Christian Andreu


Christian Roger Andreu is a French musician best known as the lead guitarist of metal band Gojira. He was guitarist on an album of Familha Artús.

Music

Christian Andreu's influences include bands such as Death, Morbid Angel, Metallica, Slayer, Tool and classical music. His favorite musicians are Death, Metallica, Tool, Mozart, La Tordue, Barbara, Jacques Brel, and Brassens among others.
He was also a guitarist in an experimental ethno-tribal progressive rock band playing in a traditional style called Familha Artús in 2007.
In an interview for ZYVA Magazine, a French media outlet, Christian Andreu explain that he listens only few metal music outside his band Gojira. Andreu quotes that he listens to 70% of classical music. He also listens to Bulgarian music, Indian music and Björk. In the same interview, Andreu quotes "Symbolic" from the band Death as the song that portrays him.

Personal life

Christian Andreu resides close to nature on the south west coast of France, near San Sebastián, Spain. He maintains his organic garden when he is not on tour, and practices fishing. On May, 2019 at Ohio's Sonic Temple Festival, under the effect of the wind, the pyrotechnic effects of the show have projected flames in his face during the concert, at the end of “Stranded”. Burned superficially, Christian Andreu had to leave his comrades but returned on stage to complete the concert, while taking breaks in between songs to throw water on his face. He has since recovered.

Equipment

;Guitars
;Amplifiers and Cabinets
;Pedals
Note: Before the deal with Dunlop, he was using Boss NS-2

Discography

Gojira

;Demos
;EPs
;Studio albums
;With Familha Artús