“This is another one we all wrote together, and it stems from a simple concept—we wanted to do a waltz. Again, there’s a lot of polyrhythms. And then, in typical Imperial Triumphant fashion, there’s a gigantic climax. The orchestral intro is performed by Seven)Suns again, and the voiceover is by Jonas Rolef. We also have Yoshiko Ohara, this very talented Japanese vocalist who used to live in New York and work with the band Bloody Panda, on this one. 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.