From Mars to Sirius
Studio album by Gojira
Released	September 27, 2005
Genre	Death metal, thrash metal, groove metal, progressive metal
Length	66:52
Label	Listenable Prosthetic
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Gojira chronology
The Link Alive (2004) From Mars to Sirius (2005) The Way Of All Flesh (2008)

From Mars to Sirius is the third album by the French metal band, Gojira. It is a concept album, focusing on the changing environment of the Earth, and how humanity must do something to save the Earth before it is too late. A video directed by Alan Duplantier was filmed for the song "To Sirius".

Track listing

1. "Ocean Planet" – 5:32
2. "Backbone" – 4:18
3. "From the Sky" – 5:48
4. "Unicorn" – 2:09
5. "Where Dragons Dwell" – 6:54
6. "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe" – 3:57
7. "Flying Whales" – 7:44
8. "In the Wilderness" – 7:47
9. "World to Come" – 6:52
10. "From Mars" – 2:24
11. "To Sirius" – 5:37
12. "Global Warming" – 7:50
13. "Escape" – 5:08 (Metallica cover, bonus track for Japanese version)

Concept

This album follows a character who sees the world end and sets out on a journey to find the Flying Whales so they can teach the character to fly. Said character flies to Sirius C, where the 'Master Race' teaches him to restore life to the planet (possibly Earth).

The usage of interplanetary endeavoring in Sirius bares similarities to Voltaire's Micromégas, which tells the story of a man traveling through space originally from the planet Sirus.

Credits

Band

• Joe Duplantier – Vocals, Guitar
• Christian Andreu – Guitar
• Jean-Michel Labadie – Bass
• Mario Duplantier – Drums

Guest musicians

• Rory Freemantle – Trumpet