“People think I’m not a good guitar player because it sounds really sloppy. I play in an avant-garde death metal band – you shouldn’t be comfortable”: How Imperial Triumphant became one of the most garishly experimental metal bands of a generation

Imperial Triumphant.

New York power trio Imperial Triumphant present a great irony – their gut-wrenching, avant-garde take on experimental extreme metal doesn’t sound as clever as it actually is. In a way, that deception is their calling card.

“I’ve seen reviews that say, ‘These guys are just making noise,’” says guitarist and band leader Zachary Ezrin. “And it's like, ‘Yeah, but let me explain why.’”