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The flex of metallic extremity includes a gnarly visual directed by the band’s own, Steve Blanco.
Experimental soundscape masters Imperial Triumphant are barreling toward their forthcoming release, Spirit of Ecstasy, with their latest video for “Tower of Glory, City of Shame.” A low-fi feel, the video was directed by the band’s very own Steve Blanco. Spirit of Ecstasy will be released on July 22nd and can be pre-ordered HERE.
Speaking on the video, Imperial Triumphant states: “Monolithic events engineered throughout the ages compel great shifts in consciousness. Seemingly coincidental and synchronous points forever alter the landscape. Pigeons gather one by one. Civilization moves through the gateways and in hindsight the obscured vision becomes clearer. Still unknown, however is the truth as all is an illusion with much loss of life and zero accountability. At a certain point there are too many pigeons for the control’s infantile stories to be what they claim.”
In addition to a European headline and festival run, the band is also gearing up to hit the road supporting Zeal & Ardor with their North American tour. The tour begins on September 11th in Brooklyn, New York and wraps up on October 7th in Berkeley, California.
Spirit of Ecstasy tracklisting:
Full Tour Dates:
U.S. Headline Shows
July 29 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
July 30 – Youngstown, OH – Into the Darkness Fest
July 31 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
European Headline Dates/Festivals
August 10 – Jaroměř, Czechia – Brutal Assault
August 12 – Oxfordshire, England – SUPERNORMAL FEST
August 13 – Manchester, England – The White Hotel
August 14 – Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
August 15 – Belfast, England – Voodoo
August 16 – Dublin, Ireland – The Grand Social
August 18 – Somerset, England – ArcTanGent Festival
August 19 – London, England – The Dome
August 20 – Méan, Belgium – MÉTAL MÉAN
August 21 – Brittany, France – MOTOCULTER
August 23 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick
August 24 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Upload
August 25 – Toulon, France – L’Hélice
August 26 – Mantova, Italy – The Academy
August 27 – Winterthur, Switzerland – Gaswerk
August 28 – Strasbourg, France – La Maison Bleue
August 29 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Merleyn
August 30 – Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang
August 31 – Aalborg, Denmark – 1000 Fryd
September 1 – Oslo, Norway – Bla
September 2 – Goteborg, Sweden – Fangelset
September 3 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Hotel Cecil
September 8 – Leipzig, Germany – Bandhaus
September 9 – Tel Aviv, Israel – Gagarin
Zeal & Ardor North American Tour
September 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
September 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
September 13 – Cambridge, MA – The Middle East
September 15 – Montreal, QC – LE Studio TD
September 16 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
September 18 – Detroit, MI – El Club
September 19 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
September 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
September 23 – Calgary, AB – Dickens
September 24 – Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
September 26 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
September 27 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
September 28 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
October 1 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
October 3 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
October 4 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
October 5 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
October 7 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone