Gojira vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier recently suffered an injury to his right hand which required minor surgery. In light of that, he’ll be unable to fully perform his parts in their entirety during his GRAMMY Award-winning progressive metal band’s impending tour of their native France.
Those fall shows will still go down as planned however, albeit with a helping hand from none other than Greg Kubacki, guitarist of fearsome mathcore outfit Car Bomb. Joe said on Instagram in a post made today, November 23rd:
“A message from Joe… Hey! I hurt my hand a few weeks ago. After getting minor surgery, I’m on the mend but unfortunately I won’t be able to play all my guitar parts on the next tour in France… No worries though, we hired our good friend @carbombgreg of the incredible @carbombofficial to “Give us a hand”. The mood in our camp is up there though, as we’re embarking for an interesting experience on our own turf. Show must go ooooon”
The extra exposure for Kunlacki certainly is serendipitous. Just last week, he announced his new solo project Sun Guts. That reveal was paired with the debut of the title track from Sun Guts‘ upcoming debut album “Kilonova” (due out February 10th.) Gojira‘s aforementioned French tour with Comeback Kid and Neckbreakker opening, hitting the follow cities:
11/27 Reims, FRA – ReimsArena
11/28 Lille, FRA – Zenith de Lille
11/30 Paris, FRA – Bercy Accor Arena
12/01 Rouen, FRA – Zenith de Rouen
12/02 Saint-Herblain, FRA – Zenith Nantes Metropole
12/04 Toulouse, FRA – Zenith de Toulouse
12/05 Clermont-Ferrand, FRA – Zenith de Clermont-Ferrand
12/06 Marseille, FRA – Dome Marseille
12/08 Nice, FRA – Palais Nikaia
12/09 Bordeaux, FRA – Areka Arena
12/10 Lyon, FRA – LDLC Arena
12/12 Strasbourg, FRA – Zenith Of Strasbourg
