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- 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 during the French Revolution. The band had reworked the song in collaboration with Victor le Masne, and performed with the opera singer Marina Viotti.
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Jul 26, 2024 · Gojira performed the French revolution song 'Ah! Ça Ira!' during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony - check it out here.
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Jul 26, 2024 · First greeted by a headless Marie Antoinette, Gojira performed at the Conciergerie along the River Seine. Here's what to know.
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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.
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...
Jul 29, 2024 · Gojira Talk Epic Olympics Performance: ‘We Wanted to Show What Metal Was About’ Band's singer-guitarist corrects the record: "It's French history. Beheaded people, red wine, and blood all over...
Jul 30, 2024 · Gojira‘s live performance at the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympic Games last Friday, July 26th was an unlikely milestone for the genre of metal. The progressive French metal band turned heads with their French Revolution-inspired performance of “Ah! Ça Ira” — a French anthem dating back to the late 1700s.