Gojira guitarist Christian Andreu had quite the scare during Saturday’s performance (18th) at Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival. As these French melodic death metal masters are known for their live-pyro sets, a gust of wind caused the fire to blow into Andreu’s face during “Stranded.” The guitarist walked off stage for a few moments, which ultimately caused a brief hold on their performance. However, Andreu returned to the platform a few minutes later to complete their set.
See images and recaps of what happened below:
Gojira, he took a fire blast to the face in this video. Came back and finished the set. Very Metal!!!!! #SonicTempleFest pic.twitter.com/tnn5SaJ3wL
— Tim Human, AKA CHRBOMBg8 (@SonsOfLibertyLv) May 19, 2019
Gojira’s guitarist just got his face burnt by their pyro. He walked off stage for a couple minutes but came back to finish the set. Kept pouring water on his face. So much respect for him. No more flames on windy days, guys🔥#SonicTempleFest #sonictemplefestival
— Graham Hartmann (@grahamwire) May 18, 2019
Gojira Guitarist Got A Bit Too Close To The Pyro At The ‘Sonic Temple Festival’ https://t.co/ik3L6tOk3r pic.twitter.com/jiCchf9EOM
— Dskeedog (@Dskeedog) May 20, 2019
Prior to the pyro incident, Gojira were joined onstage by Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe during “Backbone.”
Watch the fan-filmed footage below:
Setlist:
Oroborus
Backbone
Silvera
Stranded
Flying Whales
The Cell
Vacuity
