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Jul 29, 2024 · Gojira showed the world what today's heavy metal looks and sounds like at the 2024 Olympics. What does it mean for metal's future?
Nov 17, 2015 · Here’s how it works. One of the bigger shocks of metal’s last few years, Gojira’s sudden rise to prominence was remarkable for several reasons. Firstly, they are a French band that virtually no one with a modicum of sense has decried as a load of cack-handed bollocks. Secondly, despite the occasional nod towards one or two arcane ...
Jul 26, 2024 · Gojira, a leading French heavy metal band, became the first hard rock act to perform in an Olympic Games opening ceremony when it did a metal version of “Ah! Ça Ira,” a song that was popular ...
Jul 26, 2024 · GOJIRA's version of "Ça ira" was reworked alongside French composer and producer Victor le Masne, according to The New York Times.
Performing at La Conciergerie – a palace and former prison on the River Seine – Gojira played French Revolution-era song Ah! Ça Ira alongside experimental opera singer Marina Viotti as part of a segment celebrating a landmark moment in the country’s history.
Aug 2, 2024 · After Gojira’s unprecedented performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, the French extreme metal outfit has unsurprisingly seen a massive boost in their monthly listeners on Spotify.
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Jul 30, 2024 · During the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Paris, native extreme metal mavens Gojira played a ferocious take on revolutionary song Ah! Ça Ira. The performance was endowed with vocals from opera singer Marina Viotti, blasts of pyro and blood-red streamers, and dozens of beheaded aristocrats.