The Link (album)

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The Link
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Studio album by
Released18 April 2003
Recorded2002 [1]
StudioStudio Des Milans, France [2]
Genre
Length47:00
Label Boycott (2003)
Listenable (2005)
Producer Gabriel 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
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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.

Contents

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

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

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

Gojira
Technical personnel

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References

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