Overview

• Gojira performed 'Ah! Ça Ira' with opera singer Marina Viotti at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.
• The band's intense performance featured dramatic visuals, including fire and decapitated Marie Antoinettes.
• Gojira felt the weight of representing the entire metal genre on the world stage.
• The performance was a bold statement of French history and cultural expression.
• Despite mixed reactions, the metal community celebrated the band's unprecedented Olympic appearance.