How ‘Aux Armes’ became OM ultras’ emblem of creativity | OneFootball

The 'Aux Armes' chant is the Vélodrome’s vocal signature, its power and clarity filling the ground. It also came to symbolise an era when Marseille’s ultra movement grew through song.

According to L'Équipe, the defining moment arrives when the two virages answer each other, a call and response that grips the arena.

Bruno Blanzat, a familiar OM voice with rapid-fire delivery, commentates every match from the press box for Ici Provence. Often working alone, he knows how to hold and carry his audience.

At the Vélodrome, between anecdotes, he waits for the hush before the storm. When the surge comes, he swings his headset mic towards the end, like a pole vaulter adrift on the stadium’s seventh floor.

He says 'Aux Armes', thanks to its force and crispness, is the only chant he can air in full. Listeners wait for it, and the instant the two virages respond to each other matters to them.

Source: L'Équipe