'Kada promijeniš sebe, mijenjaš svijet': Gojira, zaštita životne sredine i prava životinja

Tokom karijere duge gotovo tri decenije, francuski ekstremni metal bend Gojira (1996., Ondres) ustanovio je nekoliko tematskih ishodišta kojima se iznova vraća u diskurzivnom stratumu svoga djelovanja. One se tiču filozofskih pogleda na život i spiritualizam, odnosa suvremenog čovjeka prema životnoj sredini i – posljedično i vrlo aktualno – prava životinja. Štoviše, tokom godina i žanrovskog osciliranja između death, progressive i groove metala, Gojira je postepeno u tematski fundus okrenut svojevrsnom muzičkom aktivizmu uključivala pitanja prava životinja, fokusirajući se mahom na živi svijet mora i oceana. U ovom će izlaganju prije svega biti analiziran diskurzivni i vizualni aspekt rada Gojire te načini na koji se argumenti i »ekstremizam« ovog aktivizma prenose na muzičko tkivo i tjelesne/osobne životne prakse članova ovog sastava.
During their almost three-decades-long career, the French extreme metal band Gojira (1996, Ondres) pinned down several thematic circles to which they continually return in the discursive stratum of their work. These themes cover philosophical views on life and spiritualism, relationship of the contemporary human with its environment and – consequentially and in line with current trends – animal rights. What is more, in their years of masterfully oscillating between death, progressive and groove metal, Gojira gradually included the issues of animal rights, focusing mostly on marine life. In this presentation, I will analyze the discursive and visual aspects of Gojira’s work and look into the ways of translating these arguments and activism’s “extremism” on the musical fabric and bodily/life practices of the band’s members.