The Link (album)

2003 studio album by Gojira

The Link

Studio album by

Gojira

Released| 18 April 2003
Recorded| 2002[1]
Studio| Studio Des Milans, France[2]
Genre|

* Death metal
* technical death metal
* progressive metal
* groove metal

Length| 47:00
Label| Boycott (2003)
Listenable (2005)
Producer| Gabriel Editions[2]
Gojira chronology
| Terra Incognita
(2001)  | The Link
(2003)  | Maciste All'Inferno
(2003)

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Singles from  The Link

1. "Indians"
Released: March 2003

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Rock Sound| [4]

The Link is the second studio album by French heavy metal band Gojira. A remastered edition of the album was released in 2005 by the band's former label, Listenable Records. The track "Indians" was released as a single.

In late September 2012, Listenable Records released the album in vinyl format, a strictly limited edition of 250 copies, available in two colors – black and red.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Link"| 5:08
2.| "Death of Me"| 5:46
3.| "Connected" (instrumental)| 1:20
4.| "Remembrance"| 4:59
5.| "Torii" (instrumental)| 1:49
6.| "Indians"| 3:57
7.| "Embrace the World"| 4:40
8.| "Inward Movement"| 5:51
9.| "Over the Flows"| 3:05
10.| "Wisdom Comes"| 2:24
11.| "Dawn" (instrumental)| 8:01
Total length:| 47:00

2005 re-release (Listenable Records – POSH067)No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Link"| 5:00
2.| "Death of Me"| 5:47
3.| "Connected" (instrumental)| 1:18
4.| "Remembrance"| 4:35
5.| "Torii" (instrumental)| 1:43
6.| "Indians"| 3:58
7.| "Embrace the World"| 4:39
8.| "Inward Movement"| 5:53
9.| "Over the Flows"| 3:05
10.| "Wisdom Comes"| 2:25
11.| "Dawn" (instrumental)| 8:39
Total length:| 47:02

Bonus DVDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Remembrance" (live)| 4:23
2.| "Love" (video clip)| 3:22
3.| "Gojira Is..."| 1:49
4.| "On the B.O.T.A" (live)| 2:24
Total length:| 11:58

## Personnel

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Album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes of the 2005 re-release.[2]

Gojira

* Joe Duplantier – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Christian Andreu – lead guitar
* Jean-Michel Labadie – bass
* Mario Duplantier – drums

Technical personnel

* Gabriel Editions – production
* Laurentx Etxemendi – engineering, mixing, mastering
* Joe Duplantier – mixing, artwork
* Jean-Michel Labadie – mixing

## References

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1. ^ Millot, Matthieu (February 2002). "Gojira: en studio" [Gojira: in studio]. Rock Sound (in French). No. 110\. Paris: Ixo Publishing. p. 24\. ISSN 1465-0185.
2. ^ a b c The Link (booklet). Gojira. Listenable Records. 2005.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. The Link review AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
4. ^ Frejnik, Frank (June 2003). "Gojira – The Link". Album Reviews: Metal. Rock Sound (in French). No. 114\. Ixo Publishing. p. 110\. ISSN 1465-0185.

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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

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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