Gojira received their first-ever GRAMMY final evening within the Finest Metallic Efficiency class for his or her Olympic track “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” carried out alongside vocalist Marina Viotti and composed by Victor Le Masne. The Recording Academy is now streaming Gojira‘s acceptance speech given by frontman Joe Duplantier, the place he encourages steel artists to maintain pushing the bounds. It is a very cool second, and it is all the time good to see an incredible band acknowledged for his or her work!
“Thanks very a lot. It took us a very long time [to walk up to the stage], we had been sitting again there. We’re extraordinarily excited to obtain this award. We had the privilege to carry out on the Olympic ceremony with Marina and Victor, so this can be a nice day for us, clearly,” mentioned Duplantier within the above video.
“We wish to dedicate this award to all of the bands which are pushing the boundaries. Assist your native artists, assist your native bands as a result of that is the place it is at. They’re inspiring us to proceed. So thanks very a lot for this.”
Gojira beat out Judas Priest, Knocked Loose, Metallica, and Spiritbox within the class (all of whom additionally deserved it, frankly). This 12 months’s nominations for the Finest Metallic Efficiency class on the 2025 Grammy Awards had been:
- “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” – Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
- “Crown of Horns” – Judas Priest
- “Suffocate” – Knocked Free feat. Poppy
- “Screaming Suicide” – Metallica
- “Cellar Door” – Spiritbox
Oh, and in case you want a superb snort, skip to 2:55:50 within the beneath video. It received lower within the above video, however you may see Gojira get performed onto the stage to Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman” by the home band. It’s also possible to take a look at the full list of relevant rock and metal GRAMMY winners from this year right here.
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