taboo. You don’t go to a party and talk about death, right?”^[4]

Duplantier also references the bands that Gojira have toured with as well as the environment and landscape of the band's hometown Bayonne as influences on the writing of this album.^[4]

Randy Blythe from the American band Lamb of God appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "Adoration for None."

The song "The Art of Dying" is a reference to the Buddhist concept of rebirth, and features introspective lyrics.^[5] At the end of the song "The Art of Dying", there is a small part that is played backwards. If backmasked, the section would bear a resemblance to the song "Esoteric Surgery", which is then repeated at the end of that very next track. A similar technique is used at the end of "Wolf Down the Earth."

Release and promotion

On 6 October 2008, a music video was released for the song "Vacuity", produced by Julien Mokrani and Samuel Bodin.^[6] The video was shot near the band's hometown in France, and starred the Duplantiers' cousin, actress Claire Theodoly.^[7]

On 11 January 2009, Gojira released a second music video from the album, an animated video for "All the Tears", illustrated by Jossie Malis.^[8]

In March 2013, Listenable Records made a double vinyl format of the album available for pre-order, with the official release date listed as 29 April 2013; 250 copies each of blue and white vinyl were manufactured.^[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100^[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[11]
Allmusic	^[12]
Alternative Press	^[13]
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10^[14]
MetalSucks	^[15]
Pitchfork Media	6.0/10^[16]
PopMatters	8/10^[17]
Spin	^[18]
Sputnikmusic	^[19]
Terrorizer	8/10 (Nov 2008)

Critical reception

The Way of All Flesh was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 7 critics, the album has received a score of 67/100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic wrote that "by the time it finally emerged in late 2008, Gojira's fourth full-length successfully met most all of the understandably heightened expectations head on". Writing for Blabbermouth.net, Keith Bergman described the album was "more opaque than anything — oppressive and suffocating in its world-enveloping tone, massive and clanking in rhythm, giving up its dynamic secrets only after hard, painful slogs through the frozen mire of its glowering groan. But once you've broken through, it's quite a new landscape these madmen have blasted out of the tundra for the rest of us."

Pitchfork's Cosmo Lee wrote a more lukewarm review of the album, praising the strong performances as well as the subject-matter and "humanity" of the album's ecological lyrical themes, but argued that "this humanity doesn't translate to the music. The performances are flawless, but overly so. Everything is polished to a gleaming sheen. [...] Without edges, heat, or blood, though, such punishment is joyless. To their credit, Gojira avoid metal's tonal clichés in favor of open-ended abstraction. But it's cold and distant, unbefitting of the passionate lyrics. Undoubtedly, this material is better live, where the band has a fearsome reputation. There, the images are of raised fists and flying hair. Here, the images are of plastic discs and 1's and 0's."

Accolades

A "—" denotes the publication's list is in no particular order, and The Way of All Flesh did not rank numerically.

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
Decibel	Top 40 Albums	2008	15^[20]
LA Weekly	Top 10 Metal Albums	2008	—^[21]
Metal Hammer	Top 50 Albums	2008	5^[22]
PopMatters	The Best Metal Albums	2008	8^[23]
Dallas Observer	Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008	2008	—^[24]
NME	100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums	2009	21^[25]

On Kerrang!'s top 50 Best Album Openers In Metal: "a definitive list of the 50 best first tracks in heavy metal history", "Oroborus" was ranked No. 19.^[26]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from liner notes.^[3]

All lyrics are written by Joe Duplantier, except where noted; all music is composed by Joe Duplantier and Mario Duplantier, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Oroborus"		Joe Duplantier, Mario Duplantier & Christian Andreu	5:21
2.	"Toxic Garbage Island"			4:06
3.	"A Sight to Behold"			5:09
4.	"Yama's Messengers"			4:03
5.	"The Silver Cord" (instrumental)			2:31
6.	"All the Tears"			3:41
7.	"Adoration for None" (featuring Randy Blythe)	J. Duplantier & Randy Blythe		6:19
8.	"The Art of Dying"			9:54
9.	"Esoteric Surgery"			5:44
10.	"Vacuity"			4:51
11.	"Wolf Down the Earth"			6:25
12.	"The Way of All Flesh"			17:03
Total length:				75:07

Hidden track

The final song and title track of the album, "The Way of All Flesh," contains a hidden instrumental song. The main piece of the track ends at 6:51 and the hidden songs starts in at 12:33, giving the song a period of silence lasting 5:42. The song contains complex layers of ambient guitar sounds with various echo and reverb effects. This song ends promptly at 17:03 and closes the album. A similar tactic was first used by the band in their debut album, Terra Incognita.

The original vinyl version does not contain this track; it ends at 6:51. The 2013 vinyl release contains the hidden track.

Personnel

Gojira

Guest musicians

Randy Blythe − guest vocals on "Adoration for None"^[27]

Production

Joe Duplantier − producer, artwork
Mario Duplantier − artwork
Logan Mader − mixing, mastering, drum engineering
Gabriel Editions − executive producer
Emma Salzard − production manager
Undercity Recordings − drum engineering
Laurentx Etxemendi − guitar/bass/vocal engineering
Studio des Milans − guitar/bass/vocal engineering
Mike Rashmawi − drum tracking assistant
Gabrielle Duplantier − photography/artwork
Fred Collinet − artwork

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[28]	25
French Albums (SNEP)^[29]	28
UK Albums (OCC)^[30]	124
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[31]	7
US Billboard 200^[1]	138
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[32]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[33]	21

References

^ ^a ^b "Blabbermouth: Gojira's 'The Way Of All Flesh' Lands On Billboard Chart". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
^ "The Way of All Flesh - Gojira | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b The Way of All Flesh (CD liner). Gojira. Prosthetic Records. 2008. p. 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b Cracknell, Nick (12 June 2008). "Gojira's Studio Deja Vu". MusicRadar. Total Guitar. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ Nartz, Grégoire (23 January 2017). "Mario Duplantier: 'Le metal reste un style marginal'" [Mario Duplantier: 'Metal remains a marginal style']. La Montagne (in French). Clermont-Ferrand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Gojira: 'Vacuity' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
^ "Gojira: New Audio Interview With Joseph Duplantier Available". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
^ "Gojira: 'All The Tears' Animated Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
^ Gojira - The Way of All Flesh Double Vinyl Pre Order !!!!! listenable.net. Retrieved on 9 March 2013. Archived 20 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Way of All Flesh reviews at". Metacritic. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
^ Bowar, Chad. "The Way of All Flesh review". About.com. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Way of All Flesh review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^ "The Way of All Flesh review". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
^ Bergman, Keith. "The Way of All Flesh review". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
^ Rosenberg, Axl (15 October 2008). "A Review..." MetalSucks. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Lee, Cosmo (26 November 2008). "The Way of All Flesh review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^ Begrand, Adrien (2 November 2008). "The Way of All Flesh review". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^ Gross, Joe (6 November 2008). "The Way of All Flesh review". Spin. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^ Schroer, Brendan (20 August 2016). "The Way of All Flesh review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "Decibel's Top 40 Albums Of 2008". Decibel. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2016 – via Sputnikmusic.
^ Freeman, Phil (22 December 2008). "Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008". LA Weekly. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ "Metal Hammer's top 50 albums of 2008, numbers 6 through 4". Metal Hammer. 22 December 2008. Retrieved on 2009-09-03. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
^ Begrand, Adrien (9 December 2008). "The Best Metal Albums of 2008". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ Michels, Patrick (22 December 2008). "Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "100 greatest heavy metal albums". New Musical Express. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ Krovatin, Chris (n.d.). "The 50 Best Album Openers In Metal". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ Lamb of God Frontman To Guest On New Gojira Album blabbermouth.net. 10 July 2008. Retrieved on 11 August 2009
^ "Gojira - The Way Of The Flesh". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ "Gojira - The Way Of The Flesh" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ Zywietz, Tobia. "Chart Log UK: Gina G – GZA". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Gojira Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Gojira Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[US-1] "Blabbermouth: Gojira's 'The Way Of All Flesh' Lands On Billboard Chart". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2009.

[2] "The Way of All Flesh - Gojira | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[Notes-3] The Way of All Flesh (CD liner). Gojira. Prosthetic Records. 2008. p. 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[:0-4] Cracknell, Nick (12 June 2008). "Gojira's Studio Deja Vu". MusicRadar. Total Guitar. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[5] Nartz, Grégoire (23 January 2017). "Mario Duplantier: 'Le metal reste un style marginal'" [Mario Duplantier: 'Metal remains a marginal style']. La Montagne (in French). Clermont-Ferrand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[6] "Gojira: 'Vacuity' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.

[7] "Gojira: New Audio Interview With Joseph Duplantier Available". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2009.

[all_the_tears_bm-8] "Gojira: 'All The Tears' Animated Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

[9] Gojira - The Way of All Flesh Double Vinyl Pre Order !!!!! listenable.net. Retrieved on 9 March 2013. Archived 20 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[MC-10] "The Way of All Flesh reviews at". Metacritic. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

[11] Bowar, Chad. "The Way of All Flesh review". About.com. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

[AllMusic_review-12] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Way of All Flesh review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

[Alternative_Press_review-13] "The Way of All Flesh review". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2009.

[Blabbermouth_review-14] Bergman, Keith. "The Way of All Flesh review". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

[MetalSucks_review-15] Rosenberg, Axl (15 October 2008). "A Review..." MetalSucks. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[Pitchfork_review-16] Lee, Cosmo (26 November 2008). "The Way of All Flesh review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

[PopMatters_review-17] Begrand, Adrien (2 November 2008). "The Way of All Flesh review". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

[Spin_review-18] Gross, Joe (6 November 2008). "The Way of All Flesh review". Spin. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

[Sputnikmusic_review-19] Schroer, Brendan (20 August 2016). "The Way of All Flesh review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[20] "Decibel's Top 40 Albums Of 2008". Decibel. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2016 – via Sputnikmusic.

[21] Freeman, Phil (22 December 2008). "Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008". LA Weekly. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[22] "Metal Hammer's top 50 albums of 2008, numbers 6 through 4". Metal Hammer. 22 December 2008. Retrieved on 2009-09-03. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.

[23] Begrand, Adrien (9 December 2008). "The Best Metal Albums of 2008". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[24] Michels, Patrick (22 December 2008). "Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[25] "100 greatest heavy metal albums". New Musical Express. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[26] Krovatin, Chris (n.d.). "The 50 Best Album Openers In Metal". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[27] Lamb of God Frontman To Guest On New Gojira Album blabbermouth.net. 10 July 2008. Retrieved on 11 August 2009

[28] "Gojira - The Way Of The Flesh". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[29] "Gojira - The Way Of The Flesh" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[30] Zywietz, Tobia. "Chart Log UK: Gina G – GZA". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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-'''''The Way of All Flesh''''' is the fourth studio album by French [[Progressive metal|progressive]] [[death metal]] band [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]]. The album was released on October 13, 2008 in Europe via [[Listenable Records]] and on October 14 in the US through [[Prosthetic Records]]. It sold around 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at number 138 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107404|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120526102617/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107404|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-05-26|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|title=Blabbermouth: GOJIRA's 'The Way Of All Flesh' Lands On Billboard Chart|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> It also reached no. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and no. 21 on the Top Independent Albums chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-way-of-all-flesh-mw0000797980/awards|title=The Way of All Flesh - Gojira {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2016-05-07}}</ref> The album was recorded at the band's home studio while Joe Duplantier produced it. The drums were recorded in [[Los Angeles]] and engineered by [[Logan Mader]], who also mixed and mastered the album. The cover features artwork created by vocalist Joe Duplantier, who was responsible for the artwork on past albums.<ref name="Notes"/>
+'''''The Way of All Flesh''''' is the fourth studio album by French [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]]. The album was released on 13 October 2008 in Europe via [[Listenable Records]] and on 14 October in the US through [[Prosthetic Records]]. It sold around 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at number 138 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name="US">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107404|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526102617/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107404|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2012|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|title=Blabbermouth: Gojira's 'The Way Of All Flesh' Lands On Billboard Chart|accessdate=1 January 2009}}</ref> It also reached no. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and no. 21 on the Top Independent Albums chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-way-of-all-flesh-mw0000797980/awards|title=The Way of All Flesh - Gojira {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> The album was recorded at the band's home studio while Joe Duplantier produced it. The drums were recorded in [[Los Angeles]] and engineered by [[Logan Mader]], who also mixed and mastered the album. The cover features artwork created by vocalist Joe Duplantier, who was responsible for the artwork on past albums.<ref name="Notes"/>
 == Writing and composition ==
-Joe Duplantier revealed to ''[[Total Guitar]]'' magazine that the album deals with their vision about life and death. "The Way Of All Flesh is everything we have to go through until death. I’m 30 years old now and it’s the first time as a human being that I’ve thought about my own death philosophically, and the time that I have to spend here on Earth. It’s something that we’re all concerned about. But it’s almost taboo. You don’t go to a party and talk about death, right?”<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/gojiras-studio-deja-vu-248011|title=Gojira's Studio Deja Vu|last=Cracknell|first=Nick|date=June 12, 2008|website=MusicRadar|publisher=[[Total Guitar]]|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
+Joe Duplantier revealed to ''[[Total Guitar]]'' magazine that the album deals with their vision about life and death. "The Way Of All Flesh is everything we have to go through until death. I’m 30 years old now and it’s the first time as a human being that I’ve thought about my own death philosophically, and the time that I have to spend here on Earth. It’s something that we’re all concerned about. But it’s almost taboo. You don’t go to a party and talk about death, right?”<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/gojiras-studio-deja-vu-248011|title=Gojira's Studio Deja Vu|last=Cracknell|first=Nick|date=12 June 2008|website=MusicRadar|publisher=[[Total Guitar]]|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref>
 Duplantier also references the bands that Gojira have toured with as well as the environment and landscape of the band's hometown [[Bayonne]] as influences on the writing of this album.<ref name=":0" />
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 [[Randy Blythe]] from the American band [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "Adoration for None."<!-- Please see the discussion page before editing this line. The song that Randy Blythe guested on was, in fact, "Adoration for None". Any edit suggesting the contrary is vandalism.-->
-At the end of the song "The Art of Dying", there is a small part that is played backwards. If [[backmasking|backmasked]], the section would bear a resemblance to the song "Esoteric Surgery", which is then repeated at the end of that very next track. A similar technique is used at the end of "Wolf Down the Earth."
+The song "The Art of Dying" is a reference to the [[Rebirth (Buddhism)|Buddhist concept of rebirth]], and features introspective lyrics.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nartz |first=Grégoire |title=Mario Duplantier: 'Le metal reste un style marginal' |trans-title=Mario Duplantier: 'Metal remains a marginal style' |date=23 January 2017 |url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/loisirs/mario-duplantier-de-gojira-le-metal-reste-un-style-marginal_12253981/ |url-status=live |language=fr |work=[[La Montagne (newspaper)|La Montagne]] |location=[[Clermont-Ferrand]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201227115046/https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/loisirs/mario-duplantier-de-gojira-le-metal-reste-un-style-marginal_12253981/ |archive-date=27 December 2020 |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref> At the end of the song "The Art of Dying", there is a small part that is played backwards. If [[backmasking|backmasked]], the section would bear a resemblance to the song "Esoteric Surgery", which is then repeated at the end of that very next track. A similar technique is used at the end of "Wolf Down the Earth."
 == Release and promotion ==
-On 6 October 2008, a [[music video]] was released for the song "Vacuity", produced by Julien Mokrani and Samuel Bodin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=106266|title=GOJIRA: 'Vacuity' Video Available|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=2009-01-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013053723/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=106266|archive-date=2008-10-13}}</ref> The video was shot near the band's hometown in [[France]], and starred the Duplantiers' cousin, actress Claire Theodoly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110091|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120908193848/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110091|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-08|title=GOJIRA: New Audio Interview With JOSEPH DUPLANTIER Available|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref>
+On 6 October 2008, a [[music video]] was released for the song "Vacuity", produced by Julien Mokrani and Samuel Bodin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=106266|title=Gojira: 'Vacuity' Video Available|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=3 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013053723/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=106266|archive-date=13 October 2008}}</ref> The video was shot near the band's hometown in [[France]], and starred the Duplantiers' cousin, actress Claire Theodoly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110091|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908193848/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110091|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2012|title=Gojira: New Audio Interview With Joseph Duplantier Available|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=3 January 2009}}</ref>
-On 11 January 2009, Gojira released a second music video from the album, an animated video for "All the Tears", illustrated by Jossie Malis.<ref name="all the tears bm">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112280|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130201084056/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112280|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-01|title=Gojira: 'All The Tears' Animated Video Available|date=2009-01-11|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref>
+On 11 January 2009, Gojira released a second music video from the album, an animated video for "All the Tears", illustrated by Jossie Malis.<ref name="all the tears bm">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112280|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201084056/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112280|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2013|title=Gojira: 'All The Tears' Animated Video Available|date=11 January 2009|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=12 January 2009}}</ref>
 In March 2013, Listenable Records made a double vinyl format of the album available for pre-order, with the official release date listed as 29 April 2013; 250 copies each of blue and white vinyl were manufactured.<ref>[http://shop.listenable.net/product.php?id_product=3876 Gojira - The Way of All Flesh Double Vinyl Pre Order !!!!!] listenable.net. Retrieved on 9 March 2013. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320074037/http://shop.listenable.net/product.php?id_product=3876 |date=20 March 2013 }}</ref>
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 ==Reception==
 {{Album ratings
-| MC = 67/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-way-of-all-flesh | title = The Way of All Flesh reviews at | publisher = [[Metacritic]] | date = October 14, 2008 | accessdate = July 2, 2011}}</ref>
+| MC = 67/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-way-of-all-flesh | title = The Way of All Flesh reviews at | publisher = [[Metacritic]] | date = 14 October 2008 | accessdate = 2 July 2011}}</ref>
 | rev1 = [[About.com]]
-| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/gojirathewayof.htm | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[About.com]] | first = Chad | last = Bowar | accessdate = January 26, 2010}}</ref>
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/gojirathewayof.htm | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[About.com]] | first = Chad | last = Bowar | accessdate = 26 January 2010}}</ref>
 | rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
-| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic review">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1417219|pure_url=yes}} |title = The Way of All Flesh review |last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=2010-01-26}}</ref>
+| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic review">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1417219|pure_url=yes}} |title = The Way of All Flesh review |last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref>
 | rev3 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
-| rev3Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Alternative Press review">{{cite web | url = http://altpress.com/reviews/1386.htm | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] | accessdate =January 21, 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120323012337/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/1386.htm | archive-date = March 23, 2012}}</ref>
+| rev3Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Alternative Press review">{{cite web | url = http://altpress.com/reviews/1386.htm | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] | accessdate =21 January 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120323012337/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/1386.htm | archive-date = 23 March 2012}}</ref>
 | rev4 = [[Blabbermouth.net]]
-| rev4Score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}<ref name="Blabbermouth review">{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1540 | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | last = Bergman | first = Keith | accessdate = June 4, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606183613/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1540 | archive-date = June 6, 2011 }}</ref>
+| rev4Score = 8.5/10<ref name="Blabbermouth review">{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1540 | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | last = Bergman | first = Keith | accessdate = 4 June 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606183613/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1540 | archive-date = 6 June 2011 }}</ref>
 | rev5 = [[MetalSucks]]
-| rev5Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="MetalSucks review">{{cite web | url = http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/15/a-review-as-retarded-as-gojiras-the-way-of-all-flesh-is-good/ | title = A REVIEW AS RETARDED AS GOJIRA’S THE WAY OF ALL FLESH IS GOOD | last = Rosenberg | first = Axl | date = October 15, 2008 | accessdate = June 20, 2016 | publisher = [[MetalSucks]]}}</ref>
+| rev5Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="MetalSucks review">{{cite web | url = http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/15/a-review-as-retarded-as-gojiras-the-way-of-all-flesh-is-good/ | title = A Review... | last = Rosenberg | first = Axl | date = 15 October 2008 | accessdate = 20 June 2016 | publisher = [[MetalSucks]]}}</ref>
 | rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
-| rev6Score = 6.0/10<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12452-the-way-of-all-flesh/ | title = The Way of All Flesh review | last = Lee | first = Cosmo | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date = November 26, 2008 | accessdate = January 26, 2010}}</ref>
+| rev6Score = 6.0/10<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12452-the-way-of-all-flesh/ | title = The Way of All Flesh review | last = Lee | first = Cosmo | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date = 26 November 2008 | accessdate = 26 January 2010}}</ref>
 | rev7 = [[PopMatters]]
-| rev7Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="PopMatters review">{{cite web | url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/gojira-the-way-of-all-flesh | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[PopMatters]] | last = Begrand | first = Adrien | date = November 2, 2008 | accessdate = January 26, 2010}}</ref>
+| rev7Score = 8/10<ref name="PopMatters review">{{cite web | url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/gojira-the-way-of-all-flesh | title = The Way of All Flesh review | publisher = [[PopMatters]] | last = Begrand | first = Adrien | date = 2 November 2008 | accessdate = 26 January 2010}}</ref>
 | rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
-| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Spin review">{{cite web | url = http://www.spin.com/reviews/gojira-way-all-flesh-prosthetic | title = The Way of All Flesh review | last = Gross | first = Joe | publisher = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date = November 6, 2008 | accessdate = January 26, 2010}}</ref>
+| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Spin review">{{cite web | url = http://www.spin.com/reviews/gojira-way-all-flesh-prosthetic | title = The Way of All Flesh review | last = Gross | first = Joe | publisher = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date = 6 November 2008 | accessdate = 26 January 2010}}</ref>
-| rev9 = [[Sputnik Music]]
+| rev9 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
-| rev9Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Sputnik Music review">{{cite web | url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/31794/Gojira-The-Way-of-All-Flesh/ | title = Gojira The Way of All Flesh | last = Schroer | first = Brendan | accessdate = June 10, 2014}}</ref>
+| rev9Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="Sputnikmusic review">{{cite web | url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/71477/Gojira-The-Way-of-All-Flesh/ | title = The Way of All Flesh review | last = Schroer | first = Brendan | publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]] | date = 20 August 2016 | accessdate = 30 June 2024}}</ref>
 | rev10 = ''[[Terrorizer Magazine|Terrorizer]]''
-| rev10Score = {{Rating|8|10}} (Nov 2008)
+| rev10Score = 8/10 (Nov 2008)
 }}
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 ''The Way of All Flesh'' was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 7 critics, the album has received a score of 67/100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
-Eduardo Rivadavia of [[AllMusic]] wrote that "by the time it finally emerged in late 2008, Gojira's fourth full-length successfully met most all of the understandably heightened expectations head on". Writing for [[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]], Keith Bergman described the album was "more opaque than anything — oppressive and suffocating in its world-enveloping tone, massive and clanking in rhythm, giving up its dynamic secrets only after hard, painful slogs through the frozen mire of its glowering groan. But once you've broken through, it's quite a new landscape these madmen have blasted out of the tundra for the rest of us."
+Eduardo Rivadavia of [[AllMusic]] wrote that "by the time it finally emerged in late 2008, Gojira's fourth full-length successfully met most all of the understandably heightened expectations head on". Writing for [[Blabbermouth.net]], Keith Bergman described the album was "more opaque than anything — oppressive and suffocating in its world-enveloping tone, massive and clanking in rhythm, giving up its dynamic secrets only after hard, painful slogs through the frozen mire of its glowering groan. But once you've broken through, it's quite a new landscape these madmen have blasted out of the tundra for the rest of us."
 [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'s Cosmo Lee wrote a more lukewarm review of the album, praising the strong performances as well as the subject-matter and "humanity" of the album's ecological lyrical themes, but argued that "this humanity doesn't translate to the music. The performances are flawless, but overly so. Everything is polished to a gleaming sheen. [...] Without edges, heat, or blood, though, such punishment is joyless. To their credit, Gojira avoid metal's tonal clichés in favor of open-ended abstraction. But it's cold and distant, unbefitting of the passionate lyrics. Undoubtedly, this material is better live, where the band has a fearsome reputation. There, the images are of raised fists and flying hair. Here, the images are of plastic discs and 1's and 0's."
 === Accolades ===
+A "—" denotes the publication's list is in no particular order, and ''The Way of All Flesh'' did not rank numerically.
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 |-
-|Decibel
+|''[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]''
 |Top 40 Albums
 |2008
-|{{center|15<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/8003/Decibels-Top-40-Albums-Of-2008/|title=Decibel's Top 40 Albums Of 2008 {{!}} Sputnikmusic|date=November 27, 2008|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>}}
+|{{center|15<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/8003/Decibels-Top-40-Albums-Of-2008/|title=Decibel's Top 40 Albums Of 2008|date=27 November 2008|work=Decibel|access-date=7 May 2016|via=Sputnikmusic}}</ref>}}
 |-
-|LA Weekly
+|''[[LA Weekly]]''
 |Top 10 Metal Albums
 |2008
-|{{center|—<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/top-10-metal-albums-of-2008-2402580|title=Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008|last=Freeman|first=Phil|date=December 22, 2008|website=LA Weekly|publisher=[[LA Weekly]]|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>}}
+|{{center|—<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/top-10-metal-albums-of-2008-2402580|title=Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008|last=Freeman|first=Phil|date=22 December 2008|website=LA Weekly|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref>}}
 |-
-|Metal Hammer
+|''[[Metal Hammer]]''
 |Top 50 Albums
 |2008
-|{{center|5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/features/metal-hammer-critics%E2%80%99-top-50-albums-2008-6-4|title=Metal Hammer's top 50 albums of 2008, numbers 6 through 4|publisher=[[Metal Hammer]]. 2008-12-22. Retrieved on 2009-09-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120906121632/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/features/metal-hammer-critics%E2%80%99-top-50-albums-2008-6-4/|archive-date=September 6, 2012}}</ref>}}
+|{{center|5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/features/metal-hammer-critics%E2%80%99-top-50-albums-2008-6-4|title=Metal Hammer's top 50 albums of 2008, numbers 6 through 4|publisher=[[Metal Hammer]]. 22 December 2008. Retrieved on 2009-09-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906121632/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/features/metal-hammer-critics%E2%80%99-top-50-albums-2008-6-4/|archive-date=6 September 2012}}</ref>}}
 |-
-|PopMatters
+|''[[PopMatters]]''
 |The Best Metal Albums
 |2008
-|{{center|8<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/column/66667-the-best-metal-albums-of-2008/|title=The Best Metal Albums of 2008|last=Begrand|first=Adrien|date=December 9, 2008|website=PopMatters|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>}}
+|{{center|8<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/column/66667-the-best-metal-albums-of-2008/|title=The Best Metal Albums of 2008|last=Begrand|first=Adrien|date=9 December 2008|website=PopMatters|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref>}}
+|-
+|''[[Dallas Observer]]''
+|Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008
+|2008
+|{{center|—<ref>{{cite news|last=Michels|first=Patrick|date=22 December 2008|title=Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/top-10-metal-albums-of-2008-7059833|url-status=live|work=Dallas Observer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210421184516/https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/top-10-metal-albums-of-2008-7059833|archive-date=21 April 2021|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
+|-
+|''[[NME]]''
+|100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums
+|2009
+|{{center|21<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=100 greatest heavy metal albums|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/100-greatest-heavy-metal-albums-1429928|url-status=live|work=New Musical Express|date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200901150957/https://www.nme.com/photos/100-greatest-heavy-metal-albums-1429928|archive-date=1 September 2020|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
 |}
+On ''[[Kerrang!]]''{{'}}s top 50 Best Album Openers In Metal: "a definitive list of the 50 best first tracks in heavy metal history", "Oroborus" was ranked No.&nbsp;19.<ref>{{cite news |last=Krovatin |first=Chris |date=n.d. |title=The 50 Best Album Openers In Metal |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-50-best-album-openers-in-metal/ |url-status=live |work=[[Kerrang!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130161703/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-50-best-album-openers-in-metal/ |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
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 | title6 = All the Tears
-| length6 = 3:40
+| length6 = 3:41
 | title7 = Adoration for None
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 | title12 = The Way of All Flesh
 | length12 = 17:03
+| total_length     = 75:07
 }}
 ;Hidden track
-The final song and title track of the album, "The Way of All Flesh," contains a [[Hidden track|hidden instrumental song]]. The main piece of the track ends at 6:51 and the hidden songs starts in at 12:33 giving the song a period of silence lasting 5:42. The song contains complex layers of ambient guitar sounds with various echo and reverb effects. This song ends promptly at 17:03 and closes the album. A similar tactic was first used by the band in their debut album, [[Terra Incognita (Gojira album)|Terra Incognita]].
+The final song and title track of the album, "The Way of All Flesh," contains a [[Hidden track|hidden instrumental song]]. The main piece of the track ends at 6:51 and the hidden songs starts in at 12:33, giving the song a period of silence lasting 5:42. The song contains complex layers of ambient guitar sounds with various echo and reverb effects. This song ends promptly at 17:03 and closes the album. A similar tactic was first used by the band in their debut album, [[Terra Incognita (Gojira album)|''Terra Incognita'']].
 The original vinyl version does not contain this track; it ends at 6:51. The 2013 vinyl release contains the hidden track.
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 ;Gojira
-* [[Joe Duplantier]] − [[Lead vocalist|vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]], [[record producer|producer]], cover artwork
+* [[Joe Duplantier]] − [[Singing|vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]]
 * [[Christian Andreu]] − [[lead guitar]]
-* [[Jean-Michel Labadie]] − [[bass guitar]]
+* [[Jean-Michel Labadie]] − [[Bass guitar|bass]]
-* [[Mario Duplantier]] − [[drum kit|drums]]
+* [[Mario Duplantier]] − [[Drum kit|drums]]
 ;Guest musicians
-* [[Randy Blythe]] − guest vocals on "Adoration for None"<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100650 Lamb of God Frontman To Guest On New Gojira Album] [[blabbermouth.net]]. 2008-07-10. Retrieved on 2009-08-11</ref> <!-- RANDY BLYTHE GUESTS ON ADORATION FOR NONE, NOT ALL THE TEARS. PLEASE QUIT ADDING INCORRECT INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE! See the talk page for more information. -->
+* [[Randy Blythe]] − guest vocals on "Adoration for None"<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100650 Lamb of God Frontman To Guest On New Gojira Album] [[blabbermouth.net]]. 10 July 2008. Retrieved on 11 August 2009</ref> <!-- RANDY BLYTHE GUESTS ON ADORATION FOR NONE, NOT ALL THE TEARS. PLEASE QUIT ADDING INCORRECT INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE! See the talk page for more information. -->
 {{col-2}}
 ;Production
+* Joe Duplantier − [[Record producer|producer]], [[Album cover#Design|artwork]]
+* Mario Duplantier − artwork
 * [[Logan Mader]] − [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[audio mastering|mastering]], drum engineering
 * Gabriel Editions − executive producer
@@ Line 171: / Line 188: @@
 * Studio des Milans − guitar/bass/vocal engineering
 * Mike Rashmawi − drum tracking assistant
-* Gabrielle Duplantier − photography
+* Gabrielle Duplantier − photography/artwork
 * Fred Collinet − artwork
 {{col-end}}
+==Chart performance==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+!scope="col"|Chart (2008)
+!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
+|-
+!scope="row"|Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gojira&titel=The+Way+Of+All+Flesh&cat=a|title=Gojira - The Way Of The Flesh|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref>
+|align="center"|25
+|-
+!scope="row"|French Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gojira&titel=The+Way+Of+All+Flesh&cat=a|title=Gojira - The Way Of The Flesh|publisher=Hung Medien|language=fr|access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref>
+|align="center"|28
+|-
+!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_G.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: Gina G – GZA|work=zobbel.de|publisher=Tobias Zywietz|author=Zywietz, Tobia|accessdate=5 November 2021}}</ref>
+|align="center"|124
+|-
+{{album chart|UKRock|7|date=20081019|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2021}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="US"/>
+|align="center"|138
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Gojira||rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2021}}
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|21|artist=Gojira||rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2021}}
+|}
 == References ==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{reflist}}
 {{Gojira}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Way of All Flesh, The}}

v t e Gojira
Joe Duplantier Mario Duplantier Christian Andreu Jean-Michel Labadie Alexandre Cornillon
Studio albums	Terra Incognita The Link From Mars to Sirius The Way of All Flesh L'Enfant Sauvage Magma Fortitude
EPs	Maciste All'Inferno
Live albums	The Link Alive The Flesh Alive Les Enfants Sauvages
Related articles	Discography Empalot