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Brian Slagel discusses Gojira's song 'The Heaviest Matter of the Universe' with guest Steve Carey and production insights from Ryan Williams.

Gojira - "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe" From the album "From Mars to Sirius" RELEASED September 27, 2005 Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel is joined by Steve Carey from the band Senses Fail to discuss Gojira's "Heaviest Matter of the Universe". Ryan Williams also checks in to talk about the production on the song, and author Martin Popoff provides even more information than usual about this song and the band Gojira. Watch the complete, unedited video version of the episode: https://youtu.be/JsZ5wLuHR3Q Brian Slagel is on X, Instagram and Tik Tok @BrianSlagel Steve Carey is on X @TCMSteve and Instagram @SteveCarey Ryan Williams is on Instagram @AugmentedRyan Follow the show @100MetalSongs on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Slagel

Guest: Steve Carey

Topics covered

• Gojira
• heavy metal
• music production
• album discussion
• song analysis

Keywords

• Gojira
• The Heaviest Matter of the Universe
• heavy metal
• music production
• Brian Slagel
• Steve Carey
• From Mars to Sirius

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gojira, Senses Fail, Metal Blade Records

Books & works: The Heaviest Matter of the Universe, From Mars to Sirius

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