Vile Luxury

Vile Luxury
Studio album by Imperial Triumphant
Released	July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Studio	Menegroth Studios
Genre	Avant-garde metal blackened death metal jazz fusion
Length	55:59
Label	Gilead Media
Producer	Colin Marston
Imperial Triumphant chronology
Abyssal Gods (2015) Vile Luxury (2018) Alphaville (2020)

Vile Luxury is the third studio album by American experimental metal band Imperial Triumphant. It was released on July 13, 2018, through Gilead Media. ^[1] The album was recorded at Colin Marston's Menegroth Studios in New York City.

Touring

Following the release of the studio album Vile Luxury, Imperial Triumphant embarked on their first European tour in April 2019, ^[2] including a show at Roadburn Festival. This was followed by further European dates in November 2019, including headlining the 'Cult Never Dies Stage' at Damnation Festival in Leeds, UK. ^[3]

Reception

Angry Metal Guy awarded the album a "great" score of 4.5/5, calling it "ugly but regal, diseased and extravagant." ^[1] Metal Injection gave it a score of 8.5/10. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Swarming Opulence"	6:25
2.	"Lower World"	6:35
3.	"Gotham Luxe"	8:08
4.	"Chernobyl Blues"	7:41
5.	"Cosmopolis"	7:55
6.	"Mother Machine"	4:12
7.	"The Filth"	9:22
8.	"Luxury in Death"	5:41
Total length:		55:59

Personnel

Imperial Triumphant

• Zachary Ezrin – vocals, guitars
• Kenny Grohowski – drums
• Steve Blacno – bass, vocals, keyboards

Guest and session musicians

• Will Smith – vocals (track 3)
• Yoshiko Ohara – vocals (tracks 3, 7, 8)
• Andromeda Anarchia – vocals (track 7)
• Sarai Chrzanowski – vocals (track 2)
• J. Walter Hawkes – trombone
• Joe Beaty – trombone
• Ben Hankle – trumpet
• Jonathan Powell – trumpet
• Dan Peck – tuba

Production

• Colin Marston – production, mixing, mastering, engineering
• Andrew Tremblay – artwork, design

Vile Luxury (Redux 1924)

Vile Luxury (Redux 1924)
Studio album (reissue)by Imperial Triumphant
Released	May 3, 2024
Studio	Menegroth Studios
Genre	Avant-garde metal blackened death metal jazz fusion
Length	56:31
Label	Century Media Records
Producer	Colin Marston
Imperial Triumphant chronology
Spirit of Ecstasy (2022) Vile Luxury (Redux 1924) (2024) Goldstar (2025)

Vile Luxury (Redux 1924) is the reissue of Vile Luxury, released on May 3, 2024 via Century Media Records, with brand new artwork. ^[5] Like the original Vile Luxury, the album was recorded at Colin Marston's Menegroth Studios in New York City. ^{[6] [7]}

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Swarming Opulence"	6:25
2.	"Lower World"	6:35
3.	"Gotham Luxe"	8:08
4.	"Chernobyl Blues"	7:41
5.	"Cosmopolis"	7:55
6.	"Mother Machine"	4:12
7.	"The Filth"	9:22
8.	"Luxury in Death"	6:13
Total length:		56:31

References

1. Grymm (July 29, 2020). "Imperial Triumphant - Vile Luxury Review". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
2. "Brooklyn Black Metal Savants Imperial Triumphant Announce First-Ever European Tour". Kerrang!. January 14, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
3. Johnson, Stephen (October 8, 2019). "Imperial Triumphant Sign With Century Media Records and Announce Tour". totalrock.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
4. "Album Review: IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT Vile Luxury". Metal Injection. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
5. "KILL SCREEN 033: Zachary Ezrin of IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT Won't Shun a Challenge". Decibel. March 20, 2024.
6. Schythe, Mandy (March 27, 2024). "Imperial Triumphant Release "Cosmopolis (Redux 1924)" from Vile Luxury Reissue". Metal Sucks.
7. "Imperial Triumphant release video for "Lower World (Redux 1924)"". Lambgoat. May 3, 2024.