IGORRR
MASTER BOOT RECORD / IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
France’s genre-mashing maniacs bring a full banquet to West London
Igorrr are raving in all senses of the word
Imperial Triumphant bring their sonic liberty to London
PHIL WALLIS
RESPLENDENT IN THEIR art deco masks, New Yorkers IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT waft onto the stage like gilded phantoms, before opening proceedings with an elemental force. Coming hot off their new album, Goldstar, their short set of jazz-infused black metal pandemonium may not generate enough energy in the crowd for a pit, but is still the ideal pick-me-up for a gloomy Wednesday evening. People desperately wish to bob their heads along, only to be repeatedly betrayed by the band’s demented rhythmical acrobatics as this ceaselessly aggressive group transmute Charles Mingus into madness.