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Gojira is a French heavy metal band from Ondres. Founded as Godzilla in 1996, the band's lineup—brothers Joe (lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (lead and rhythm guitar), and Jean-Michel Labadie (bass)—has been the same since the band changed its name to Gojira in 2001.
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Gojira is the original Japanese Toho Studios name for what was later misinterpreted by the American market as "Godzilla". The band was initially named Godzilla until they had to change their name due to copyright reasons.
Jul 26, 2024 · Gojira, a popular French 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...
Gojira performs at the opening ceremony at the summer Olympics in Paris, France. Gojira is the first heavy metal band to ever perform at The Olympics.Join th...
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Jun 2, 2021 · When the brothers began Gojira, there was no local metal scene, so they were on their own, obsessed with the aforementioned death metal bands across the Atlantic and inspired by Sepultura’s percussion on Chaos A.D. and Roots.
Jul 26, 2024 · Heavy metal music just made its epic Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, and it’s plain to see why organizers chose French hard rock band Gojira to perform. The award-winning...
Jul 27, 2024 · To open the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the French heavy metal band Gojira broke ground for the genre, becoming the only act of its kind to perform at the ceremony.
