Imperial Triumphant: Alphaville review - Louder
Imperial Triumphant: Alphaville review - Louder Imperial Triumphant: Alphaville review - Louder Posted: 30 Jul 2020 01:47 PM PDT Death metal 's artistic ascent in the early 90s and the avant-garde influence on black metal bands such as Sigh, Ved Buens Ende and Dødheimsgard helped pave the way for our modern understanding of complex, intense forms of metal. Thankfully, decades on, we're still having our brains scrambled by truly progressive acts across metal's continually expanding spectrum. Judging by the acclaim deservedly hyped upon astral travellers such as Blood Incantation, Cryptic Shift and Oranssi Pazuzu, we are now in the midst of a very exciting creative period – and NYC avant-black/death metallers Imperial Triumphant are another leading example. On their 2018 LP, Vile Luxury , the trio manipulated the listener's psyche and physical wellbeing through sonic axis-shifting and malevolent aesthetics. Its opening occult