TERRA INCOGNITA (LIMITED VINYL)

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Originally dubbed Godzilla, after the green film star with an equally huge reputation as the newfound band's sound, the brothers Duplantier, guitarist/vocalist Joe and drummer Mario, and fellow Frenchmen Jean Michel Labadie on bass and Christian Andreu on guitar, quickly released several demos, ultimately changing the band's name and independently releasing the first GOJIRA album : "Terra Incognita", in 2001, offering up a brief glimpse into the giant GOJIRA would eventually become through persistent hard work and years of toiling in the metal underground.

According to a text on the album inlay, "Terra Incognita" title ( Latin for "unknown land" ) refers to the area inside of each man, where, according to Hindu legend, Brahma hid the divinity that he had taken from humanity for the punishment of its abuse. The man posing on the album cover is guitarist Christian Andreu.