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Gojira<\/a><\/strong> is now streaming their cover of “Mea Culpa (Ah! \u00c7a ira!)” from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The cover was performed alongside visuals of a beheaded Marie Antoinette<\/strong> and blood cannons, as well as additional vocals from opera singer Marina Viotti<\/strong>. Check it out below and relive arguably one of the biggest days heavy metal has had in a long time!<\/p>\n And no \u2013 Gojira<\/a><\/strong>‘s performance was not “Satanic” despite what many (very misguided) people may have thought. Gojira<\/a><\/strong> frontman Joe Duplantier<\/strong> addressed the accusations in a recent interview with Rolling Stone<\/em>, saying all the violence and heavy metal is simply a part of French culture.<\/p>\n “It’s none of that. It’s French history. It’s French charm, you know, beheaded people, red wine, and blood all over the place \u2014 it’s romantic, it’s normal,” said Duplantier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “There’s nothing satanic [laughs]. France is a country that made a separation between the state and religion during the revolution. And it’s something very important, very dear to the foundation of republican France. We call it la\u00efcit\u00e9. It’s when the state is not religious anymore, so therefore it’s free in terms of expression and symbolism. It’s all about history and facts. We don’t look too close closely at symbolism in terms of religion.”<\/p>\n