At any given moment, there are throngs upon throngs of bands out in the vast wilderness of black metal that are able to bring something of value to the table, yet those that are able to continuously improve upon their … Continue reading Imperialist – Prime
Having really stretched its legs into the realm of science fiction more often in recent years, black metal has done quite well exploring the vast expanses of space with the topics and approaches to such a theme nothing short of … Continue reading Imperialist – Quantum
Space is by no means foreign territory for metal by any stretch of the imagination with virtually every corner of the genre being all but fascinated with the near-endless circumstances, beauties, and horrors that are to be found beyond the … Continue reading Imperialist – Zenith
Nowadays whenever we look at space and black metal coming together, the majority of the time it’s being embodied by some atmospheric or cosmic black metal act like Mesarthim. But what if we simply explored the vacuum without getting too … Continue reading Imperialist – Cipher
With “Imperialist” being Cries of the Captive’s debut EP I imagined that the album wouldn’t be much and they it could use improvements. I was half right, and that implies that I was also half wrong. I was right because the band could use a few minor improvements and I was wrong because the album was definitely something and not an album to be taken lightly especially as a debut. “Imperialist” was certainly a raw album and probably the most raw that I’ve heard since Wretched’s “Cannibal”. Everything was loud and absolutely hardcore with unrelenting pace and speed. Anyone who … Continue reading Cries of the Captive – Imperialist