Igorrr

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Igorrr

| image = Igorrr 2010.jpg

| caption = Serre in November 2010

| birth_name = Gautier Serre

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|06|5}}

| birth_place = France

| genre = {{hlist|Experimental|breakcore|extreme metal|industrial|classical}}

| occupation =

| instrument =

| years_active = 2005–present

| label = Ad Noiseam, Metal Blade, Blood Music

| associated_acts = Whourkr, Corpo-Mente

| current_members = * Gautier Serre

Rémi Serafino
JB Le Bail
Martyn Clément
Erlend Caspersen
Marthe Alexandre

| past_members = * Laurent Lunoir

Laure Le Prunenec
Aphrodite Patoulidou
Patrick
Sylvain Bouvier

| website = {{URL|http://www.igorrr.com}}

}}

Gautier Serre (born June 5, 1984), better known by his stage name Igorrr, is a French musician. Under the Igorrr alias, he combines a variety of disparate genres, including black metal, baroque music, breakcore, and trip hop, into a singular sound. Serre is also part of the groups Whourkr and Corpo-Mente. The Igorrr project became a full band with the addition of vocalists Aphrodite Patoulidou and JB Le Bail, drummer Sylvain Bouvier, guitarist Martyn Clément and bassist Erlend Caspersen.

History

=Solo work (2005–2016)=

Serre plays piano, drums, and guitar and primarily uses Steinberg Cubase for recording.{{Cite web |url=http://www.a-l-arrache.net/home/interwiews/igorrr |title=A L 'Arrache interview: Igorrr |date=10 January 2011 |website=A L 'Arrache |language=fr |author=Duke, Raoul and Suicyco |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121105409/http://www.a-l-arrache.net/home/interwiews/igorrr |archivedate=21 November 2016 }} He named his band after a pet gerbil called Igorr that he had as a child, adding the extra "r" to "make it harder to pronounce."{{Cite web |url=https://service.oeticket.com/igorrr-zwischen-genie-und-wahnsinn/ |title= Igorrr: Zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn |last=Baumgartner |first=Stefan |date=2 November 2017 |website=Oeticket|language=de|trans-title=Igorrr: Between genius and madness}} Serre claims to have synesthesia, in his case perceiving music as colors.

Igorrr self-released a demo album, Poisson Soluble (2006) and Moisissure (2008, Acroplane Recordings),{{Cite web |url=https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2013/05/08/sound-bytes-ad-noiseam-label-special-2/ |title=Sound Bytes : Ad Noiseam Special : Igorrr, Ruby My Dear, The Outside Agency and Fausten |date=8 May 2013 |website=Headphone Commute |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823010025/https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2013/05/08/sound-bytes-ad-noiseam-label-special-2/ |archivedate=23 August 2016 }} which gained the attention of label Ad Noiseam. His debut album Nostril was released in 2010, alongside a companion EP Baroquecore. Both demos were reissued in 2011.

Igorrr's second album Hallelujah was released in 2012. It featured collaboration from Mayhem guitarist Teloch and classical singer Laure Le Prunenec. Igorrr's pet chicken, Patrick, gained notoriety for "playing" the piano (Serre would put chicken feed on corresponding keys the chicken would peck at.){{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/chicken-plays-piano_n_6132676.html |title=Chicken Plays Piano Better Than Most Kids At A Recital |last=Dicker |first=Ron |date=10 November 2014 |website=Huffington Post |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006033059/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/chicken-plays-piano_n_6132676.html |archivedate=6 October 2016 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicken-playing-the-piano-will-knock-you-over-with-a-feather_us_57ea82e6e4b024a52d2a9697 |title=This Piano-Playing Chicken Will Knock You Over With A Feather |last=Ron |first=Dicker |date=27 September 2017 |website=Huffington Post |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015050156/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicken-playing-the-piano-will-knock-you-over-with-a-feather_us_57ea82e6e4b024a52d2a9697 |archivedate=15 October 2016 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2016/10/igorrr_got_his_pet_chicken_patrick_to_play_the_piano_video.html |title=How to Get a Chicken to Play the Piano |last=Raynor |first=Madeline |date=6 October 2016 |website=Slate}} Serre won a GoPro award for film making for a video of Patrick playing filmed with a GoPro.{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/gopro/videos/10154200405946919/ |title=GoPro: Video of the Day: Acclaimed French composer and multi-instrumentalist (and now GoPro Award recipient) Igorrr lets his beloved chicken Patrick take center stage for a musical union of epic proportions! |date=23 October 2016 |website=GoPro}}{{Cite web |url=https://gopro.com/channel/gopro-awards-official-selections/chicken-sGonata |title=Go Pro Awards Official Selections: Chicken Sonata |website=GoPro}}

=Expansion to full band (2017–present)=

File:Igorrr selestat 2017.jpg

In February 2017, Igorrr signed with Metal Blade Records.{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/metal-blade-signs-musical-genius-igorrr-who-melds-genres-like-black-metal-trip-hop-together |title=Metal Blade Signs Musical Genius IGORRR! - Who Melds Genres Like Black Metal & Trip Hop Together |work=Metal Injection |author=Godla, Frank |date=24 February 2017 |publisher=Metal Injection LLC |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224132424/http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/metal-blade-signs-musical-genius-igorrr-who-melds-genres-like-black-metal-trip-hop-together |archivedate=24 December 2017 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.metalblade.com/us/news/igorrr-signs-worldwide-deal-with-metal-blade-records/ |title=Igorrr signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records |date=23 February 2017 |website=Metal Blade Records |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221194232/http://www.metalblade.com/us/news/igorrr-signs-worldwide-deal-with-metal-blade-records/ |archivedate=21 December 2017 }} His third album Savage Sinusoid, was released on June 16, 2017. The album was recorded over five years by a collective of musicians.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rockhard.de/news/newsarchiv/newsansicht/46754-igorrr-savage-sinusoid-album-erscheint-im-fruehling.html |title=Igorrr: "Savage Sinusoid"-Album erscheint im Frühling |date=21 February 2017 |website=Rock Hard |language=de |trans-title=Igorrr: "Savage Sinusoid" album is released in spring |access-date=7 July 2018 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721134322/https://www.rockhard.de/news/newsarchiv/newsansicht/46754-igorrr-savage-sinusoid-album-erscheint-im-fruehling.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/igorrr-creates-operatic-collage-polka-metal-and-it-is-awesome/Content?oid=39755862 |title=Igorrr creates operatic collage polka metal and it is awesome |first=Noah |last=Berlatsky |work=Chicago Reader |date=26 January 2018 |publisher=Wrapports LLC |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205212134/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/igorrr-creates-operatic-collage-polka-metal-and-it-is-awesome/Content?oid=39755862 |archivedate=5 February 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/igorrr_shares_making_of_savage_sinusoid_video_part_2.html |title=Igorrr Shares Making of 'Savage Sinusoid' Video Part 2|work=Ultimate Guitar|author=Lechim|date=11 May 2017}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2017-06-12/igorrr-och-circle-ar-genreanarki-med-mer-eller-mindre-poang |title=Igorrr och Circle är genreanarki med mer eller mindre poäng |last=Jeppsson |first=Jonn Palmér |date=12 June 2017 |work=Sydsvenskan |language=sv |trans-title=Igorrr and Circle produces genre anarchy with varying coherence |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615150632/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2017-06-12/igorrr-och-circle-ar-genreanarki-med-mer-eller-mindre-poang |archivedate=15 June 2017 }} The album was preceded by the single "ieuD".{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/04/11/listennn-to-igorrrs-ieud/|title=Listennn to Igorrr's "ieuD" - MetalSucks|date=11 April 2017|work=MetalSucks|author=Rosenberg, Axl|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818205240/http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/04/11/listennn-to-igorrrs-ieud/|archivedate=18 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/video/igorrr-ieud-is-the-video-masterpiece-ive-been-waiting-for|title=IGORRR "ieuD" Is The Video Masterpiece I've Been Waiting For!|date=11 April 2017|work=Metal Injection|publisher=Metal Injection, LLC.|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220034205/http://www.metalinjection.net/video/igorrr-ieud-is-the-video-masterpiece-ive-been-waiting-for|archivedate=20 December 2017}} Unlike previous Igorrr albums, it did not feature any samples. It featured collaboration with members of Cattle Decapitation and Secret Chiefs 3.{{Cite web |url=https://tartinedecontrebasse.com/2012/12/14/igorrr-interview/ |title=Igorrr : Tu avoueras que ça envoie le steak |last=Ehoarn |date=14 December 2012 |website=Tartine of Contrabass |language=fr |trans-title=Igorrr: "You'll admit that it sends the steak" |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121165805/https://tartinedecontrebasse.com/2012/12/14/igorrr-interview/ |archivedate=21 November 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/video/igorrr-cheval-shows-the-silly-side-of-the-band-and-features-cattle-decapitation-vocalist|title=IGORRR "Cheval" Shows The Silly Side Of The Band, And Features CATTLE DECAPITATION Vocalist|work=Metal Injection|publisher=Metal Injection, LLC.|date=5 June 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111213751/http://www.metalinjection.net/video/igorrr-cheval-shows-the-silly-side-of-the-band-and-features-cattle-decapitation-vocalist|archivedate=11 November 2017}} The album received positive critical reception, Metal Injection awarded it "The Bat Shit Crazy Album Of The Year Award",{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/best-of-2017/the-2017-franky-awards-for-15-best-albums-of-the-year-and-the-winner-is |title=The 2017 Franky Awards For 15 Best Albums of the Year, And The Winner Is... |author=Godla, Frank |date=19 December 2017 |publisher=Metal Injection, LLC. |work=Metal Injection |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223005545/http://www.metalinjection.net/best-of-2017/the-2017-franky-awards-for-15-best-albums-of-the-year-and-the-winner-is |archivedate=23 December 2017 }} and a perfect 10/10 score,{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/igorrr-savage-sinusoid|title=Album Review: IGORRR Savage Sinusoid|date=15 June 2017|author=Pementel, Michael|publisher=Metal Injection, LLC.|work=Metal Injection|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218234339/http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/igorrr-savage-sinusoid|archivedate=18 December 2017}} while AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-sinusoid-mw0003047971|title=Review: Savage Sinusoid - Igorrr|author=Simpson, Paul|work=Allmusic|publisher=All Media Network|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713122026/http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-sinusoid-mw0003047971|archivedate=2017-07-13}} Metal Hammer gave the album 4 out of 5 stars as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/igorrr-savage-sinusoid-album-review|author=Lawson, Dom|date=15 August 2017|title=Igorrr - Savage Sinusoid album review|publisher=Future Plc|work=Metal Hammer|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052148/https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/igorrr-savage-sinusoid-album-review|archivedate=7 July 2018}} The album charted in Belgium on the Ultratop Flanders chart, reaching #173.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/519b0/Igorrr-Savage-Sinusoid|title=Igorrr - Savage Sinusoid charts|work=Ultratop|publisher=Belgian Entertainment Association|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052153/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/519b0/Igorrr-Savage-Sinusoid|archivedate=2018-07-07}}

Igorrr toured North America for the first time in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/10/24/igorrr-to-tour-north-america-for-the-first-time/|title=Igorrr to Tour North America for the First Time|work=MetalSucks|author=Rosenberg, Axl|date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123121317/http://www.metalsucks.net/2017/10/24/igorrr-to-tour-north-america-for-the-first-time/|archivedate=23 November 2017}} In June 2018, Igorrr supported Ministry on their 2018 North American tour.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/ministry-2018-north-american-tour-carpentur-brut-igorrr/|title=Ministry Book Late 2018 North American Tour|work=Loudwire|author=DiVita, Joe|date=5 June 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616123640/http://loudwire.com/ministry-2018-north-american-tour-carpentur-brut-igorrr/|archivedate=16 June 2018}} The live show features drummer Sylvain Bouvier and vocalists Laure Le Prunenec and Laurent Lunoir, alongside Serre on vocals and programming.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/video/igorrr-on-the-repetition-of-metal-patrick-the-chicken-lars-ulrichs-snare-drum-more |title=IGORRR On The Repetition Of Metal, Patrick The Chicken, Lars Ulrich's Snare Drum & More |date=14 July 2017 |work=Metal Injection}}

Igorrr has also performed at several other festivals, including Heavy Montréal festival,{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-rob-zombie-marilyn-manson-to-headline-this-years-heavy-montreal-festival/ |title=AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON To Headline This Year's HEAVY MONTRÉAL Festival |date=21 February 2018 |work=Blabbermouth.net|author=Krgin, Borivoj}} Dour Festival (three times, in 2014, 2015 and 2017),{{cite web |url=http://www.dourfestival.eu/en/artist/detail/Igorrr/ |title=Dour Festival 2014 / 2015 / 2017 - Igorrr |work=Dour Festival |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013205540/http://www.dourfestival.eu/en/artist/detail/Igorrr/ |archivedate=2017-10-13 }} Roadburn Festival,{{cite web |url=http://roadburn.com/band/igorrr/ |title=Igorrr – Roadburn Festival |website=roadburn.com}} Europavox,{{cite web |url=https://www.europavox.com/bands/igorrr/ |title=Igorrr - Europavox |website=europavox.com}} Montreux Jazz Festival,{{cite web |url=https://www.montreuxjazzfestival.com/en/artist/igorrr |title=Igorrr - Montreux Jazz Festival |website=montreuxjazzfestival.com |access-date=2018-06-13 |archive-date=2018-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101030429/http://montreuxjazzfestival.com/en/artist/igorrr |url-status=dead }} Metaldays,{{cite web |url=http://www.metaldays.net/b793/igorrr |title=IGORRR - The soundtrack of the end of the world! |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052153/http://www.metaldays.net/b793/igorrr |archivedate=2018-07-07 }} Durbuy Rock Festival,{{cite web |url=http://www.durbuyrock.be/en/igorrr-drf-2018/ |title=IGORRR @DRF 2018 – Durbuy Rock Festival |website=durbuyrock.be |date=13 November 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052153/http://www.durbuyrock.be/en/igorrr-drf-2018/ |archivedate=2018-07-07 }} Motocultor Festival,{{cite web |url=http://www.motocultor-festival.com/wordpress/portfolio/igorrr/ |title=Igorrr - Motocultor Festival |publisher= |access-date=2018-06-13 |archive-date=2018-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150328/https://www.motocultor-festival.com/wordpress/portfolio/igorrr/ |url-status=dead }} Download Festival,{{cite web |url=https://downloadfestival.co.uk/artists-a-z/igorrr/ |title=Igorrr - Download Festival |publisher= |access-date=2018-06-13 |archive-date=2018-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721132704/https://downloadfestival.co.uk/artists-a-z/igorrr/ |url-status=dead }} Brutal Assault,{{cite web |url=http://www.allmetalfest.com/brutal-assault-festival-2017/ |title=Brutal Assault Festival 2017 - All Metal Festivals |website=allmetalfest.com |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009233945/http://www.allmetalfest.com/brutal-assault-festival-2017/ |archivedate=2017-10-09 }} Hellfest Open Air,{{cite web |url=http://www.allmetalfest.com/hellfest-open-air-2017/ |title=Hellfest Open Air 2017 - All Metal Festivals |website=allmetalfest.com |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904011051/http://www.allmetalfest.com/hellfest-open-air-2017/ |archivedate=2017-09-04 }} FortaRock,{{cite web |url=http://www.fortarock.nl/line-up-2018/igorrr |title=Igorrr |website=FortaRock |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052152/http://www.fortarock.nl/line-up-2018/igorrr |archivedate=2018-07-07 }} and Copenhell,{{cite web |url=https://www.copenhell.dk/line-up/ |title=LINE-UP |website=COPENHELL |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416083257/http://copenhell.dk/line-up/ |archivedate=2016-04-16 }} among others. Igorrr also had a short film shown at the Orlando Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://orlandofilmfest.com/movies/igorrr-opus-brain/|title=orlando Film fest: Igorrr Opus Brain|work=Orlando Film Festival|access-date=2018-06-13|archive-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707084125/https://orlandofilmfest.com/movies/igorrr-opus-brain/|url-status=dead}} They also performed at a rock festival hosted by the opera company Opéra national du Rhin in 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2017/02/15/03006-20170215ARTFIG00245-igorrr-psygnosis-grorrles-groupes-de-metal-a-l-affiche-de-l-opera-de-strasbourg.php |title=Igorrr, Psygnosis, Grorr, les groupes de métal à l'affiche de... l'Opéra de Strasbourg |last=Dubois |first=Arthur |date=15 February 2017 |work=Le Figaro |language=fr |trans-title=Igorrr, Psygnosis, Grorr, the metal bands on the billboard of Strasbourg Opera |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110014219/http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2017/02/15/03006-20170215ARTFIG00245-igorrr-psygnosis-grorrles-groupes-de-metal-a-l-affiche-de-l-opera-de-strasbourg.php |archivedate=10 November 2017 }}

Style and influences

Igorrr's sound combines breakbeats, heavy metal riffs, extreme tempo changes, and operatic singing coupled with screaming/growling, among other elements, to create what AllMusic describes as "an intense, disturbing, and undeniably distinct experience". The project's musical sources include black metal, death metal,{{Cite web |url=https://weirdestbandintheworld.com/2012/06/13/weird-band-of-the-week-igorrr/ |title=Weird band of the Week: Igorrr |date=13 June 2012 |website=The Weirdest Band in the World |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516233738/https://weirdestbandintheworld.com/2012/06/13/weird-band-of-the-week-igorrr/ |archivedate=16 May 2017 }} industrial metal,{{cite web |url=http://www.jankysmooth.com/igorrr-echoplex-words-fail-02-21-2018/ |title=When Words Fail To Describe A Band: Igorrr at the Echoplex|author=Shepye, Rob|work=Janky Smooth|date=February 21, 2018}} progressive metal,{{cite web |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/interview-gautier-serre-igorrr/ |title=INTERVIEW: Gautier Serre – Igorrr|author=Dan McHug|work=distortedsoundmag|date=June 13, 2017}} classical music (especially Baroque music), Balkan music,{{Cite web |url=http://sourdoreille.net/igorrr-la-surenchere-permet-daller-tres-loin-dans-une-emotion/ |title=Igorrr : La surenchère permet d'aller très loin dans une émotion |last=Romain |date=21 September 2017 |website=Sourdoreille.net |language=fr |trans-title=Igorrr: "Overbidding allows you to go very far in an emotion" |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014015402/http://sourdoreille.net/igorrr-la-surenchere-permet-daller-tres-loin-dans-une-emotion/ |archivedate=14 October 2017 }} breakcore,{{Cite web |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2018/04/27/au-nadir-une-soiree-dans-la-forge-metal-du-printemps-de-bourges_5291664_3246.html |title=Au Nadir, une soirée dans la forge metal du Printemps de Bourges |last=Lesprit |first=Bruno |date=27 April 2018 |work=Le Monde|trans-title=At Nadir, an evening in the metal forge of Printemps de Bourges|language=fr}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.be-subjective.de/events/konzertberichte/igorrr-dresden-2017/ |title=Review: Igorrr – Breakcore-Cocktails zum Wochenendausklang (29.10.2017, Dresden) |last=Richter |first=Tobias |date=8 November 2017 |website=Be-Subjective.de|language=de|trans-title=Review: Igorrr - Breakcore cocktails for the weekend finale (29.10.2017, Dresden)}} and trip hop.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/igorrr-mn0002587287/biography|title=Igorrr - Biography & History|work=AllMusic|author=Stephenson, Eric|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418022147/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/igorrr-mn0002587287/biography|archivedate=2017-04-18}}{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/scene-report/scene-report-8-great-french-metal-bands |title=Scene Report: 8 Great French Metal Bands |date=17 January 2018 |work=Metal Injection |author=Pementel, Michael |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071836/http://www.metalinjection.net/scene-report/scene-report-8-great-french-metal-bands |archivedate=22 January 2018 }} It has provoked labels such as "Baroquecore"{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagrosseradio.com/metal/webzine-metal/interview-metal/p11909-gautier-serre-alias-igorrr-tenor-du-baroquecore.html|title=Gautier Serre alias Igorrr, ténor du baroquecore|date=15 June 2015|website=La Grosse Radio Metal|language=fr|trans-title=Gautier Serre alias Igorrr, baroquecore tenor|author=Tfaaon|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022162219/https://www.lagrosseradio.com/metal/webzine-metal/interview-metal/p11909-gautier-serre-alias-igorrr-tenor-du-baroquecore.html|archivedate=22 October 2017}} and has been described as Dadaist.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lordsofrock.net/igorrr-a-ebullition/ |title=Igorrr à Ebullition |date=18 November 2017 |work=Lords of Rock|author1=Cédric Droguet|author2=David Rigolet|language=fr|trans-title=Igorrr boiling}}

In a 2017 interview, Serre said of the origin of Igorrr: "It started when I was a teenager looking for a band or an artist destroying all the limits of music, a band able to bring what all the boring mainstream bands could not bring."{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/introducing-igorrr-metals-maddest-new-noise |title=Introducing Igorrr: metal's maddest new noise |work=Metal Hammer|publisher=Future plc|date=25 July 2017}} Serre listed classical composers Frédéric Chopin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Domenico Scarlatti, alongside contemporary acts Taraf de Haïdouks, Cannibal Corpse, Meshuggah, Aphex Twin, Mr. Bungle (as well as other Mike Patton projects), and Portishead as influences in the early days.{{cite web|url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/2672064/igorrr-at-trabendo-paris|title=Igorrr at Trabendo, Paris|work=Blouin Artinfo|date=20 November 2017|publisher=Louise Blouin Media|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052152/http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/2672064/igorrr-at-trabendo-paris|archivedate=7 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.antiheromagazine.com/interview-gautier-serre-of-igorrr/|author=Martin, Scott|work=AntiHero Magazine|publisher=AntiHero Media LLC|title=Interview: Gautier Serre of IGORRR|date=3 July 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115100604/http://www.antiheromagazine.com/interview-gautier-serre-of-igorrr/|archivedate=15 January 2018}}

Collaborations

= With other musicians =

Serre was part of Whourkr from 2005 up until 2013 when the group split up into their individual projects.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Whourkr/103666|title=Whourkr - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|website=metal-archives.com|access-date=2018-06-25|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052152/https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Whourkr/103666|archivedate=2018-07-07}}{{Cite web |url=http://ruidosonoro.com/2017/09/11/igorrr-parte-dificil-tudo/ |title=Igorrr: "A parte mais difícil foi tudo" |last=Sampaio |first=Daniel |date=11 September 2017 |website=Ruido Sonoro|language=pt|trans-title=Igorrr: "The hardest part was everything"}} Igorrr released the Maigre EP, a collaboration with French artist Ruby My Dear. Starting in 2015, Serre is part of Corpo-Mente, where he works with vocalist Laure Le Prunenec. Their first self-titled album was on the label Blood Music and recorded at Improve Tone Studio in Lezoux, France.{{Cite web |url=https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/corpo-mente |title=Corpo-Mente, by Corpo-Mente |website=Blood Music |access-date=2018-06-17 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707052148/https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/corpo-mente |archivedate=2018-07-07 }} He also collaborated with fellow breakcore artist Bong-Ra{{Cite web |url=http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2013/08/06/igorrr-bong-ra-collaborate-to-create-doom-metal-breakcore-mash-up/ |title=Igorrr & Bong-Ra Collaborate To Create Doom Metal & Breakcore Mash-Up |date=6 August 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528165450/http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2013/08/06/igorrr-bong-ra-collaborate-to-create-doom-metal-breakcore-mash-up/ |archivedate=28 May 2015 }} Serre worked with The Algorithm on Brute Force.{{Cite web |url=http://www.noizze.co.uk/single-post/2017/07/29/Igorrr-TechFest-2017-Interview |title=Igorrr TechFest 2017 Interview |last=K. |first=Gavin |date=29 July 2017 |website=Noizze.co.uk |access-date=7 July 2018 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509123418/https://www.noizze.co.uk/single-post/2017/07/29/igorrr-techfest-2017-interview |url-status=dead }}

Serre has remixed songs for Morbid Angel (released on Illud Divinum Insanus – The Remixes) and Meshuggah.

= ''Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc'' =

Igorrr composed half of the soundtrack to the musical film Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc directed by Bruno Dumont.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/movie-review-jeannette-the-childhood-of-joan-of-arc-joyful/ |title=Jeannette's Joyful Noise Drowns out the Banality of A Quiet Place |last=White |first=Armond |authorlink=Armond White |date=13 April 2018 |website=National Review |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630013323/https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/movie-review-jeannette-the-childhood-of-joan-of-arc-joyful/ |archivedate=30 June 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/102506-cannes-dispatch-3-jeannette-the-childhood-of-joan-of-arc-the-florida-project-good-time/ |title=Cannes Dispatch #3: Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc; The Florida Project; Good Time |work=Filmmaker |last=Williams |first=Blake |publisher=Independent Filmmaker Project |date=26 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820215525/http://filmmakermagazine.com/102506-cannes-dispatch-3-jeannette-the-childhood-of-joan-of-arc-the-florida-project-good-time/ |archivedate=20 August 2017 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/04/17/26046002/death-metal-and-techno-joan-of-arc-in-jeannette-the-childhood-of-joan-of-arc|title=Death Metal and Techno Joan of Arc in Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc|work=The Stranger|author=Fennessy, Kathy|date=17 April 2018|access-date=2018-07-04|language=en|publisher=Index Newspapers LLC}} The film was screened at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack was nominated for Best Music at the 23rd Lumière Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bpm-beats-per-minute-leads-frances-lumiere-nominations/5124960.article |title='BPM (Beats Per Minute)' leads France's Lumière nominations |date=12 December 2017 |author=Goodfellow, Malanie |work=Screendaily |publisher=Media Business Insight |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614194946/https://www.screendaily.com/news/bpm-beats-per-minute-leads-frances-lumiere-nominations/5124960.article |archivedate=14 June 2018 }} According to Serre, his initial compositions had a "medieval atmosphere", before the director told him to "just do Igorrr".{{Cite web |url=http://next.liberation.fr/cinema/2017/09/05/pour-igorrr-c-est-domremy-fa-sol_1594386 |title=Pour Igorrr, c'est Domrémy fa sol |last=Guillaume |first=Tion |date=5 September 2017 |work=Libération |language=fr |trans-title=For Igorrr, it's Domrémy fa sol |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910231005/http://next.liberation.fr/cinema/2017/09/05/pour-igorrr-c-est-domremy-fa-sol_1594386 |archivedate=10 September 2017 }} The score is described as "electro-pop with a dose of heavy metal" and techno-pop.{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/bruno-dumont-on-his-new-film-jeannette-the-childhood-of-joan-of-arc/5118080.article |title=Bruno Dumont on his new film 'Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc' |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=20 May 2017 |work=Screendaily |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817034651/http://www.screendaily.com/features/bruno-dumont-on-his-new-film-jeannette-the-childhood-of-joan-of-arc/5118080.article |archivedate=17 August 2017 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/2017/05/21/cinema/jeannette-lenfance-de-jeanne-darc-le-geste-le-plus-fou-de-ce-festival-11947235/ |title="Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc" : le geste le plus fou de ce festival |last=Kaganski |first=Serge |date=17 May 2017 |work=Les Inrockuptibles |language=fr |trans-title="Jeannette, the childhood of Joan of Arc": the craziest gesture of this festival |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907170201/http://www.lesinrocks.com/2017/05/21/cinema/jeannette-lenfance-de-jeanne-darc-le-geste-le-plus-fou-de-ce-festival-11947235/ |archivedate=7 September 2017 }}

Band members

Current members

JB Le Bail – unclean vocals {{small|(2021–present)}}
Marthe Alexandre – mezzo-soprano vocals {{small|(2022–present)}}
Gautier Serre – guitar, programming, instrumentations & vocals {{small|(2005–present)}}
Martyn Clément – guitar {{small|(2019–present)}}
Erlend Caspersen – bass {{small|(2017–present)}}
Rémi Serafino – drums {{small|(2024–present; touring 2023–2024)}}

Former members

Laurent Lunoir – unclean vocals {{small|(2008–2021)}}
Laure Le Prunenec – vocals {{small|(2010–2021)}}
Aphrodite Patoulidou – soprano vocals {{small|(2021–2022)}}
Patrick the chicken – chicken vocals, piano {{small|(2005–2015)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/interviews/laure-le-prunenec-igorrr/|title=Laure Le Prunenec – Igorrr|first=Miriam|last=Cadoni|date=November 6, 2017}}
Sylvain Bouvier – drums {{small|(2016–2024)}}