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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, 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...
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Jul 26, 2024 · Find out all about Gojira, the French heavy metal band who performed at the 2024 Paris OIympics Opening Ceremony.
Jul 26, 2024 · Sandwiched between showtunes from "Les Miserables" and "Carmen," the French heavy-metal band Gojira made a head-banging appearance during the Olympics opening ceremony, giving viewers a...
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.
French metal band Gojira put on a performance for the ages during Friday's opening ceremony. It was a special display for the Francophone musicians, whose blend of hoarse vocals, venomous riffs and...
Aug 3, 2024 · Gojira singer and guitarist Joe Duplantier can count himself part of the most vivid and jarring moments in Olympic Opening Ceremony history, and the journey to create that scene was as fascinating as it was impactful.
Gojira‘s stunning performance at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday (July 26) made headlines for all the right reasons. It offered a rare chance for metal to be showcased on a global stage, the theatrics – including fire, red streamers and a singing, headless Marie Antoinette – were awe-inspiring.