Vile luxury

"In a year that has honestly let me down on a musical level, Imperial Triumphant scored big with Vile Luxury. But truth be told, the year could have been rich in musical treasures, and Vile Luxury still would have dwarfed the fuck out of the vast majority of releases. Ugly yet regal, diseased yet extravagant, Vile Luxury unearths new gems on each successive replay. May Imperial Triumphant`s reign of weirdness continue unabated".

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"Imperial Triumphant has been a burgeoning band for a handful of years now. In their decade-plus of tinkering and experimenting with metal's very construct, Vile Luxury shows their fully-realized vision. Their homage-or perhaps eulogy-to New York City is simply gripping; their displays urban majesty and decay demand your attention. The jazzy improvisations, off-kilter arrangements, and overall ethos of the band itself have made the New York trio's newest album a grand, avant-garde black metal offering".

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"Imperial Triumphant har proppet deres musik med effekter, diversioner og gimmicks, men falder på hovedsubstansen, der skulle retfærdiggøre alle de sære indskud. Noget prisværdigt ved pladen er forsøget på at hive jazzen med i en allerede skør undergenre, men det synes aldrig rigtigt at virke helt, selvom det ofte er lige ved og næsten. Der er rigtig meget at pakke ud på 'Vile Luxury', og hvis man bare gerne vil overvældes, så er pladen lige i øjet. Men søger man mere, skal man kigge et andet sted. Der er enkelte øjeblikke, hvor bandet virkelig har fat i noget, men det meste af tiden lykkes Imperial Triumphant mest med at være alt for meget, men alligevel være for lidt - for på den måde at være for lidt af det for meget, de egentlig forsøger at være".

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