sentences:  Joe Duplantier's influences include bands such as Death, Metallica, Morbid Angel, Sepultura and Slayer.He was also in a band called Empalot with his brother Mario Duplantier from 1999 to 2004.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.