"Make no mistake, fans of Tool and A Perfect Circle will get a major kick out of Imperial ... But there are shades of Dark Tranquility, Ihasan, newer Opeth, and Katatonia at work here too ... The pandemic has been brutal on the global music scene. But Soen's latest effort shows how times of great hardship can spark creativity. The pressure-cooker method has paid off. Imperial is a major achievement by the Swedish group and easily their best record yet".