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The Olympic opening ceremony kicked off with one of the craziest openings ever: a castle full of decapitated Marie Antoinettes rocking out to heavy metal… and boy, was it an incredible sight.
The Paris performance on Friday was electrifying — heavy metal band Gojira teamed up with the opera singer Marina Viotti to start a head-banging revolution… while all the Marie Antoinettes sang along to the famous revolutionary song “Ah! Ça Ira!”
Red fireworks—symbolizing blood, of course—shot into the sky… while real fire and each band member staggered to a different windowsill brought the performance to life.
There were several Marie Antoinettes in each window — and yes, they were all decapitated… obviously referencing the French Revolution and all the heads that rolled during that time, including hers.
Overall, the performance was a tribute to Paris’ political evolution and emancipation over time — which is good… but it was graphic… especially for daytime TV. Either way, they went there.
Needless to say, it was a big moment for French band Gojira… who made history as the first rock metal band to perform at the Olympics — and they rocked out to celebrate the big moment.
They already have a huge fan base and three Grammy nominations, so this is just the icing on the cake of their incredible career — especially in their native France.
As for the image of headless Marie… we’re sure there will be people clutching their pearls.