 Gojira is a French heavy metal band from Bayonne . The band was known as Godzilla until 2001 . Gojira is composed of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Duplantier , his brother Mario Duplantier on drums , lead guitarist Christian Andreu , and Jean @-@ Michel Labadie on bass . They have released six studio albums and three live DVDs . They are known for their environmentally @-@ themed lyrics and have gone from " utmost obscurity " to being mentioned regularly " amongst the genre 's leading new millennium upstarts " . 
