On March 21st, avant-death metal trio Imperial Triumphant will release their sixth full-length, Goldstar, via Century Media Records. Their most instant and evocative work to-date, Goldstar reins in their musical wanderlust with a newfound focus that the band has only hinted at with past works.
For a preview of the record, the new single “Pleasuredome” (featuring the ominous spoken vocals of Meshuggah‘s Tomas Haake, plus drumming legend Dave Lombardo, formerly of Slayer) is now streaming. Watch the video now below (directed by Brendan McGowan).
Imperial Triumphant comments: “Journey into sensuality and primal desire, where the flesh becomes a temple, and the hunt for passion unfolds like an ancient ritual. The ‘bell rings out,’ a summoning call to transcend ordinary pleasures and enter the Pleasuredome, a place where the divine and the animalistic merge.”
Preorder here.
With their upcoming release, Goldstar, the masked triumvirate Imperial Triumphant continues their exploration of the urban and arcane. The band has found inspiration in the sound of metal pushed to its darkest extremes, gilded, art deco temples, and looming cityscapes. Recorded in early 2024 with longtime collaborator and producer, Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice), as the final project recorded at Marston’s Menegroth Studios in Queens, the album was done in a breakneck five days.
“As we recorded the final tracks, the experience felt like the universe was aligning,” the band observes. “Colin, who is basically a fourth member of the band to us, held space for this transformative moment, offering his incredible artistry and expertise, which only deepened the connection we had to the music. The sound that we captured in that sacred space was the crystallization of everything we’ve worked for, and the memories of those sessions will resonate within us for years to come. Music exists as a force beyond the infinite.”
Goldstar is a long cool drag and as intense an urban fever dream as only Imperial Triumphant can deliver.
Album art by Zbigniew M. Bielak:
Tracklisting:
“Eyes Of Mars”
“Gomorrah Nouveaux”
“Lexington Delirium” (feat. Tomas Haake)
“Hotel Sphinx”
“NEWYORKCITY” (feat. Yoshiko Ohara)
“Goldstar”
“Rot Moderne”
“Pleasuredome” (feat. Dave Lombardo and Tomas Haake)
“Industry Of Misery”
“Pleasuredome”:
“Lexington Delirium”:
“Hotel Sphinx”:
Next week, Imperial Triumphant will appear across Mexico before joining the 2025 Decibel Magazine North American tour this spring alongside Mayhem, Mortiis and New Skeletal Faces; meanwhile, Europeans can catch the trio this fall, supporting Igorrr.
Fans worldwide can expect a gilded mask-lift when Imperial Triumphant returns to the stage; new masks and an upgraded show will be part of their live experience with Goldstar and beyond.
(Photo: Alex Krauss)
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For a preview of the record, the new single “Pleasuredome” (featuring the ominous spoken vocals of Meshuggah‘s Tomas Haake, plus drumming legend Dave Lombardo, formerly of Slayer) is now streaming. Watch the video now below (directed by Brendan McGowan).
Imperial Triumphant comments: “Journey into sensuality and primal desire, where the flesh becomes a temple, and the hunt for passion unfolds like an ancient ritual. The ‘bell rings out,’ a summoning call to transcend ordinary pleasures and enter the Pleasuredome, a place where the divine and the animalistic merge.”
Preorder here.
With their upcoming release, Goldstar, the masked triumvirate Imperial Triumphant continues their exploration of the urban and arcane. The band has found inspiration in the sound of metal pushed to its darkest extremes, gilded, art deco temples, and looming cityscapes. Recorded in early 2024 with longtime collaborator and producer, Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice), as the final project recorded at Marston’s Menegroth Studios in Queens, the album was done in a breakneck five days.
“As we recorded the final tracks, the experience felt like the universe was aligning,” the band observes. “Colin, who is basically a fourth member of the band to us, held space for this transformative moment, offering his incredible artistry and expertise, which only deepened the connection we had to the music. The sound that we captured in that sacred space was the crystallization of everything we’ve worked for, and the memories of those sessions will resonate within us for years to come. Music exists as a force beyond the infinite.”
Goldstar is a long cool drag and as intense an urban fever dream as only Imperial Triumphant can deliver.
Album art by Zbigniew M. Bielak:
Tracklisting:
“Eyes Of Mars”
“Gomorrah Nouveaux”
“Lexington Delirium” (feat. Tomas Haake)
“Hotel Sphinx”
“NEWYORKCITY” (feat. Yoshiko Ohara)
“Goldstar”
“Rot Moderne”
“Pleasuredome” (feat. Dave Lombardo and Tomas Haake)
“Industry Of Misery”
“Pleasuredome”:
“Lexington Delirium”:
“Hotel Sphinx”:
Next week, Imperial Triumphant will appear across Mexico before joining the 2025 Decibel Magazine North American tour this spring alongside Mayhem, Mortiis and New Skeletal Faces; meanwhile, Europeans can catch the trio this fall, supporting Igorrr.
Fans worldwide can expect a gilded mask-lift when Imperial Triumphant returns to the stage; new masks and an upgraded show will be part of their live experience with Goldstar and beyond.
(Photo: Alex Krauss)
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