Jean-Michel Labadie plays bass in recently signed GOJIRA. Although the band are busy recording, he took time out to list his Top 10 Albums of 2011. Check out his selection below:

10. Staind – self titled – stream the album by clicking here. You can see the official video for ‘Not Again’ below:

9. Scale the Summit – The Collective
8. Mastodon – The Hunter – stream the album by clicking here. You can see the official video for ‘Curl Of the Burl’ below:

7. Unearth – Darkness in the Light
6. Explosions in the Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
5. Unfold – Cosmogon
4. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
3. Black Country Communion – 2
2. Ghost Brigade – Until Fear No Longer Defines Us
1. Hands – Give Me Rest: Hands (from Fargo, North Dakota) is one of the most talented bands I’ve heard for a long time. It’s the perfect mix between post-hardcore, metal and rock with a lot of emotion. It’s exactly what I like to feel in the music, sometimes anger, sometimes appeasement but at the same time…”