GOJIRA and DEAFHEAVEN will join forces for a short U.S. tour leading up to the two bands' appearance at the 2019 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival. ALL THEM WITCHES will provide support at the Raleigh and Charlotte shows. The details are as follows: Jun. 11 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz Jun. 12 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Jun. 13 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 18 at 10 a.m. The 2019 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival will take place June 13-16 at Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee. Last August, GOJIRA frontman Joseph "Joe" Duplantier confirmed to Metal Injection that the band has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2016's "Magma" album. "Magma" earned GOJIRA its first-ever Grammy nominations for "Best Metal Performance" and "Best Rock Album." GOJIRA's crushing track "Silvera" received a nomination for "Best Metal Performance", while "Magma" was nominated for "Best Rock Album" at the awards. "Magma" took the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart upon debut, making GOJIRA the first French band to hold the No. 1 spot on the chart in its nine-year existence. The release of "Magma" marked the highest chart debuts of GOJIRA's career, landing them at No. 4 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart, No. 6 on Billboard's Tastemaker Albums chart and Top 25 on the Billboard 200. Furthermore, GOJIRA earned career-high chart positions around the globe, including Top 10s in France, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Finland and Norway, with Top 15 debuts in Australia and Germany.
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