IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT - Chernobyl Blues (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO)

[@centurymedia]

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[@IcapapalotlPopocatepepetl]

These guys are even more boring than Esoteric, Pantheist and Skepticism alltogether while playing live.

[@mCblue79]

Portal do it better. And The Curator also has a sick clock headpiece. The Portal is open!

[@woofafar]

@@mCblue79 its a different band with a different sounds get over it

[@mCblue79]

@@woofafar I am over it dipshit

[@VatnUlfr]

After listening to extreme metal over the years It is hard to find something that is truly jarring, but this band does it. Something about their music has this sense of danger and threat that I really appreciate.

[@Kowinaida]

"Something about their music has this sense of danger & threat that I really appreciate..." Thank you Alan Partridge.

[@dipankarmohanty]

I am still trying to put them into words. I mean logically the brain shouldn't understand this and yet at some level it just grips your consciousness.

[@billybobthekidiswack]

Check out Ad nauseam, Deathspell omega,Ingurgitating oblivion, portal, ulcerate, Vertebrae Atlantis, gorguts, and ulcerate if you like extreme metal with a similar jarring style that Imperial triumphant incorporates.

[@marcuscicero3770]

@@billybobthekidiswack I like how you mentioned Ulcerate twice :P Tho i reckon that is appropriate. I'd also add Anachronism to that list they have a new album set for next year, I'd have to also add Replicant and Sunless from this year both great in the same vein

[@Sam-uu2nx]

Before I listen for the first time, your comment explains exactly what I'm looking for Editing after listening. I'm quite confused but very intrigued

[@emergentform1188]

Holy balls. Just realized these guys exist. This is so unhinged and out there. Absolutely love it. So the journey begins..

[@Deth43]

Shit like this calms me down, it's a wonderful feeling

[@alecscott-ev5rw]

I got Alphaville and Spirit of Ecstasy about three weeks ago and have listened to nothing else since. I've seen other metal bands -- black , death, and otherwise -- hint and tease at mixing metal and jazz, some more successfully than others, but never all out and balls to the wall like these guys. There's some deep aural itch that their visceral textures and dissonant melodies scratch, simultaneously primal and sleek as fuck, and never, ever pretentious. These guys are brilliant, passionate, talented and dedicated musicians with a real and genuinely unique vision. Thanks, Imperial Triumphant, for proving that there's still a lot more that can be done with metal that is singular and innovative, and to a weirdo like me anyway, enjoyable as hell.

[@infinite.potential]

Listen to Love Exchange Failure by White Ward. Another black metal jazz fusion done exceptionally well.

[@diabolusabsconditus]

check out new BYONOISEGENERATOR. also russian, but brutal death/jazz in the most mind melting way possible... enjoy

[@cakemike83]

That grip on the drum sticks 😮 Switches between "regular" and "jazz"

[@godscoldhands77]

really appreciate it when artists don't want to please my ears with their music.!! this band is totally underrated.

[@Ace43154]

What's the point of music then?

[@gregmurphy8059]

@@Ace43154 to feel anxious

[@metal_monocle7334]

@@Ace43154 Atmosphere

[@xxsdsxx5218]

@@Ace43154 Whatever you want it to be.

[@akaededeval374]

@@Ace43154 what's the point of anything? I could make a 10 minutes song with only fart noises and someone somewhere will love it

[@adamparr6464]

Definitely one of the most innovative & unique bands right now. I’m impressed with their music.

[@altrn0]

Recomended band france pensees nocturne.

[@barrycoad2080]

A stunning example of uncontrolled, but still contrived, and mature self indulgence with no shame! BRAVO

[@David_Miller522]

Surprised all these years and buckethead never joined a band like this.

[@Devananta-Rafiq]

One of the most interesting band out there

[@ownTer]

I was going to say not for me. But you are correct.

[@skilarblackwings6020]

yes,,thats true

[@horsts5986]

try M8l8th

[@victorkomarov]

Haha, hey sing in Russian. Lyrics in english: Skin peels off like rags And the ash slowly settles On our burnt flesh Our house, our city, is deserted We are the children of the deathly God We are the fathers of the nuclear slumber And the wolves howl songs of death Of how this mistress Appeared to unruly children Guarding her secrets We are the children of the deathly God Forgotten are our names

[@garybentley6603]

These guys are on my heavy rotation right now. This is very innovative music,and I cannot get enough of it. Must see these guys play live.

[@matthewyuells7825]

I have not the word. I'm speechless! I will be showing this to everyone whether they like metal or not. AMAZING!

[@kdcndw1]

This band is phenomenal live. All band members are phenomenal musicians. Some of the drum parts in particular made my jaw drop. The spookiness factor sometimes reminds me of the criminally underrated non-metal band Tuxedomoon. I think Imperial Triumphant could record a killer cover of that band's classic track "No Tears".

[@fabianschindelknechtli7154]

Watching IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT drinking an IMPERIAL stout. That's life!

Hahahaha epic win mate!

[@noiseterrorcodes]

hahahaha

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

That sounds like it was a great night 👊

[@nikokiiskinen7907]

Haha, same here! 🍻

[@jacobtapianieto9655]

Even more, a Russian Imperial Stout, because this song is sung in Russian.

[@l.s.5471]

Not sure how the hell I ended up here right before bedtime. Got a 3:00 a.m. wake up call, but I just couldn't help myself. Now I'll probably have nightmares. Excuse me while I go listen to something soothing like Barry Manilow or John Denver while I try to undo the potential dream-damage

[@thedonsz9186]

Copacabana isn't a fun song lyrically either lmao

[@dswordfff]

По русски поет! расслышал пару предложений и нашел текста: Слезает кожа как лохмотья И пепел медленно осел Над нашей обожженной плотью Наш дом, наш город, опустел Мы дети мертвенного Бога Отцы мы ядерного сна И волки воют песни смерти О том как эта госпожа Явилась непослушным детям Свои секреты сторожа Мы дети мертвенного Бога Наши забыли имена

[@Humanophage]

Опустель :(

[@MrSetigod]

Но они не русские видимо. Почитал что из Америки. Акцент слышен, но все равно, молодцы.

[@ramonasubs5072]

tako je braćo moja slavenska. pozdrav iz Hrvatske!

[@АлександрГранка]

@@ramonasubs5072 привет из Россия

[@КонстантинКоновалов-о2ц]

Красивые слова. Передают всю боль той трагедии.

[@ptakleo]

What a time to be alive

[@gusanopegajoso2488]

I know where i'm going

[@MrLknot]

black floyd

[@einienj3281]

😄

[@andersonnascimento4118]

👍🏻

[@EliLemke-ft3fs]

Dude foreal!

[@datnillavondizzle]

The first half of this song made me remember a part of me that I had long forgotten. The 2nd half reminded me it was ok. What a gamut of emotion this was, and loved every bit of it. Cheers fam!

[@krissyramsey3934]

Relate. Cheers

[@mattstiglic]

One of the most innovative and musically challenging bands out there. Keep up the avant garde black metal jazz fellas. Those of us who get it, love it.

[@boarderking133]

Those of us who don't get it still love it you gatekeeping moron

[@sideshowbobrobert]

one o' the many bands which i use to test the patience o' my neighbors...

[@Codacoda76]

Jazz, Jazz, Jazz…

[@magnificamuste]

The ambience is orgasm-inducing in quality. Also, the slapped bass is the most jarring thing in the video

[@alexrojas5312]

The sound of Mordor, when Sauron reings!!!!

[@philyeary8809]

Yes, the mask feels like Mouth of Sauron a bit

[@ernestoalonsocenicerosmarq6470]

Its a unique band, the fusion result in mix between innovation and primitive sounds, simply amazing

[@joshferguson9703]

I get a very slight Miles Davis vibe mixed with Luc Lemay on Acid needless to say I Fucking loved it

[@boarderking133]

Ooo luc lemay. That's definitely on point.

[@Geewunner4life]

Portal + Gorguts + John Zorn = Imperial Triumphant. 🤘🤘

[@Nile67676]

Here I come, a talkative fan, with an audio-kinetic memory that is sensitive to sounds and music : I have SO MANY things to say. I'm very glad I found Imperial about a month ago, with this performance by clicking by mistake (literally). Holy shit that was worth it. That song definitely sounds even better live, as complex as the studio version is! Look at this attitude, this whole aesthetic that shines even more under these lights, and that peculiar performance! Going from barely touching the instruments with some kind of, grace? to that brutal ballet of sounds really smoothly. It gives chills and makes us feel an ambiance we never got into, so that's the right name for that piece. It sounds like danger in some way. Everyone here is really good at portraying that and I'm going to tell you why, let's start by singer Zachary Ilya Ezrin's voice! Geez, I had never heard someone sing like that before listening to Vile Luxury and he's literally the most appropriate singer for it, the best choice ever. His vocals are so raw, so deep, seem layered by different feelings, so stable and sound like they come from Hell itself without being too noisy or sounding ridiculous. It's really impressive, mysterious and very cool. (That's some big chad technique here!) Next we've got Kenny Grohowski, the drummer. He's like, REALLY skilled to me. At the beginning of the song he doesn't make that much noise but you can hear it's always subtle and precise, extremely fitting the moment. He's brutal in their other songs by the way, so it shows he's got a whole range of skills. And finally, there is bassist Steve Blanco. It really impressed me when he used that bottle to make these sounds with his bass. I don't think you could know it's a bass if you're only listening, and the fact that he turned his instrument into something else THAT WAY is unusual. That bass, like I said for the whole song earlier, sounded like danger and associating sounds to feelings in musical projects **really** is a move that does something to me. I I gotta say it's extremely rare, I've been looking for many things like that in the past and was never satisfied. And as you see, it looks like it takes a lot of practice to do so but, how did they picture danger, fear and some warm, stiffling breeze so well???? That's what intrigues me here, these blues don't come from Earth. These guys create sounds that look and are hard to create to give you an experience you've never had before. I usually don't like my metal black, but Imperial is an hybrid of black metal and jazz, two genres that are so different from each other- I love dark jazz. Now THAT'S originality, it's been years since we didn't see anything new in Black metal. And now I will never think the same, we've got them ! That band is just, sweating mad skill and taste and that's why I wrote that comment. That's such an Alien discovery. Hope they see it!!

[@tojorozombie]

Saw these guys for the first time last night and was in awe. This was the third of the four song set they played. I’d love to see them headline someday!

[@adamparr6464]

It’s so hard to find a band with their own distinct sound. IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT definitely has it in spades. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@noiseterrorcodes]

wow the drummer is a jazz machine

[@lullabi3234]

A show with Imperial Triumphant and Below The Sun would bring apotheosis to every soul attending. Truth.

[@metalgearshady7875]

Pronunciation is off in places ("l", "sh") but altogether lyrics are good and interesting, I guess it translates to something like this: "The skin peels off like tatters Ash has slowly settled/fallen down Above our scorched flesh Our home, our town is deserted We're children of a deadly god (although I haven't heard "mertvenny" be used irl, is it an actual word?) We're fathers of nuclear slumber And wolves howl songs of death Of how this mistress Came/Appeared to unruly children Keeping her secrets safe We're children of a deadly god Our names have been forgotten"

[@metal_monocle7334]

Well to be fair, they are from the US so it's not exactly their natiev language

[@untitled9392]

Yes, "mertvenny" is the actual adjective that means looking like a dead, lifeless, or deathly.

[@deanbartolo6199]

the Portal influence is massive Dope \m/

[@dangernoodle4305]

It's like Portal and Bolzer had a disgusting baby haha

[@martinarvizu8384]

Portal y Mile Davis

[@JamesGrindstaff-z5h]

I hear a lot of Mr. Bungle in their sound too.

[@kokobi7482]

bro this is actually amazing

[@norwardradtke1361]

I’ve been waiting for a band like this.

[@jonathandenny2870]

Most unique metal band out there rn

[@minus_blindfold6346]

Holy Hell...

[@francescalarp4067]

never heard this sound before

[@codyblair2633]

Ya.. I have no idea how to feel or what to think.. I'm entranced and intrigued... It's in my chest.. What is this?!?!?!

[@metal_monocle7334]

@@codyblair2633 Yeah that's IT for ya....

[@apothecurio]

Great song for a band that feels like getting radiation poisoning in the best way.

[@Mellow84]

If the movie, eyes wide shut and pig destroyer had a baby, this would be the love child

[@creekandseminole]

Lol

[@kytziaf]

Looks like Lord Sauron formed a death metal jazz band. 🤘

[@TransmissionsfromtheDark]

This is great. All senses heightened in anticipation for the album.

[@peterkarargiris4110]

Never heard of them before but I'm loving the masks...and the sound.

[@jonasl8830]

Those rifts, damn they should be way bigger than they are. Great production and quality of the video. Great stuff 9.5/10 on my top favorite songs of all time

[@Squiddy97]

This randomly popped up in my feed a year or so ago. Changed me bloody life. 🤙

[@Greencheese333]

I would like the song more in the album context, but the drummer is straight killing it.

[@zoranpeternelj1160]

That bass....

[@charliecurnow9447]

Masterful. Crushing. Perfection.

[@brokelokedd]

Wow 😳 🖤✊🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@cklife1]

This music is so dark. Heavier than any dark metal. I feel entranced.

[@Kowinaida]

Define "dark metal"

[@snowxyy]

@@Kowinaida metal that is dark ? I think he defined it pretty easily

[@Kowinaida]

@@snowxyy Don't try to be smart-ass c**t. Low intelligence humour. Be a bit more creative next time...

[@snowxyy]

@@Kowinaida My god, take a Breath

[@Kowinaida]

@@snowxyy Just keep sniffing those school bus seats...

[@garysuarez9614]

Interesting and intriguing.

[@ryancarpenter9289]

been waiting to see these guys live for years. they're coming to my city while i am going to be out of town. I have been depressed for weeks

[@rudivandereep310]

The opening that sudden artful transformation

[@mehdikeymousa3955]

Excellent just the excellence art.

[@ricardotracker4047]

Do you know what's "Overrated"?... The "Underrated" comment

[@markboucher3345]

Très bon. Je crois que c'est le truc le plus excitant que j'ai entendu dans le genre Metal depuis le premier album de Slipknot. L'intro est très original.

[@Metalhead-Cinephile9337]

tu es pas difficile toi !!! c'est long lent et chiant !!! niveau metal il y a bien meilleur et sans forcer !! a part spliknot tu connais qui LOL!!! tu dois être un jeune pour aimer le neo metal

[@markboucher3345]

@@Metalhead-Cinephile9337 à part Slipknot je connais comme 1000 autres bands dans le metal, de Black sabbath à tout ce qui se fait aujourd'hui. J'adore les groupes de trash metal, comme Power Trip et Slayer. Oh et j'ai 45 ans.

[@ryanruzicka6944]

Welp off to buy more of their stuff

[@iDeathDev]

Flawless as always.

[@derekpierkowski7641]

Yooz guyz are refreshing!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@elpistolero1094]

This felt like a fever dream

[@SOCKSofIRONFIST]

said this before and will say again; drip is immaculate

[@einienj3281]

I like the vibe! 🖤

[@Hesykast]

I see you everywhere from True Crime channels like Dire Trip to channels like Wendigoon, Disrupt, Unknown 5, and Nutty History. Good to see that you also have good taste in music. 🤘

[@lacalaveradesuabuela877]

Brutal!!!!

[@draugsvoll01]

Getting massive Twin Peaks/Angelo Badalamenti vibes in the first half

[@apostolllliiii]

This is true mastery.

[@BEANSNOHELPME]

Music summoned from the depths of nightmare and paranoia itself.

[@ntrpk7296]

The best live show I've been to all year.

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

They're unreal in concert, I went thinking I would just enjoy it, but I left considering it as one of the best shows I've ever seen. The atmosphere was so dense, and the whole crowd was just watching in a trance. My girlfriend and I just kept staring at each other and then back at the band like, "What the hell are we watching?", but in a good way.

[@DoomOfConviction]

Nice to see Balthasar Gelt and his band performing so well!

[@nathanielcoffey4103]

WELCOME TO ESTALIA, ROADIES

[@alejandratorresaldama4297]

increíble

[@andyzuleta5344]

I discovered em by going to the Immolation acts of god tour. Their live performance didn't disappoint.

[@dedmoonbergamothfunnyukrai6535]

ох, яка краса! ніби дійсно гуляю по Чорнобилю а потім тікаю від мутантів:)

[@cowboyssb9182]

okay took four minutes to get there but whoa a mix of bucket head and behemoth! fucking HEAVY \m/

[@brzoskwinki666]

Adorable! ⁁⁁⁁

[@Player85376]

What an ambience and music! Real artists they are.

[@glaurung666]

Oh shit, this is gorgeous! As a Russian I appreciate an attempt to sing in Russian. Well done!

[@wavefolder]

це найкраще втілення атмсофери трагедії ЧАЕС у музиці, басове інтро наче облучає радіацією

[@societyearth6562]

I picture the singer in a clock mask one day. Pretty sure that’s never been done! Actually it’s pretty cool.

[@lRekol.S.T.]

Dios mio los pelos de punta me dejaron, sin palabras... como no descubri esto antes por dios

[@JoseRuiz-ln9fr]

X2

[@LeaveNoTrashBehind]

Wow this is amazing!

[@hugopdrums704]

Loved it

[@jyrhds1]

Blackened jazz?

[@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

Yeah shit is amazing

[@JamesGrindstaff-z5h]

Blackjazz? I love Shining.

[@krissyramsey3934]

Well done, lads! 😈🤟

[@quackodemon9822]

This is what I expected Sleep Token to sound like before I heard them.

[@АфриканСвиридович-ш9у]

Well, best comment so far? )

[@plaguelands517]

century media signs with noise bands..this is really cool !

[@suoquainen]

Expect the unexpected it screams. :)

[@psbzu]

Genius!!!!

[@auralfixxation6702]

Dam you guys are truly disturbingly beautiful. After that acid bass beginning you merge straight into a unsettling David Lynch movie scene. Then the mental breakdown happens. What a unique experience you are. To be honest, you have created a new genre.

[@lensteinmetz649]

Wow, a new genre of metal? Iconic doom-death cacophony metal? I fucking love it! 🤘🤘🤘

[@RedHotAmarth]

Avant-garde metal

[@redfogwhitefrost2583]

I honestly just thought they were black metal. They definitely got the avante garde vibe working in their favor too though. Which isn't uncommon in that genre.

[@karlgeorgzinn5438]

I neuer thought that Bass players are musicans, until i've seen this intro :D

[@992ras]

Saw them live in Nola not that long ago. They put on a great show

[@AbdurRahman-td4df]

This is sick!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Awesome!!

[@Dr.Cuevalius_Rectus_85]

Finally something different ,bad ass..

[@Ratsfiurini]

Using a Dom Perignon as a slide, how classy. 🍾🍾🍾

[@SantaHules]

good lord. at 5:12 the band melts your face.

[@nomadneon4832]

Необычно .Очень понравились.Соберу дискографию.

[@RoyMansen-k7f]

Geiler Sound 🎸 🥁 🤘.

[@romuloverarivas2728]

BESTIIIAAAALLLL