The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh is the fourth studio album by French death metal band Gojira. The album was released on 13 October in Europe via Listenable Records and on 14 October in the US through Prosthetic Records. It sold around 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at number 138 on the Billboard 200 chart. The cover features artwork created by vocalist Joe Duplantier, who was responsible for the artwork on past albums. The album was recorded at the band's home studio while Joe Duplantier produced it. The drums were recorded in Los Angeles and engineered by Logan Mader, who also mixed and mastered the album. Joseph Duplantier revealed to Total Guitar magazine that the album deals with their vision about life and death. Randy Blythe from the American band Lamb of God appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "Adoration for None." At the end of the song "The Art of Dying", there is a small part that is played backwards. If backmasked, the section would bear a resemblance to the song "Esoteric Surgery", which is then repeated at the end of that very next track. A similar technique is used at the end of "Wolf Down the Earth."