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French Rockers Gojira Felt Pressure to Represent ‘Whole Metal Community’ During 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
Gojira felt pressure to represent the 'whole metal community' during their fiery performance at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
That explains why in the lead-up to Friday night’s fiery performance, singer/guitarist Joe Duplantier, 47, told The New York Times that their bruising version of the song “Ah! “The song’s going to be in your face,” he promised before the flame-throwing spectacle that opened with a brief performance of Les Miserables ‘ “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from Théâtre du Chatelet. That was immediately followed by boat-riding opera singer Marina Viotti and Gojira shocking crowds with the set that featured tons of pyro and the bizarre sight of dozens of Marie Antoinettes holding their own decapitated heads and singing along.
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