The history of heavy metal is strewn with stories about lost releases. Whether it’s Deftones’ fabled Eros, derailed by a car accident that put late bassist Chi Cheng into a coma, or the Look Outside Your Window project that Slipknot have been banging on about for seven years now, it feels like more artists than not have publicly scrapped material over the years. Even a band as notoriously efficient and tight-lipped as Gojira are no exception.
In the spring of 2010, the French enviro-metal warriors announced that they were due to enter the studio for an EP called Sea Shepherd. Named after the anti-whaling charity, it would raise funds for the organisation and feature an array of extreme stars, including members of In Flames, Soulfly, Meshuggah and Lamb Of God. One song from the project saw the light of day in 2011, but since then it’s been the subject of speculation and a couple curious interviews. With it now having been kept at bay for more than 15 years, let’s explore… what the hell went wrong?!
