The Latest Breaking News from Joseph Duplantier

Gojira tour kicks off with Car Bomb's Greg Kubacki filling in on guitar for injured Joe Duplantier

Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier hurt his hand on eve of tour and has called on old friend Greg Kubacki from Car Bomb to help out

Metal Hammer · Nov 30, 2025

“After getting minor surgery, we hired our good friend to give us a hand”: Gojira name stand-in guitarist after Joe Duplantier undergoes hand surgery

The guitarist will still tour with the band, but they’ll have extra firepower to handle their riffs

Guitar World · Nov 26, 2025

“That was something else”: Gojira’s Joe Duplantier sparks rumors he’s signed with another guitar brand after swapping his Charvel for a custom ESP during the band’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony performance

Could the heavy metal riffsmith be leaving Charvel, or is his show-stopping new axe the sign of a new dual-brand relationship with ESP?

Guitar World · Jul 29, 2024