Gojira Caught Using Backing Tracks At Olympics?

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Gojira pulled off a spectacular performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony and they have scripted a monumental moment in the band’s career. However, fans have been wondering whether they used backing tracks for their performance.

Gojira seemingly used backing track for drums

Fans have been raising questions about how they got the drums to make the sound as no mic could be spotted. Some believe that it’s a live performance but they might have been playing in sync.

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It was noted that 24 hours leading up to Gojira’s fiery and unrelentingly heavy spectacle, French news outlets had only just begun reporting that Gojira was slated to play the opening ceremony among mainstream figures like Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura, and Celine Dion. The news alone was creating waves in metal media corners and Gojira became the first metal band to ever perform at the Olympics.

However, not much was known outside of the fact that Gojira would be doing a collaborative performance with opera singer Marina Viotti. There was no revelation of how involved Gojira would be sonically and visually in the performance, and it would be no surprise if Gojira were a shadowed backing band or less in the spotlight.

The band delivered one of the greatest performances to ever grace a global mainstream event. Performing ‘Ah! Ça Ira,’ a popular song during the French Revolution, Gojira and opera singer Marina Viotti were joined by a plethora of beheaded figures representing Queen Marie Antoinette. Right from the onset, the aesthetics laid out the perfect tone for the rebellious metal mayhem that ensued.

The swarm of pyrotechnics coupled with Gojira’s pinch harmonic squeals and rapid-fire rhythms was nothing short of a spectacle that they produce at their live shows. Opera singer Marina Viotti also performed well with the band, though her performance was fairly short yet sweet in comparison.

Surprisingly much of the spotlight was centered on Gojira for the majority of the performance. It certainly played in the band’s favor the fact they were positioned atop such epic scenery, specifically the Conciergerie — a former prison and residence of French kings during the French Revolution.