 To complete the band , Max chose Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo and vocalist Joe Duplantier of Gojira . Rizzo was his choice because , according to Max , he and Rizzo " play together in Soulfly and musically we are like twin brothers " . Max also said that he talked to Rizzo about going back to the roots of the mid @-@ 1980s thrash metal , which he did with Sepultura . Max continues , " Marc was completely into it and he did great . He surpassed what I asked him to do . " Max stated that Duplantier was Gloria 's idea , as he did not know him at all . He added , " We had no idea who the guy is , he 's from a different continent and we don 't speak French . I did know the Gojira CD . But I like the element of surprise and danger Joe brought . " 
