Joe Duplantier

Joseph Duplantier (born October 19, 1976) is a French musician who is the guitarist and vocalist of Gojira and the bassist of Cavalera Conspiracy. Joe Duplantier's influences include bands such as Meshuggah, Metallica, Morbid Angel and Sepultura. Max Cavalera and Igor Cavalera initially asked Jean-Michel Labadie, bassist of Gojira, to do bass duties for their band, Cavalera Conspiracy; however, Labadie was busy with prior commitments, including Gojira.