French multi-instrumentalist and producer Gautier Serre has been operating under the name Igorrr for 20 years now, yet each new record still resounds with a startling freshness and radical vitality.
Gautier’s steadfastly unclassifiable and stunning “Amen” full-length maintains this impact, blindsiding the listener with a new set of exploratory curveballs and continuing to surprise and unnerve even the most attuned enthusiast. The record includes guest appearances by Scott Ian (Anthrax), Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle), and Mike Leon (CKY, ex-Soulfly).
European fans can catch Igorrr live again in Spring 2027 since the band has just announced their next headline trek through the old continent.
European Tour Dates 2027:
13/03/2027 – Aix-en-Provence (FR) – Headbang Festival
14/03/2027 – Solothurn (CH) – Kofmehl
16/03/2027 – Zagreb (HR) – Boogaloo
17/03/2027 – Belgrade (RS) – Hangar
20/03/2027 – Athens (GR) – Gagarin 205
21/03/2027 – Thessaloniki (GR) – Principal Club
23/03/2027 – Istanbul (TR) – IF Beşiktaş
24/03/2027 – Sofia (BG) – Pirotska
25/03/2027 – Bucharest (RO) – Quantic Club
27/03/2027 – Kosice (SK) – Colosseum
28/03/2027 – Brno (CZ) – SONO
30/03/2027 – Leipzig (DE) – Felsenkeller
31/03/2027 – Wiesbaden (DE) – Schlachthof
01/04/2027 – Metz (FR) – La BAM
02/04/2027 – Maastricht (NL) – Muziekgieterij
03/04/2027 – Reims (FR) – La Cartonnerie
04/04/2027 – Strasbourg (FR) – La Laiterie
Since signing to Metal Blade in 2017, the Igorrr name has expanded from one man’s pseudonym to become a full group identity, but Gautier remains the project’s guiding light and mastermind, so he’s the best man to ask to describe the indescribable
“This album is definitely darker than its predecessors, it has such a very weighty and solemn vibe that has never been reached before in IGORRR”, explains Gautier. “The fact that I recorded a real choir in a church helped this a lot, but above all there has been very long and meticulous work on the sound and the choice of instruments, and deep experimental research to create a unique sound design. Of course, because it’s an Igorrr album, there are some more colorful tracks, like ‘Blastbeat Falafel’, ‘ADHD…’. They contrast very much with the ambient heaviness. I need tracks like these on an album, it helps to really get through it fully focused, like a shot of limoncello before the next meal”.
Preview & purchase “Amen” here.
Weblinks:
igorrr.com
www.facebook.com/IgorrrBarrroque
