Christian Andreu

Christian Andreu
Christian Andreu live at Bergen Calling, Norway 2011
Background information
Born	November 15, 1976
Genres	Groove metal, progressive metal, technical death metal, thrash metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Gabriel Editions Boycott Records Next Music Listenable Records Prosthetic Records Roadrunner Records
Associated acts	Familha Artús Gojira

Christian Roger Andreu (born November 15, 1976) is a French musician best known as the lead guitarist of metal band Gojira and previous guitarist of Familha Artús.

Music

Christian Andreu's influences include bands such as Morbid Angel, Metallica, Death, Slayer, Tool and classical music. His favorite musicians are Metallica, Tool, La Tordue, Barbara, Jacques Brel, and Brassens among others.^[1]

He was also in a band called Familha Artús in 2007.^[2]

Equipment

Guitars

• Jackson RR1t
• Jackson RR Custom (with "G" inlay on 12th fret)
• Jackson RR5
• Gibson Explorer (on The Link Alive)

Amplifiers and Cabinets

• EVH 5150 III 100 watt HEAD (L'Enfant Sauvage – present)
• EVH 5150 III 4×12 Cab (Christian started using EVH in 2009 on Gojira's first headlining tour in US)
• Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Terra Incognita – The Link)
• Peavey 6505+, 6505, 5150, 5150 II (From Mars to Sirius – The Way of All flesh)

Pedals

• Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
• MXR Smart-Gate
• MXR Carbon Copy Delay

Note: Before the deal with Dunlop, he was using Boss NS-2

Discography

Gojira

• Terra Incognita (2001)
• The Link (2003)
• From Mars to Sirius (2005)
• The Way of All Flesh (2008)
• L'Enfant Sauvage (2012)

With Familha Artús

• Òrb (2007)

References

1. "Influences Blog de Gojira-LiNk - Page 11 - Gojira-LiNk : SkyblOg 100% GOJIRA - Skyrock.com". skyrock.com. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
2. "Familha Artús - Òrb (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-03-04.