Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Gojira, a French progressive metal band that won a Grammy Award, is at the top of the most recent list of artists included to the 2026 “Upheaval Festival”, as per theprp Magnolia Park, Dying Wish, Bones UK, Kingdom Collapse, and Autumn Kings are among the newest performers. The “Upheaval Festival” this year will be held at Grand Rapids, Michigan’s Bellknap Park on July 17 and 18.
Already confirmed acts:
Papa Roach
Bilmuri
Jinjer
Poppy
Story Of The Year
Set It Off
LANDMVRKS
Thousand Below
Zero 9:36
Silly Goose
Complete album collections are increasingly prevalent, particularly in commemoration of significant anniversaries. However, Gojira is unlikely to perform any of their albums in their entirety, including their 2005 release “From Mars to Sirius”. Gojira‘s lead vocalist, Joe Duplantier, stated in a recent interview with Rolling Stone France that experiencing a recorded album differs markedly from witnessing a live performance.
We already tried it in rehearsal, but it doesn’t work.
For me, listening to an album is like lying on a bed, headphones on, following a story, with some crazy things happening. Which is a great way of looking at it – recorded music and live energy are two different things, and trying to make one into the other could really make for an unconvincing live show. Plus we just got a live-in-studio anniversary set around Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius, so at least there’s that.
He also discussed the highly anticipated new Gojira album, which is tentatively scheduled for release in 2026, noting that production is ongoing both during touring and in studio.
We have a mobile studio, so we can also work on it while on tour. [The album is gradually taking shape and] we have some solid foundations and some tracks already have demos.
Despite the advancements, Duplantier acknowledged internal disagreements within the band, which have fostered the development of new ideas.
These are precious things, because it means the band’s message is becoming more refined.
