Spiritbox is among the names who lost to Gojira in the Grammys for Best Metal Performance.
The frontwoman Courtney LaPlante has shared her reaction to losing to the now Grammy winners in a new X post. She wrote, “Congratulations to Gojira and Victor Le Manse for winning Best Metal Performance, and a very special congratulations to Marina Viotti for becoming the first woman to ever win this award! 30 years as a band, no member changes, and opening the Olympics… history has been made!”
Congratulations to @GojiraMusic and Victor Le Manse for winning Best Metal Performance, and a very special congratulations to @marinavmezzo for becoming the first woman to ever win this award! 30 years as a band, no member changes, and opening the Olympics…history has been made!
— courtney laplante™️ (@corklezlaplante) February 5, 2025
She also shared a picture from the ceremony along with bandmate Mike Stringer, both smiling. “We lost to Gojira,” she added.
In another post, she further explained why Gojira deserved it: “30 years as a band, no member changes, opened the Olympic ceremony in their home country….no one deserves it more!”
30 years as a band, no member changes, opened the Olympic ceremony in their home country….no one deserves it more!
— courtney laplante™️ (@corklezlaplante) February 3, 2025
Months before the ceremony, LaPlante shared her thoughts about Spiritbox competing with Metallica and Gojira for Best Metal Performance. “I didn’t think this would happen again but it did…..very thankful very excited,” the singer wrote on X reposting Spiritbox’s announcement of their Grammy nomination.
Spiritbox competed against Judas Priest with ‘Crown of Horns,’ Metallica with ‘Screaming Suicide,’ Knocked Loose ft. Poppy with ‘Suffocate,’ and Gojira with ‘Ah Ça Ira.’
This victory was Gojira’s first Grammy win after four nominations. In 2017, they were nominated for Best Rock Album for ‘Magma’ and Best Metal Performance for ‘Silvera,’ but lost to Cage The Elephant and Megadeth. In 2021, they were nominated for Best Metal Performance with ‘Amazonia,’ but Dream Theater won with ‘The Alien.’
