Fresh off the heels of their successful and critically acclaimed first U.S. headlining tour, French metal act, GOJIRA, have been tapped by METALLICA to support the first half of their North American fall tour in September and October, along with LAMB OF GOD. The band will also be headlining their own shows between METALLICA dates.

GOJIRA vocalist/guitarist, Joseph Duplantier commented, “METALLICA has invited us to open for them on the first part of their North American tour this fall. Fifteen shows around US and Canada with LAMB OF GOD as main support. METALLICA has been our main influence since we started playing music, and we can say that this announcement is a dream come true.”

Sep. 14 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center Sep. 15 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena Sep. 17 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse Sep. 19 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre Sep. 20- Montreal, QC - Bell Centre Sep. 28 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center Sep. 29 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center Oct. 01 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center Oct. 03 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum Oct. 04 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena Oct. 12 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre Oct. 13 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center Oct. 15 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena Oct. 17 - Charlottesville, VA - JPJ Arena Oct. 18 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena

GOJIRA’s latest album, The Way of All Flesh, debuted at #138 on Billboard and #1 on Billboard’s new artist chart. Their album, From Mars to Sirius, was recently named one of the “21 Best Metal Albums of the 21st Century,” by MetalSucks.com.

Visit the band’s official MySpace page here: http://www.myspace.com/gojira