Mario Duplantier

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Mario François Duplantier (born 19 June 1981) is a French musician best known as the drummer for heavy metal band Gojira. He established himself as a powerful, technically precise drummer, using polyrhythmic patterns and distinctive jazzy fills and drum breaks. He has been practising painting and drawing since 2009. Duplantier developed an early interest in music and started drumming at the age of eleven. In 1996, he co-founded the death metal band Godzilla with his older brother Joe. After a period of self-study, he enrolled at Agostini's drum school and co-founded Empalot in 1998. Godzilla changed its name to Gojira due to legal issues in 2001 and released its debut album, Terra Incognita. His side project, Empalot, was placed on hiatus in 2004 during the rise of Gojira. Duplantier acquired varied experiences through a range of musical styles from extreme metal, jazz, rock, and funk drumming. He exhibited his paintings in France in 2010. He holds dual French and US citizenship. After...

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