Gojira have released a new song called "Our Time Is Now." The heavy anthem appears in NHL 23, the new ice hockey video game that also emerged Friday (Oct. 14). Its soundtrack features further rock and metal bands such as Ghost, Korn and several others.
NHL 23 is now available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The 32nd installment of EA Sports' NHL video game series, its cover art highlights two burgeoning athletes in hockey — Trevor Zegras, center for the Anaheim Ducks, and Sarah Nurse, Olympic silver medalist for Canada's national team.
Listen to Gojira's "Our Time Is Now" toward the bottom of this post. See the complete list of bands that appear on NHL 23 directly underneath. Get the video game at this link.
"This song goes out to all the fighters out there sparking a light in a dark world," Gojira bandleader Joe Duplantier explained of "Our Time Is Now."
He added, "If you care about something meaningful to you and your community. If you are standing for a cause, if you show compassion and solidarity for the ones whose rights are taken away, if you're in a war defending your inherent rights or fighting against deforestation, if you're standing for animal rights, human rights, you are the lightning bolt, the spark that will shape our world. Your time is now! Our time is now!" (via ThePRP)
Gojira's latest album is Fortitude, which the French heavy metal act released in 2021. It features singles including "Another World" and "Born for One Thing." Gojira are currently touring the world. See the dates below.
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Gojira, "Our Time Is Now"
Gojira Tour Dates
Nov. 24, 2022 – Osaka, Japan @ Zepp Bayside
Nov. 24, 2022 – Koto City, Japan @ Toyusu PIT
Dec. 2, 2022 – Melbourne, Australia @ Good Things
Dec. 3, 2022 – Sydney, Australia @ Good Things
Dec. 4, 2022 – Brisbane, Australia @ Good Things
Feb. 11, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland @ The National
Feb. 12, 2023 – Belfast, Ireland @ Ulster Hall
Feb. 14, 2023 – Newcastle, England @ O2
Feb. 15, 2023 – Glasgow, Scotland @ O2
Feb. 17, 2023 – Cardiff, Wales @ Int'l Arena
Feb. 19, 2023 – Manchester, England @ Victoria
Feb. 21, 2023 – Nottingham, England @ Motorpoint
Feb. 22, 2023 – London, England @ Alexandra
Feb. 24, 2023 – Burdeaux Le Lac, France @ Arkea
Feb. 25, 2023 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
Feb. 26, 2023 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
Feb. 28, 2023 – Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier
March 2, 2023 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith
March 3, 2023 – Gliwice, Poland @ Arena Gliwice
March 5, 2023 – Wiesbaden, Germany @ Kulturzentrum
