THE BEAST

Over the past 15 years, New York City’s Imperial Triumphant have evolved from a neoclassical black metal act into the warped avant-garde, progressive blackened death behemoth you know and fail to successfully play-thru today. As Imperial Triumphant’s hometown endures its darkest era in two decades as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band’s social, lyrical and structural fascination with the city’s decay is more relevant than ever on new LP Alphaville. Speaking of ‘rot, each copy of our August issue comes paired with an exclusive Necrot flexi disc featuring a re-recorded demo-era classic “Into the Labyrinth,” which not be included on the death metallers’ new Mortal album. Limited quantities of the issue are available now so, pick up one today before they’re gone for good!