Jean-Michel Labadie


Jean-Michel Labadie is a French musician best known as the bassist of metal band Gojira and previous bassist of Oihuka. He replaced Alexandre Cornillon as the bassist of the band in January 1998.

Music

Labadie was influenced early on by bands such as Metallica, Sepultura and Pantera. As his taste expanded, he became immersed in the nu-metal movement, citing inspiration from Deftones and Korn. He is also influenced by death metal bands Death, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse.
Labadie is also known for his energetic live presence during shows, with lots of jumping around the stage and heavy headbanging.

Equipment

Labadie is known to use a pick to play bass in Gojira. He uses Darkglass electronics when playing live with the band.
;Bass guitars
;Amplifiers and Cabinets

Gojira

;Demos
;EPs
;Studio albums