Gojira have launched an official music video for his or her electrifying efficiency of “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” on the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris this previous summer time.
The video captures the efficiency in all its glory, with the members of Gojira enjoying the track from platforms outdoors the home windows of the Conciergerie constructing, a former jail and courthouse that sits alongside the River Seine. As they ship the metallic model of the French Revolution-era track “Ah, Ça Ira!,” they’re joined by opera singer Marina Viotti, who floats down the river in a picket ship.
This new official model of the video eliminates the semi-annoying commentary from the unique broadcast’s NBC announcers, and lets the music and visuals do the speaking.
On the finish of August, Gojira launched an official single model of the track, which went on to be nominated for Greatest Steel Efficiency on the upcoming 2025 Grammy Awards.
Reflecting on the Olympics efficiency, Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier advised Heavy Consequence in a video interview, “It’s mind-blowing, truly. We’re nonetheless a bit excessive within the band. We’re nonetheless making an attempt to grasp what actually occurred.”
He added, “When it comes to the affect on the world of metallic, we felt like the celebs have been aligned, as a result of we’re a French band, the ceremony was in France, and two of the creators of the ceremony have been large Gojira followers.”
Gojira will play a collection of European festivals in the summertime, and embark on a tour of their native France in late 2025. Tickets to their upcoming reveals can be found right here.
Watch the official video for “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” beneath.