I guess I’ve had something of an affinity for all sorts of weird music since the delicate age of 18, when I discovered John Zorn’s eclectic grindcore-jazz ensemble NAKED CITY. So, when it was announced that the French metal oddity IGORRR was about to play at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki on February 18 th, 2026, I knew the event was one I wouldn’t want to miss. For some reason, I hadn’t yet seen this band on stage, even though I’d been following their eccentric career for a good number of years already. Words such as “mind-bending” or “genre-defying” sound like understatements when it comes to the wild fusion of styles that characterizes IGORRR‘s trademark sound. The band’s primus motor, Gautier Serre, is either a true visionary or a mad scientist of the highest order. I mean, even with all these wildly eccentric bands, like MR. BUNGLE, DARTH VEGAS, KIM DRACULA, EVIL KANGAROO, and the like, this bunch really stands out from the rest for its sheer craziness. This gig marked the Finnish leg of their ongoing European Tour Part Two, with the Edinburgh post-metal squad, DVNE, and ADHD-metal rogues THOUGHTCRIMES from New York as supports. I wasn’t familiar with either of them, so this evening was tinged with lots of excitement. Read our live report here or check out our photo gallery below…
Thoughtcrimes
Dvne
Igorrr
Text by Jani Lehtinen
Photos by Laureline Tilkin
