Empalot were a French experimental rock band formed in the Landes in 1998 by brothers Joe and Mario Duplantier of Gojira.
The lyrical themes range from the modern myth of Chouinard to silly songs, criticism of science and a struggle of the medieval period.
The members appeared with masks or axes and were disguised as a cloud, a flower, a street lamp, a goat or a fund created by cardboard buildings.
[3] In a 2004 interview for Noiseweb, Joe Duplantier explained, "Empalot, it's really a story of childhood friends, we met in high school, it's transplanted.
[5] Their only album, Tous aux Cèpes, was recorded in the studio Arema Bordeaux, produced by Gabriel Editions – the same label family created by Gojira.