Spirituality and Distortion

Spirituality and Distortion
Studio album by
Igorrr
Released27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
StudioImprove Tone Studios, Mana Recording Studios, Dime Studios
Genre
Length55:30
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerGautier Serre
Igorrr chronology
Savage Sinusoid
(2017) 		Spirituality and Distortion
(2020) 		Amen
(2025)
Singles from Spirituality and Distortion
  1. "Very Noise"
    Released: 14 January 2020[1]
  2. "Parpaing"
    Released: 25 February 2020[2]
  3. "Camel Dancefloor"
    Released: 17 March 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth8/10[3]
Metal Injection9,5/10[4]
Loud TV[5]

Spirituality and Distortion is the fourth album by Gautier Serre, under his alias Igorrr, released on Metal Blade Records on 27 March 2020.[6] In 2024, it was named one of the 10 "wackiest" progressive metal albums ever by Loudwire.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gautier Serre.

Spirituality and Distortion track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Downgrade Desert"4:23
2."Nervous Waltz"3:23
3."Very Noise"1:47
4."Hollow Tree"3:06
5."Camel Dancefloor"3:13
6."Parpaing" (featuring George Fisher)3:36
7."Musette Maximum"2:18
8."Himalaya Massive Ritual"7:06
9."Lost in Introspection"4:56
10."Overweight Poesy"5:50
11."Paranoid Bulldozer Italiano"3:47
12."Barocco Satani"3:36
13."Polyphonic Rust"4:16
14."Kung-Fu Chèvre"4:13
Total length:55:30

Personnel

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Igorrr

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  • Gautier Serre – electric guitar, keyboards, programming, composition, recording, mixing, mastering, production

Additional musicians

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  • Laurent Lunoir – vocals
  • Laure Le Prunenec – vocals
  • Sylvain Bouvier – drums, percussion
  • Benjamin Baŕdiaux – harpsichord
  • Erlend Caspersen – bass
  • Mike Leon – bass (11)
  • George Fisher – vocals (6)
  • Diego Delgadillo – lyrics (6)
  • Fotini-Asineth Kokkala – qanun
  • Alexandre Peronny – cello
  • Mehdi Haddab – oud
  • Pierre Mussi – accordion
  • Antony Miranda – sitar, percussion
  • Nils Cheville – classical guitar
  • Martyn Clément – electric guitar
  • Matt Lebofsky – piano
  • Benjamin Violet – strings
  • Timba Harris – strings

Technical personnel

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  • Arthur Paiz, Erik Rutan, Hervé Faivre – recording
  • Førtifem – artwork
  • Jon Herrera – piano recording

Charts

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Sales chart performance for Spirituality and Distortion
Chart (2020) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 57

References

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  1. ^ Graham Hartmann. "Igorrr Team With Corpsegrinder for New Album, Unveil Bizarre 'Very Noise' Video". Loudwire. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jon Hadusek (26 February 2020). "Igorrr Unleash Video for New Song "Parpaing" Featuring Cannibal Corpse's Corpsegrinder". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ Dom Lawson. "CD Reviews - Spirituality And Distortion - Igorrr - Blabbermouth.net". Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ Riley Rowe. "Album Review: IGORRR Spirituality and Distortion". Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ "CHRONIQUE D'IGORRR : LES TROIS R, CACHENT ILS UN ETRE SURNATUREL?". 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Spirituality and Distortion, by Igorrr". Igorrr. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. ^ Blum, Jordan (25 June 2024). "10 Wackiest Prog Metal Albums Ever". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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