Official: Metal Blade RecordsSigning
The New York band behind Vile Luxury and Goldstar move to one of metal’s biggest independents.
The story
Metal Blade Records has signed New York City’s Imperial Triumphant, and the band say a new record is underway. Their catalogue includes Vile Luxury (2018), Alphaville (2020), Spirit Of Ecstasy (2022) and Goldstar (2025).
Metal Blade describes the band’s sound as a mix of black metal, death metal, jazz, classical composition and experimental music, inspired by New York itself. No title or release date has been announced.
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We consider Metal Blade the top floor.
Imperial Triumphant
Our take
Imperial Triumphant are the most visible avant-garde extreme metal band of the past decade, and a Metal Blade deal confirms that the experimental end of black metal now has real commercial pull. The label’s distribution and tour support should widen their audience well beyond the underground press that championed Vile Luxury.
For listeners new to them, the four-album catalogue is the place to start while the next record is written; each one pushes further from conventional black metal than the last, by the band’s own account.
Bottom line
For fans of avant-garde black and death metal, Deathspell Omega and Gorguts. Nothing to buy yet; follow Metal Blade for the album announcement.
Signing sheet
| Band | Imperial Triumphant (New York, USA) |
| New label | Metal Blade Records |
| Last album | Goldstar (2025) |
| Catalogue | Vile Luxury, Alphaville, Spirit Of Ecstasy, Goldstar |
| Next | New record underway, no date |
The original
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT Signs To Metal Blade Records; New Record Underway
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