Terra incognita
Terra Incognita is the debut studio album from French band Gojira, released on 19 March 2001 through Gabriel Editions. Stephan Kraemer recorded and mixed it. The band mix death metal, groove metal and progressive metal with an experimental streak, and this first record sets out that blend before the albums that followed: The Link, From Mars to Sirius and The Way of All Flesh.
The title is Latin for "unknown land". According to the album inlay, it points to the space inside every person where, in Hindu legend, Brahma hid the divinity he had taken from humanity as punishment for its abuse. It's a fitting idea for a band so drawn to big themes. The record spent long stretches out of print, and copies fetched high prices on auction sites. A 2009 digipack added three live tracks recorded in Antwerp in 2006, and another reissue followed on 10 October 2016, which makes it far easier to hear the starting point of Gojira's story.
Terra incognita: tracklist and credits
14 tracks · 1:06:36Tracklist
- 1Clone4:58
- 2Lizard Skin4:30
- 3Satan Is a Lawyer4:24
- 4042:10
- 5Blow Me Away You(niverse)5:10
- 65988 trillions de tonnes1:18
- 7Deliverance4:54
- 8Space Time5:22
- 9On the B.O.T.A.2:48
- 10Rise5:10
- 11Fire Is Everything4:57
- 12LoveAndreu, Duplantier, Duplantier4:20
- 131990 quatrillions de tonnes4:20
- 14In the Forest12:14
- Produced by
- Gojira, Gabriel Editions
- Recorded
- 2000 at Impuls Studios, Belgium
- Labels
- Gabriel Editions, Boycott Records (2003 re-release), Mon Slip (2005 re-release), Listenable Records (2009 re-release, 2016 remaster)
- Length
- 1:06:36
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 19 March 2001 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 19 March 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 19 March 2001 |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Listenable Records | 3760053843241 | other |
| 19 March 2001 | FR | Gabriel Editions | 3700176800011 | original |
| 29 September 2003 | FR | Boycott Rec | 3252418000357 | other |
| 27 September 2005 | FR | Mon Slip | 5051011033926 | other |
| 10 August 2009 | GB | Listenable Records | 3760053841216 | other |
| 14 October 2016 | FR | Listenable Records | 3760053843258 | other |
| 14 October 2016 | XE | Listenable Records | 3760053843241 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×595 | upscaled |