New York City's avant-garde extreme metal visionaries Imperial Triumphant have officially signed with Metal Blade Records, marking a new chapter in the band's ever-evolving and boundary-defying career.

Over the years, Imperial Triumphant have established themselves as one of the most distinctive forces in contemporary extreme music. Through acclaimed releases such as Vile Luxury (2018), Alphaville (2020), Spirit Of Ecstasy (2022), and most recently Goldstar (2025), the trio have continuously expanded the sonic possibilities of black metal, death metal, jazz, classical music, and the experimental avant-garde. The result is a sound as overwhelming, intricate, and unapologetically unique as the towering metropolis that inspires it.

Commenting on the partnership, the band stated: "Imperial Triumphant is pleased to announce a new covenant with the illustrious Metal Blade Records. We consider Metal Blade the top floor of the recording label tower and the view from up here is quite nice. New music is flowing and fans can expect fresh decadence from Imperial Triumphant sooner than later."

At the same time, the band has revealed that recording sessions for their Metal Blade debut have recently been completed. Once again, Imperial Triumphant have joined forces with longtime collaborator Colin Marston, who is handling both recording and mixing duties. Marston has played a crucial role in documenting the band's artistic evolution since its formative years, helping capture a sound that has grown increasingly ambitious, complex, and unmistakably its own. Reflecting on that progression, Marston previously noted that the band's musicianship and tonal identity had developed to a point where the music itself generates all the "necessary strangeness."

Beyond the studio, Imperial Triumphant continue to strengthen their reputation as a formidable live act. Earlier this year, the New York trio completed an extensive North American tour alongside Between The Buried And Me, with Fallujah appearing on much of the bill, following a previous Latin American run with progressive metal legends Cynic.

The band's relentless touring schedule continues later this month when they return to Europe and the UK for an extensive 21-date trek accompanied by Knoll. The tour begins on 13 November in Belfort, France, and concludes on 6 December in Glasgow, Scotland, with performances scheduled across Germany, Austria, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

With a prestigious new label home, a freshly completed album, and another major European tour on the horizon, Imperial Triumphant show no signs of slowing down. Fans can expect further details regarding the band's highly anticipated Metal Blade debut in the coming months. See all announced tour dates below. Link

Imperial Triumphant w/ Knoll - live dates:
13.11.2026 La Poudrière - Belfort, FR
14.11.2026 Feierwerk - Munich, DE
16.11.2026 Arena - Vienna, AT
17.11.2026 Hype Park - Krakow, PL
18.11.2026 Niebo - Warsaw, PL
19.11.2026 Neue Zukunft - Berlin, DE
20.11.2026 Hotel Cecil - Copenhagen, DK
21.11.2026 Kollektivet Livet - Stockholm, SE
22.11.2026 Monument - Goteborg, SE
24.11.2026 Doornroosje - Nijmegen, NL
25.11.2026 Petit Bain - Paris, FR
26.11.2026 U Totem - Lyon, FR
27.11.2026 Le Rex - Toulouse, FR
28.11.2026 Obon Fest - Bilbao, ES
29.11.2026 Nazca - Madrid, ES
01.12.2026 La Case A Chocs - Neuchatel, CH
02.12.2026 Kesselhaus - Wiesbaden, DE
03.12.2026 Le Botanique - Bruxelles, BE
04.12.2026 Dingwalls - London, UK
05.12.2026 Boom - Leeds, UK
06.12.2026 Slay - Glasgow, UK