This is basically just a 12-bar blues—at least the first part is. Then we came up with the idea of getting people to come play over it, like a late-night jam session at a downtown jazz bar. We've got J. Walter Hawkes on trombone and Ben Hankle on trumpet, who are part of the horn quintet that played on ‘Swarming Opulence.’ Then we have Alex Skolnick from Testament, who plays in a free-improv jazz group with Kenny Grohowski. We also have Percy Jones from Brand X, which is another band Kenny was in, on bass. And that’s just in the first section of the piece. In the second half, w… read more
This is basically just a 12-bar blues—at least the first part is. Then we came up with the idea of getting people to come play over it, like a late-n… read more
This is basically just a 12-bar blues—at least the first part is. Then we came up with the idea of getting people to come play over it, like a late-night jam session at a downtown jazz b… read more
Born in the metropolis: Imperial Triumphant embodies the sounds of New York. The chaos, the menagerie, the perils and majesty of the greatest city on earth. We portray this great juxtaposition between high society luxury coexisting with absolute filth and urban decay. Our city is like the corpse of a giant. What was once so bright, grand and spectacular, is now filled with greedy maggots writhing towards their share of 'success'. We don't support it nor are we against. We only play the sounds of the New York City as we hear them.
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Born in the metropolis: Imperial Triumphant embodies the sounds of New York. The chaos, the menagerie, the perils and majesty of the greatest city on earth. We portray this great juxtaposit… read more
Born in the metropolis: Imperial Triumphant embodies the sounds of New York. The chaos, the menagerie, the perils and majesty of the greatest city on earth. We portray this great juxtaposition between high society luxury coexisting wit… read more