Opening Ceremonies by the numbers 1/7 One of the loudest is Gojira, a popular French heavy metal band that has achieved global success while touring with the likes of Metallica and Slipknot.

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 certain ...

Gojira‘s Joe Duplantier has shared an updated on their “ambitious” next album – see what he had to say below. READ MORE: Gojira – ‘Fortitude’ review: seismic metal ragers that push ...

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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 ...

Many noteworthy moments took place during the Olympic Games’ ceremony but some tempers flared following Gojira’s explosive show in Paris, leaving frontman Joe Duplantier to set the record ...

Gojira have won the Grammy for Best Metal Performance for “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira),” the song they debuted at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, France. Judas Priest, Metallica, Knocked Loose ...

Metallica have announced a series of UK and EU dates for 2026 with support from Gojira and Knocked Loose. The band’s M72 stadium tour will continue into next year, with European dates lined up from ...

Gojira repped metal admirably at the 2024 Summer Olympics, but what other majorly viewed event needs a metal infusion? Gojira singer-guitarist Joe Duplantier tells Full Metal Jackie that he'd love ...

It was Korn’s party. But Gojira most definitely stole the show. Korn came to Shoreline Amphitheater on Sunday night in celebration of a major anniversary. “Tonight, we celebrate 30 years of ...

The iconic metal band have announced they are bringing their long-running tour to the UK and Ireland next summer.