
The band entered a period of experimentation and released two consecutive albums that reached the Top 40 on the Billboard 200, L'Enfant Sauvage (2012) and Magma (2016). In 2011, Gojira signed to Roadrunner Records. The follow-up album, The Way of All Flesh (2008), marked the first time Gojira charted on the Billboard 200. Subsequently, Gojira signed with Prosthetic, the label that gave them visibility in North America. The band then released the critically acclaimed album From Mars to Sirius (2005), which featured "Backbone", "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe", and "Flying Whales", receiving exposure in the British metal press.

Gojira's first two albums, Terra Incognita (2001) and The Link (2003), and powerful live performances established their reputation as a leading band of the French metal scene.
