The Link is the second studio album by French heavy metal band Gojira. A remastered edition of the album was released in 2005 by the band's former label, Listenable Records. The track "Indians" was released as a single.

The Link
Studio album by
Released18 April 2003
Recorded2002[1]
StudioStudio Des Milans, France[2]
Genre
Length47:00
LabelBoycott (2003)
Listenable (2005)
ProducerGabriel Editions[2]
Gojira chronology
Terra Incognita
(2001)
The Link
(2003)
Maciste All'Inferno
(2003)
Singles from The Link
  1. "Indians"
    Released: March 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Rock Sound[4]

In late September 2012, Listenable Records released the album in vinyl format, a strictly limited edition of 250 copies, available in two colors – black and red.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The Link"5:08
2."Death of Me"5:46
3."Connected" (instrumental)1:20
4."Remembrance"4:59
5."Torii" (instrumental)1:49
6."Indians"3:57
7."Embrace the World"4:40
8."Inward Movement"5:51
9."Over the Flows"3:05
10."Wisdom Comes"2:24
11."Dawn" (instrumental)8:01
Total length:47:00
2005 re-release (Listenable Records – POSH067)
No.TitleLength
1."The Link"5:00
2."Death of Me"5:47
3."Connected" (instrumental)1:18
4."Remembrance"4:35
5."Torii" (instrumental)1:43
6."Indians"3:58
7."Embrace the World"4:39
8."Inward Movement"5:53
9."Over the Flows"3:05
10."Wisdom Comes"2:25
11."Dawn" (instrumental)8:39
Total length:47:02
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Remembrance" (live)4:23
2."Love" (video clip)3:22
3."Gojira Is..."1:49
4."On the B.O.T.A" (live)2:24
Total length:11:58

Personnel

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Album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes of the 2005 re-release.[2]

Gojira
Technical personnel
  • Gabriel Editions – production
  • Laurentx Etxemendi – engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Joe Duplantier – mixing, artwork
  • Jean-Michel Labadie – mixing

References

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  1. ^ Millot, Matthieu (February 2002). "Gojira: en studio" [Gojira: in studio]. Rock Sound (in French). No. 110. Paris: Ixo Publishing. p. 24. ISSN 1465-0185.
  2. ^ a b c The Link (booklet). Gojira. Listenable Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. The Link review AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ^ Frejnik, Frank (June 2003). "Gojira – The Link". Album Reviews: Metal. Rock Sound (in French). No. 114. Ixo Publishing. p. 110. ISSN 1465-0185.