| Les Enfants Sauvages | ||||
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| Live album (DVD)by | ||||
| Released | 11 March 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, technical death metal, groove metal | |||
| Length | 56:40 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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Les Enfants Sauvages (French for "The Wild Children") is the third live album by French heavy metal band Gojira that was released in 2014. It was released as a CD/DVD set in a 60-page hardcover photo book. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:24 |
| 2. | "Explosia" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Flying Whales" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Backbone" | 5:17 |
| 5. | "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe" | 4:43 |
| 6. | "L’Enfant Sauvage" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Toxic Garbage Island" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Wisdom Comes" | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Jam" | 2:07 |
| 10. | "Oroborus" | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Drum Solo" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "The Axe" | 7:19 |
| 13. | "The Gift of Guilt" | 6:12 |
| Total length: | 56:40 | |
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