Vile Luxury is the third studio album by American avant-garde metal band Imperial Triumphant. It was released on July 13, 2018, through Gilead Media. The album was recorded at Colin Marston's Menegroth Studios in New York City.
Touring Following the release of the studio album Vile Luxury, Imperial Triumphant embarked on their first European tour in April 2019, including a show at Roadburn Festival. This was followed by further European dates in November 2019, including headlining the 'Cult Never Dies Stage' at Damnation Festival in Leeds, UK.
Reception Angry Metal Guy awarded the album a "great" score of 4.5/5, calling it "ugly but regal, diseased and extravagant." Metal Injection gave it a score of 8.5/10.
Track listing
Personnel Imperial Triumphant
Zachary Ezrin – vocals, guitars Kenny Grohowski – drums Steve Blanco – bass, vocals, keyboards
Guest and session musicians Will Smith – vocals (track 3) Yoshiko Ohara – vocals (tracks 3, 7, 8) Andromeda Anarchia – vocals (track 7) Sarai Chrzanowski – vocals (track 2) J. Walter Hawkes – trombone Joe Beaty – trombone Ben Hankle – trumpet Jonathan Powell – trumpet Dan Peck – tuba
Production Colin Marston – production, mixing, mastering, engineering Andrew Tremblay – artwork, design
Vile Luxury (Redux 1924)
Vile Luxury (Redux 1924) is the reissue of Vile Luxury, released on May 3, 2024 via Century Media Records, with brand new artwork. Like the original Vile Luxury, the album was recorded at Colin Marston's Menegroth Studios in New York City.
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