Ouch.
Towards the end of the band’s performance of their 2016 track ‘Stranded,’ Andreu can be seen recoiling and staggering offstage after a wayward plume of fire from their pyrotechnics setup was blown into his face by a gust of wind.
Luckily, Andreu was not seriously injured by the scary mishap, and returned to stage in a matter of moments to conclude the band’s set. Watch fan captured footage of the incident 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) 19 May 2019
Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe, who also joined Gojira onstage at one point of their set, lauded Andreu in an Instagram post as “the hardest Frenchman alive,” as well as detailing his staunch efforts to conclude the set – “I looked at him & he was still playing, mostly with his eyes closed, obviously hurting & looking PISSED OFF. In between songs he walked over & asked for water & threw it on his face.”
Very, very metal indeed.
Revisit our 2016 interview with Gojira.
