drummer Mario Duplantier will join the house band on next week. The 42-year-old, who co-founded the French titans with his singer/guitarist brother Joe in 1996, will play with The 8G Band on the NBC show from June 17 to 20. Gojira announced the guest spot via X (formerly Twitter) last week.
“Mario will soon be sitting in on drums with The 8G Band on NBC’s Late Night w/ Seth Meyers!” they wrote. “Make sure to watch him shred during the week of 6/17-6/20.” The appearance will put Duplantier in an exclusive club of metal drummers who’ve performed on the programme.
Nicko McBrain of played with The 8G Band in March 2017, as did Danny Carey of royalty in January last year. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Craig Reynolds, drummer of outfit Stray From The Path and host of podcast , went viral with . The drummer had a dialogue with guest comedian and fellow Brit John Oliver during his stay, which was filmed shortly after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
When Meyers asked Oliver how he was responding to the news, the comedian deflected the question to Reynolds, who answered: “You know what, I didn’t know her.” The drummer posted on X: “make @iamjohnoliver laugh ✅ “I’m on @LateNightSeth all this week 🖤” Gojira will tour North America from September this year as the support act for , joining Canadian prog metal stars Spiritbox. See the full list of dates and get tickets below.
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