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.
Steadfastly unclassifiable fifth studio album “Amen” maintains this impact, blindsiding the listener with a new set of exploratory curveballs and continuing to surprise and unnerve even the most attuned enthusiast.
“Amen” arrives on September 19th, 2025, via Metal Blade.
The record features guest appearances from by Scott Ian (Anthrax), Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle), and Mike Leon (Soulfly)
Today, the artist has shared the video for new single “Infestis”. Watch the video below.
The song is about “going deep into severe matters”, says Igorrr. “A need to explore these feelings. Nothing is a joke here: Black metal influences, traditional Tibetan instruments, and excessive distortion to make it even darker. It’s an exploration of an inner feeling that you are possessed and infested by a bad spirit. No fight is possible; you have already lost”.
“Amen” will be available in the following formats.
• Box Set (2-LP sawblade shape picture vinyl, action figure, coloring book, slipmat, greeting card, ltd. 1000)
• Digipak (EU) / Jewelcase CD (US)
• Tan Smoke Vinyl (US)
• Teal Marbled Vinyl (US)
• Tan Marbled Vinyl (US)
• 180g Black Vinyl (EU)
• Gold Metallic Vinyl (EU)
• Transparent Beige Brown Marbled Vinyl (EU, ltd. 1000)
• Neon Splatter Vinyl (MB Store EU, ltd. 500)
• Clear w/ Gold Splatter Vinyl (Band excl, ltd. 300)
• Zoetrope Picture Disc Vinyl (EU, ltd. 500)
• Smoke Vinyl (Sound Pollution excl, ltd. 300)
• Gold w/ Black Dust Vinyl (Season of Mist excl, ltd. 200)
• White w/ Brown Splatter Vinyl (Frozen Records excl, ltd. 200)
Pre-order “Amen” here.
Tracklist:
01. Daemoni
02. Headbutt
03. Limbo
04. Blastbeat Falafel
05. ADHD
06. 2020
07. Mustard Mucous
08. Infestis
09. Ancient Sun
10. Pure Disproportionate Black and White Nihilism
11. Étude n°120
12. Silence
Igorrr will tour Europe this fall with Master Boot Record and Imperial Triumphant. The artist plans to return to the US to play live in 2026. Stay tuned for more.
European & UK Tour Dates 2025:
01/10 – Bordeaux (FR) – Le Rocher de Palmer
02/10 – Toulouse (FR) – Le Bikini
03/10 – Bilbao (SP) – Santana 27
04/10 – Barcelona (SP) – Apollo 1
05/10 – Madrid (SP) – La Riviera
07/10 – Istres (FR) – L’Usine
08/10 – Lausanne (CH) – Les Docks
09/10 – Frankfurt (DE) – Batschkapp
10/10 – Nijmegen (NL) – Soulcrusher Festival
11/10 – Brussels (BE) – Ancienne Belgique
12/10 – Cologne (DE) – Live Music Hall
14/10 – Hamburg (DE) – Markthalle
15/10 – Nancy (FR) – Nancy Jazz Pulsation
16/10 – Lyon (FR) – Le Transbordeur
17/10 – Paris (FR) – L’Olympia
19/10 – Nantes (FR) – Stereolux
21/10 – Bristol (UK) – Prospect Building Crane
22/10 – London (UK) – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
23/10 – Manchester (UK) – O2 Ritz
European Tour Dates 2026:
02-05-26 | FR | Meisenthal | La Boite Noire
02-06-26 | DE | Stuttgart | Im Wizemann Hall
02-07-26 | DE | Munich | Backstage Werk
02-08-26 | IT | Milan | Alcatraz
02-10-26 | SI | Ljubljana | Kino Siska
02-11-26 | AT | Vienna | Gasometer
02-12-26 | CZ | Prague | Roxy
02-13-26 | HU | Budapest | Barba Negra
02-14-26 | PL | Warsaw | Progresia
02-16-26 | LT | Vilnius | Loftas
02-17-26 | EE | Tallinn | Helitehas
02-18-26 | FI | Helsinki | Kulttuuritalo
02-20-26 | SE | Stockholm | Fryshuset
02-21-26 | NO | Oslo | Rockefeller
02-22-26 | DK | Copenhagen | Amager Bio
02-24-26 | DE | Berlin | Metropol
02-25-26 | DE | Dortmund | FZW
02-26-26 | NL | Utrecht | Tivoli
02-27-26 | FR | Lille | L’Aeronef
02-28-26 | FR | Rouen | Le 106
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”.
With an urge to continually take Igorrr’s multifaceted and challenging sound further forward with each release, Gautier has spent a lot of time cultivating multiple new modes and methods of working since 2020’s breathtaking, critically acclaimed opus “Spirituality and Distortion” – which even reached No. 12 on the official German album chart. Gautier has always made clear that Igorrr is as much about the influence of Bach and Chopin as it is about Cannibal Corpse, Aphex Twin, and Meshuggah, but the source of specific stimuli gets harder to ascertain as the process is refined. “It’s always difficult for me to know from where the inspiration comes”, he muses. “Music is an expression of life, and I would say everything, even what seems the most insignificant thing, can be a source of inspiration. I would say there hasn’t been one event or one experience that has lead me on a creative process, it’s more like a cumulation of everything. I love making music, my brain processes music all the time. You cannot imagine the amount of albums and concertos I create during my sleep. The challenge is more how to sort these ideas to keep the ones with the best potential, the ones that I won’t get bored of, the ones that I really Love – with a big letter L”.
Line-up:
Gautier Serre – Machines
Jb Le Bail – Vocals
Marthe Alexandre – Vocals
Remi Serafino – Drums
Martyn Clément – Guitars
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/IgorrrBarrroque
www.instagram.com/igorrr
