“This was written by Kenny Grohowski, and it’s kind of funny because I don’t think he wrote it for the band. He wrote it almost as an exercise, like, ‘What would it be like if I wrote a Suffocation or Cannibal Corpse track?’ So, it has these moments of classic barbarity but filtered through the lens of Kenny, who, as a composer, will often stray from simple ideas. I wrote a lick in there that’s sort of my impression of Adam Jones from Tool. Read more on Last.fm.

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. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.