To those saying "they aren't death metal" - consider that a band with their back catalogue and roots in tech death getting to play in front of that many people will absolutely be introducing a lot more people to death metal as a result of this performance. Even if it's not what they write *now*, they're still a representative of a more extreme style of metal than most mainstream bands in the genre dive into, and that's the entire point.
They are not death metal. They are metal. But they are not death metal. They have played in a lot of great death metal bands. But they are not death metal they are far better in my opinion than death metal. But they are not death metal.
Prolly live viewing figure would be about a billion! The other billion will be those who saw the footage through other people sharing it after it happened (like yours truly)! 🤣🤣🤣 If Gojira can get even 5% of the global audience that saw them perform at the Opening Ceremony (regardless of how they saw it) to become fans, they're financially set for life!
I’m Italian and you can’t understand how much I’m jealous. Just the thought of having this kind of show at an hypothetic Italian olympics would make the organizers throw up, I love your country so much and it endorses fully my ideals.
So am I !! And I needed this after the Bataclan's attack, I don't know why (maybe because it was a metal/rock band) but It felt so great to hear and celebrate the voice of freedom again in Paris !! At last we came back harder and louder than ever ! What a performance !!
Napoleon declared himself an emperor and invaded Europe until the Russians sent the little bastard packing at the gates of Moscow. It's almost as if they've have had enough of Western Europeans marching to their doorstep. Who was the other little guy...his name escapes me. The drag queen 'Last Supper' was the most French thing about that shite show. lol
Everyone seems to miss the fact Marina Viotti GROWLED! at the part after they sang together, before the breakdown. You can see her actually scream before waving her hand up again
juste, MERCI !!!! You got everything, underlined all the aspects, with every details that needed to be seen to catch properly the global epicness of this masterpiece which we all witnessed yesterday. These 3 minutes were truly a masterclass ! pure art !! Cheers
I love Gojira and I was scared to hear they were opening the Olympics with an opera singer. As a lifelong metal fan our exposure is usually limited to crap like the Black Album. When I read that Joe told the NYT they were there to represent metal and were going all out I was excited, but I could never imagine whay we could get. So many of my fellow metal fans feel proud today even if they are not Gojira fans. The world got to see and ENJOY metal on our terms....and they overwhelmingly Loved it.
@@zsoltontube Good call. She could have easily taken over and sent the piece in a different direction, but she let it breathe. I've read interviews where Joe thinks he's a terrible vocalist. Given the theme and the piece they were creating, I thought it worked perfectly.
Grew up with ac/dc and Motorhead in late 70's and never really got into metal, but now that I'm older and after seeing that clip, I think that's gonna change ! I'm French living in USA and I didn't know this band were French, I thought it was Metallica for a minute 😅
Saw them live last year in Pittsburgh, they were the best of the night despite the other bands also being amazing. Gojira is just a league of their own man and im so glad they got to perform for the world!
The spirit of heavy Metal has reappeared in the eyes of the whole world with GOJIRA at the Olympic Games 2024. Thanks to this french group and to their unique performance which has embellished and revived this music. Their staging will remain anchored in the memory of those who love the Metal and in that of the Olympic Games. A big thank you also to FRANCE who had the audacity to have a Metal band play for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. (Google Translation)
It's worth noting that it was also a reference to the 2015 Paris attack at the Bataclan. The band playing then was Eagles of death metal (obviously they're not metal but heh, there's "death metal" in the name) With the boat reprensenting Paris whose motto is "fluctuat nec mergitur" (she is rocked by the waves but does not sink)
Jacob, I didn't know what to call it until now, but what you called the "bend riff" ... well, ok, first I need to say I appreciate how you commented on EVERY aspect of this performance, because it was great for many reasons which made the whole greater than the sum of its parts, and you pretty much hit on all of them ... all of the things that made it one of the greatest moments in the 50 or so years of metal history. I don't think that's an exaggeration, given the platform and viewership. But back to the bend riff ...when I first heard that in a clip and with the sound quality it deserved ... oh my god, I mean it's as if Godzilla rose from the river, 1000 feet high, and crushing everything beneath in an apocalyptic fantasy. To me, it was that huge. And I was glad to hear you theorize why it indeed sounded that way. Man... I've listened to/watched this more than 30 times in the past 3 days and can't get enough of it!
I was convinced they were gonna play something like Our Time Is Now, or maybe even like The Chant and put a lot more focus on the Opera than themselves but oh man. Im so glad I was wrong because that was sick!!
The building is called the conciergerie, during the revolution there were 17,000 heads cut off between 1693 and 1794, we call it the Great Terror. it was the end of the monarchy, a lot of blood and death
I was sad cause the general mix on the channel I was watching it on was crap - not just for Gojira but for Gaga and the French artist. The performance hit so much better when I watched other feeds on youtube. Such a good performance.
It's too bad that there is so much controversy over the other opening "acts" at the Olympics. Gojira is one of my favorite bands and I'm so happy they got this global spotlight!
If ever there was a genre of music and a modern band who could accurately interpret the French Revolution it was metal and Gojira. Those were some hard core times, but out of the revolution came the age of enlightenment and the French Republic . Liberty, Egalite, Fraternite (liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
It was loud, it was Revolutionary and it was h e a v y . Love live the revolution, long live Metal. Top THIS Metallica. Right now, Gojira is the biggest band on the planet.
I know it will sound what a random question, but what shelf are you using for your turntable in the background? Amazing video though, Gojira really crushed it!
Hey, give Kelly Clarkson a break. She's a metal head! She got so excited seeing the performance and stated it was beautiful! Props to her response, which may help expand positive thoughts of others not familiar to this great and beautiful music!
One of the best clips I could find was on a Belgian sporta site called Sporza. If you google Sporza Gojira it should pop up with a link saying "Gojira zorgt voor stevig vuurwerk naast de Seine" has no commentary over it
You can find the entire performance on Eurosport France YT Channel. CBC and other American channels censured it and other parts of the ceremony (talk about liberty and freedoms, when not even China or North Korea censored it…)
To those saying "they aren't death metal" - consider that a band with their back catalogue and roots in tech death getting to play in front of that many people will absolutely be introducing a lot more people to death metal as a result of this performance. Even if it's not what they write *now*, they're still a representative of a more extreme style of metal than most mainstream bands in the genre dive into, and that's the entire point.
progressive groove metal I'd call them, the fact is their recent stuff is relatively accessible compared to typical death metal
They are not death metal. They are metal. But they are not death metal. They have played in a lot of great death metal bands. But they are not death metal they are far better in my opinion than death metal. But they are not death metal.
Except they aren't death metal. Try to spin it however you'd like. Fact remains they aren't death metal and never have been.
they could easly record it better Audio and Video :) PS they could invite orginal Godzilla to eat wokeness afterwords
Still not death metal 🤦🏻♂️
2 billion people just watched Gojira kick ass
2 billion and counting, everyone is sharing this performance, including huge mainstream media.
Prolly live viewing figure would be about a billion! The other billion will be those who saw the footage through other people sharing it after it happened (like yours truly)! 🤣🤣🤣
If Gojira can get even 5% of the global audience that saw them perform at the Opening Ceremony (regardless of how they saw it) to become fans, they're financially set for life!
They Will Discover the back catalogue....they Will Discover how good they are ... metal at his finest....
That's metal af 🤘🏻😂
the metalhead population propably just doubled.
My dad showed me the clip of Gojira performing this morning and it actually made me tear up. Holy shit, what an INSANE moment for metal!
Let's not go self-promoting your own stuff under someone else's video, friendo
@@JacobAndrsnI took that off my comment. Should’ve thought it through and not done that. I apologize; won’t happen again.
I feel like no other metal band could have pulled this off as well, Gojira are special.
Yea other than a handful of bands I agree it was so epic
Fleshgod Apocalypse would've done something good too I bet
Rammstein could've done something on that level but not in france
if the olympics come back to Germany,imagine Rammstein doing there thing,that aside Vive la France,vive Gojira
There are a handful of bands who can! That is why metal is so damn great!
can we talk about that gunshot snare? those drums sounded massive.
That’s why I think they had their own team work on the mix haha
Billions people saw this, as a french I'm proud of this
Im proud too bro.
Tu m’étonnes ! Je suis meme pas fan de Gojira (mais respect bien sûr) et ils ont tout déchiré, rien à redire, keukla monumentale, grosse fierté
Fière de fou
I’m Italian and you can’t understand how much I’m jealous. Just the thought of having this kind of show at an hypothetic Italian olympics would make the organizers throw up, I love your country so much and it endorses fully my ideals.
So am I !! And I needed this after the Bataclan's attack, I don't know why (maybe because it was a metal/rock band) but It felt so great to hear and celebrate the voice of freedom again in Paris !! At last we came back harder and louder than ever ! What a performance !!
The show was hard af. Metal, blood, explosions, a damn boat (Paris emblem if you wonder why), in a castle...
That lady came out on a boat, to Gojira, and managed to improve it even further
This "castle" used to be a jail.
And, for the youngest, the true Arno from Assassin Creed looking at the scene with the torch.
R.I.P Pop music 😂😂😂
Hello from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿🎸🔥
Heavy Metal ❤❤❤
"The band killed it, the production team killed it, the French... Killed Marie Antoinette" omfg that killed ME 😂
Them coming out to a headless Marie Antionette singing a song about the Frech Revolution...The most metal thing and french thing you can do
Napoleon declared himself an emperor and invaded Europe until the Russians sent the little bastard packing at the gates of Moscow. It's almost as if they've have had enough of Western Europeans marching to their doorstep. Who was the other little guy...his name escapes me. The drag queen 'Last Supper' was the most French thing about that shite show. lol
The french are avantgarde.
parfois.
In this specific case, yes they are! 🤣🤘🍻💪🥇🇫🇷
Humm, not every time, trust me 😅! (and i'm French...)
@@Nosferatus29le terme même « avant-garde » est français
As french I am not surprised.
Everyone seems to miss the fact Marina Viotti GROWLED! at the part after they sang together, before the breakdown. You can see her actually scream before waving her hand up again
Apparently she used to be in a heavy metal band, so that's fucking rad
juste, MERCI !!!!
You got everything, underlined all the aspects, with every details that needed to be seen to catch properly the global epicness of this masterpiece which we all witnessed yesterday.
These 3 minutes were truly a masterclass ! pure art !!
Cheers
best moment on the tv of my 12 yr old life
Welcome to metal❤️
@@porterquartion true
@@georgepoa1440 not welcome i now gojira since i'm 6 yrs old bruh
MASTODON FOR THE SUPER BOWL
I love Gojira and I was scared to hear they were opening the Olympics with an opera singer. As a lifelong metal fan our exposure is usually limited to crap like the Black Album. When I read that Joe told the NYT they were there to represent metal and were going all out I was excited, but I could never imagine whay we could get. So many of my fellow metal fans feel proud today even if they are not Gojira fans. The world got to see and ENJOY metal on our terms....and they overwhelmingly Loved it.
Marina Viotti is a metal fan, she perfectly matched the vibe.
@@zsoltontube Good call. She could have easily taken over and sent the piece in a different direction, but she let it breathe. I've read interviews where Joe thinks he's a terrible vocalist. Given the theme and the piece they were creating, I thought it worked perfectly.
You miss the point. This was not about exposing the masses to metal but a not so subtle political statement.
Not that deep homie
Grew up with ac/dc and Motorhead in late 70's and never really got into metal, but now that I'm older and after seeing that clip, I think that's gonna change ! I'm French living in USA and I didn't know this band were French, I thought it was Metallica for a minute 😅
The Greatest musical act in any sporting event.......EVER!!!!!NO ARGUMENT, FULL STOP
Well, agreed !
I hope the track gets released. It sounds incredible.
Even as a fair use type single! I don't think Gojira would want to monetize what was orginally a patriotic revolutionary song for their countrymen!
Saw them live last year in Pittsburgh, they were the best of the night despite the other bands also being amazing. Gojira is just a league of their own man and im so glad they got to perform for the world!
in 30 sec Gojira rules the game
So glad you have the reference of the building and the revolutionary song, so many people analyze this moment without even knowing that !
Been watching it non stop epic!
You can't have seen it more than me :)
The sound was soaring and epic. This was a masterpiece.
I think they had an octave pedal on that bend riff - which is super cool. Excellent performance altogether, there’s so much to love.
I’d believe that too if it was used
I've seen Gojira live and it was 100% without a doubt the best live performance I've ever seen. And I've been to COUNTLESS shows.
I love you brought up how weird it was to see Mario without a shirt. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that. LOL
This is the most Dethklok thing a real band has ever done.
YESS!
The spirit of heavy Metal has reappeared in the eyes of the whole world with GOJIRA at the Olympic Games 2024. Thanks to this french group and to their unique performance which has embellished and revived this music. Their staging will remain anchored in the memory of those who love the Metal and in that of the Olympic Games. A big thank you also to FRANCE who had the audacity to have a Metal band play for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. (Google Translation)
Hell yes for wearing an Avalanche shirt
It's worth noting that it was also a reference to the 2015 Paris attack at the Bataclan. The band playing then was Eagles of death metal (obviously they're not metal but heh, there's "death metal" in the name)
With the boat reprensenting Paris whose motto is "fluctuat nec mergitur" (she is rocked by the waves but does not sink)
0:31 -- "This was pure bliss!" Yes it was! Truly awesome! So great to see Metal on the BIG Stage, and kicking ass!
Jacob, I didn't know what to call it until now, but what you called the "bend riff" ... well, ok, first I need to say I appreciate how you commented on EVERY aspect of this performance, because it was great for many reasons which made the whole greater than the sum of its parts, and you pretty much hit on all of them ... all of the things that made it one of the greatest moments in the 50 or so years of metal history. I don't think that's an exaggeration, given the platform and viewership. But back to the bend riff ...when I first heard that in a clip and with the sound quality it deserved ... oh my god, I mean it's as if Godzilla rose from the river, 1000 feet high, and crushing everything beneath in an apocalyptic fantasy. To me, it was that huge. And I was glad to hear you theorize why it indeed sounded that way. Man... I've listened to/watched this more than 30 times in the past 3 days and can't get enough of it!
I was convinced they were gonna play something like Our Time Is Now, or maybe even like The Chant and put a lot more focus on the Opera than themselves but oh man. Im so glad I was wrong because that was sick!!
Time for the NFL to book Metallica or one the big four bands for the Superbowl.
Imagine if FIFA beat the No Fun League into letting a metal band perform at their showcase event... 🤣🤣🤣
The building is called the conciergerie, during the revolution there were 17,000 heads cut off between 1693 and 1794, we call it the Great Terror. it was the end of the monarchy, a lot of blood and death
"Ah ça ira. Mea culpa"
As a french myself, I would love to dance like in a nightclub and then moshing in front of my TV hearing Antimatter haha
It's a metal version of 'Ah! ça ira'. A popular song in the french revolution...
it was unbelievable! I mean my life stopped when they started. PERIOD
Great breakdown of a great performance.
Happy to see somebody who understand what happened.
I was sad cause the general mix on the channel I was watching it on was crap - not just for Gojira but for Gaga and the French artist. The performance hit so much better when I watched other feeds on youtube. Such a good performance.
I am black metal. We are not supposed to like death metal, but this was incredible, and it should make all metalheads proud.
A Fellow R6 gamer, i didnt know you love metal.
And i know milosh does too. i guess R6 and Metal just go hand in hand :)
It's too bad that there is so much controversy over the other opening "acts" at the Olympics. Gojira is one of my favorite bands and I'm so happy they got this global spotlight!
Hey njce keychain btw.
Hope you keep up the good vids cause you hit all the best points of why this was so cool for an opening ceremony.
"Nothing was phoned in."
[Main riff is literally one note]
If ever there was a genre of music and a modern band who could accurately interpret the French Revolution it was metal and Gojira. Those were some hard core times, but out of the revolution came the age of enlightenment and the French Republic . Liberty, Egalite, Fraternite (liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
from Paris.. You're Welcome bro!
Sigma France 🤩
I have never seen your channel, or know who you are, but the kixstar charm earned my sub. RIP Michael
and a good video
He and I used to work together in Rainbow ❤️🤍
Nailed it…them and you
Can't wait to see them in September!
I’ll say it again : super strong ATTACK ON TITAN « The Rumbling » vibe on the Gojira song
DUDE… it was absolutely incredible!!
Merci infiniment, très très belle synthèse , d’accord à 100 pour 100
Great video, but more importantly, amazing shirt!!! #GoAvsGo!
What got me was them being on those platforms on the side of the building up high in the air.
blew my mind
I still cant find this video clip because of how much RUclips is currently oversaturated by Olympics Drama
I fkn love Gojira! Since 2012!
Gojira killed it big time. A very French presentation
Bro gojira Spotify listeners went up a lot overnight many new metalheads gunna be popping up
This opens the possibility to a "who did it better at the OG"? Metal version. Will the U.S. do it better in 2028? We'll see
I honestly started weeping 😂
It was one of the most amazing live sets
The Olympics obliterated themselves, with that awful opening ceremony.
I have never been so proud of being French than during this scene! 🤘
Dark Lunacy Symphonic metal
It was loud, it was Revolutionary and it was h e a v y .
Love live the revolution, long live Metal.
Top THIS Metallica.
Right now, Gojira is the biggest band on the planet.
I know it will sound what a random question, but what shelf are you using for your turntable in the background? Amazing video though, Gojira really crushed it!
It’s made by a company called Tewinko on Amazon, it’s got a weird name but you should be able to find it based on that :)
It was absolutely fucking epic!!!!
METAL IS ABOUT FREEDOM!!!
This song had major epica vibes honestly.. I almost broke my tv when it started playing lol
So I wasn’t the only one who was annoyed by Kelly Clarkson. Rewatched on RUclips without the American commentators. SO much better!
Where can i find this full music video?
One of the only decent opening performances that day
That was epic.
Wow that’s fucking metal.
People don't like open-mindedness, there's still music today, they say the Olympics are Satan 🙏🏻🙏🏻
So.. where is the original video without a reaction or analysis
ruclips.net/video/a6fob05bobQ/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/PK0fX9OMTeo/видео.html
Go Avs!!!!! (And Gojira)
Hey, give Kelly Clarkson a break. She's a metal head! She got so excited seeing the performance and stated it was beautiful! Props to her response, which may help expand positive thoughts of others not familiar to this great and beautiful music!
That was the best performance!!!!
Il y a longtemps que je ne m'étais pas sentie aussi fière d'être françaises 🤟✊
they nailed it
Gojira feat Apocalypta?
Makes me want to live in France
Front house engineer? You're kidding right?
Gojira aint death metal....... and I LOVE THEM
Phenomenal! Where can I find this performance on YT?? Edit: I clicked your link and vid not available here in Canada :(
Does CBC have anything on their channel from their broadcast?
just search gojira olympics
ruclips.net/video/MWncrhGWeB8/видео.htmlsi=-1os_m3eufHV0CwB
One of the best clips I could find was on a Belgian sporta site called Sporza. If you google Sporza Gojira it should pop up with a link saying
"Gojira zorgt voor stevig vuurwerk naast de Seine" has no commentary over it
You can find the entire performance on Eurosport France YT Channel.
CBC and other American channels censured it and other parts of the ceremony (talk about liberty and freedoms, when not even China or North Korea censored it…)
It wasn't live playing...but playback.
no just the choir is playback.
Macron the metal head lol
Gojira isn't remotely death metal... Which is fine for both Gojira and for death metal...
Pretty sad when you can’t find the full version of this on RUclips. Oh but wait.. you can find plenty of lady Gaga.
Search for "Eurosport France JO 2024 Gojira"
...you can find the full version? if you mean the song, the issue is that _it's brand new_
ruclips.net/video/a6fob05bobQ/видео.htmlsi=4TUM2pBo0ulD90YC 😁🤘
@@truedarklanderthe song is over 100 years old.
they are not death metal anymore , but cool
Moi ça me donne envie de récupérer la bastille a c'est franc-maçon 1789 ont oublie pas 🖕, pour tous nos frère chrétien tomber en martyres 1789-1792🤎
they were awesome!! death metal at the olympics in a castle was EPIC!!! FANTASTIQUE! ÇA IRA! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☺️
Honestly even as French i couldn't imagine see this on tv in a such wokiste word that tend to rewrite history from scratch.
According to a lot. Gojira is wokist because they lean left. That woke thing is bs. Just enjoy the metal bro💀
its playback bcz its a rule in olympics u cant play live idk why but yeah all artist its playback
NO, only the choir is playback
Shajira