Gojira - Magma
Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2016 Ratings: #36 / 1004
User Score
Based on 814 ratings
2016 Rank: #96
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
The Guardian

Wide-eyed and hopeful where 2013’s L’Enfant Sauvage was claustrophobic and gritty, Magma is the kind of album that metalheads would love non-believers to check out, if only because it confounds all the usual stereotypes about the genre being unimaginative and dumb.

95
Metal Injection

From beginning to end, Magma oozes with passion, conviction and genuine artistry, and serves as an urgent reminder of why Gojira is one of the most important bands in metal.

90
PopMatters

Magma hardly represents the epitome of the avant-garde in today’s metal scene, but in offering a concise anthology of accessible, immediately engaging songs that nonetheless manage to redefine the edge of the commercial envelope, Gojira set the bar for what arena metal could be five years from now, ten years from now… whenever the more casual heavy metal demographic finally catches up.

90
Metal Hammer

France's soul-searching juggernaut Gojira evolves once more.

90
Blabbermouth.net
Sometimes immortality can find itself in art.
90
Distorted Sound

GOJIRA have crafted a truly remarkable record with Magma, one that perfectly represents just what this band is about; destructive beauty.

83
Consequence of Sound

Magma is the most accessible and varied Gojira album yet.

80
AllMusic
This album is not going to give Gojira any big pop radio hits, but it will certainly broaden their appeal outside of the death metal ghetto to more general fans of metal and hard rock.
80
SPIN
It’s been a slow build, but if ever there was a moment that signaled the Gojira’s status as leaders in the continuing evolution of the genre, it’s now.
80
The Line of Best Fit

In Magma they’ve crafted a volatile landscape; severe and unforgiving yet capable of expansive beauty.

80
MetalSucks

No one should fault Gojira for taking some creative risks that don’t quite pay off the way they ideally would have. On Magma, the band shot for the moon, but landed amongst the stars. Talk about an uptown problem.

80
Kerrang!

... brilliant album.

76
Pitchfork

The acclaimed avant-metal outfit Gojira’s sixth full-length LP is their most accessible release yet, melodically immediate and charged with emotion. 

70
Exclaim!

Magma demonstrates a healthy admission and channelling of Gojira's explosive tendencies into a record that is truly an intriguing change of pace when considering the band's more eruptive past efforts.

70
Rolling Stone

For those who can appreciate a tightly focused hard rock album infused with emotions that are often just as heavy as its riffs, Magma offers a listening experience that is as rewarding as it is therapeutic.

60
Record Collector

It’s not all essential ... but the high points are satisfyingly high.

FritoRio
87

They completely lost their death metal sound entirely on this one, but one cannot underestimate this album fucks

MaceBlade42
88

I normally don't like cats, but I do like when guitar screeches are basically cat noises. This is a great listen and I will likely have this in my active listening rotation for a few weeks. I'm starting to enjoy melodic elements in metal more, which makes me think I should go explore this music route someday.

Brihongol
87

Even tone down is still good shit.

theansweris9
80

Doesn't hit as hard, but it's still pretty good

95

It’s hard to tell which Gojira album is their best, and while I don’t think magma is their best, it comes pretty damn close

Pythonstone
90

Amazing. Not that special or mind-blowing , but everything works together very good.

Edit: Magma is the best track of all time

Favorites: Magma, Stranded, Only Pain

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Track List

1The Shooting Star
5:42
87
2Silvera
3:32
97
3The Cell
3:17
89
4Stranded
4:29
94
5Yellow Stone
1:19
77
6Magma
6:42
87
7Pray
5:13
86
8Only Pain
3:59
88
9Low Lands
6:03
88
10Liberation
3:35
74
Total Length: 43 minutes
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Added on: April 14, 2016