Photo by Svarta Photography
Today, IGORRR presents their latest video, “Limbo.” The track comes by way of the outfit’s chart topping fifth album, Amen, released in September via Metal Blade Records.
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).
Of “Limbo,” Gautier elaborates, “It’s an endless battle between good and evil. Beauty navigates through evil, always keeping its head above the surface, even in the heaviest storm.”
Watch IGORRR’s video for “Limbo” HERE.
Watch IGORRR’s previously released videos for “Daemoni,” “Headbutt,” “Blastbeat Falafel,” and “ADHD” HERE.
Preview/purchase Amen at metalblade.com/igorrr.
European fans can catch IGORRR live next month on an extensive headlining tour with support provided by their Metal Blade labelmates Dvne as well as Thoughtcrimes. Secure your tickets now as many shows have already sold out! Additional live performances will be announced in the weeks to come. See all confirmed dates below.
IGORRR w/ Dvne, Thoughtcrimes:
2/05/2026 La Boite Noire – Meisenthal, FR
2/06/2026 Im Wizemann Hall – Stuttgart, DE
2/07/2026 Backstage Werk – Munich, DE
2/08/2026 Alcatraz – Milan, IT
2/10/2026 Kino Siska – Ljubljana, SI
2/11/2026 Gasometer – Vienna, AT
2/12/2026 Roxy – Prague, CZ
2/13/2026 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU
2/14/2026 Progresia – Warsaw, PL
2/16/2026 Loftas – Vilnius, LT
2/17/2026 Helitehas – Tallinn, EE
2/18/2026 Kulttuuritalo – Helsinki, FI
2/20/2026 Fryshuset – Stockholm, SE
2/21/2026 Rockefeller – Oslo, NO
2/22/2026 Amager Bio – Copenhagen, DK
2/24/2026 Metropol – Berlin, DE
2/25/2026 FZW – Dortmund, DE
2/26/2026 Tivoli – Utrecht, NL
2/27/2026 L’Aeronef – Lille, FR
2/28/2026 Le 106 – Rouen, FR
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 led 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.”
“It is absolutely extraordinary talent. It goes from classical baroque, full-on opera into death metal and back again, within like 15 seconds. His output is prolific. So yeah, he’s pretty darn cool.” – Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden
“One might call it cinematic, if modern movies were in any way capable of being this weird or counterintuitive. IGORRR may be making music for normal people, but nobody will come away from Amen with their usual frames of reference intact.” – Blabbermouth
“With Amen, Gautier Serre continues building his IGORRR-ian worldview – one that makes us question what the hell we’re doing. Reality has always been distorted through personal lenses, but IGORRR reminds us that perhaps none of us will ever truly know what’s going on, a terrifying proposition. Like the music itself, we can only glitch, stumble, erupt, and explode through a world hosting billions of realities all at once. If you’re not comfortable in your own head, don’t worry. None of us are.” – Everything Is Noise
“While this might seem like mainman Gautier Serre is moving in a familiar direction to longtime IGORRR fans, Amen sees him wholeheartedly pushing his work to its absolute maximum in an incredibly ambitious way.” – Heavy Blog Is Heavy
“This is a serious work that’s exciting, unnerving, and challenging. For those who would love to hear Venetian Snares and (say) Dido’s Lament by Henry Purcell and Secret Chiefs 3 and Cannibal Corpse reconciled into one cogent, modern, and exhilarating expression, Amen is your panacea. You will hear colors in this music that you have never before imagined.” – New Noise Magazine
“With Amen, he reinforces the uniqueness of IGORRR and proves once again that metal can still sound innovative, cinematic, danceable, sophisticated, and crazy in 2025.” – Rock Hard Germany
“…Amen sounds as if baroque composers in the 18th century discovered crystal meth and decided to invent grindcore.” – Metal Hammer Germany
“…Mr. Bungle’s free-thinking, extreme metal, and electronic fidget music meet normal French avant-garde weirdness.” – Deaf Forever
“Any recommended tracks? No. Because everything about this album is just great. This record definitely deserves to be celebrated! Unbelievable! Simply magnificent! An absolute masterpiece!” – Fuze
IGORRR:
Gautier Serre – machines
JB Le Bail – vocals
Marthe Alexandre – vocals
Remi Serafino – drums
Martyn Clément – guitars
Album artwork by Adrian Baxter
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