Magma (Gojira album)

Magma
Studio album by
Gojira
Released17 June 2016
Recorded2015–2016
StudioSilver Cord Studio in Queens, New York City
Genre
Length43:51
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerJoe Duplantier
Gojira chronology
Les Enfants Sauvages
(2014) 		Magma
(2016) 		Fortitude
(2021)
Singles from Magma
  1. "Stranded"
    Released: 22 April 2016
  2. "Silvera"
    Released: 20 May 2016

Magma is the sixth studio album by French heavy metal band Gojira. The album was released on 17 June 2016 through Roadrunner Records. Magma was recorded at the band's studio in New York City, and was produced by Joe Duplantier, mixed by Johann Meyer and mastered by Ted Jensen. The album has been noted as a stylistic departure from the band's previous albums, featuring a more accessible atmospheric sound and more prominent use of clean vocals. Magma was dedicated to the Duplantier brothers' mother, Patricia, who died during the recording of the album in 2015.

The album sold 17,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States, charting at number 24 on the Billboard 200, making Magma the band's highest sales and chart debut until Fortitude.[1] Magma had sold 400,000 copies worldwide in its first eight months.[2] The album was nominated for Best Rock Album, and the single "Silvera" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. On December 28, 2023, it was certified gold by the SNEP in their home country of France.[3]

  1. ^ Hartamann, Graham (11 May 2021). "Gojira's 'Fortitude' Is the Highest-Selling Album in the United States". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ d'Avout, Caroline (12 February 2017). "Grammy Awards: ..." [Grammy Awards: Gojira very close to the stars]. Les Echos. Paris. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SNEP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).