Vile Luxury
Imperial Triumphant · 2018
56 min · 8 tracks
A chaotic blend of avant-garde jazz, black metal intensity, and urban noise that evokes the disarray of modern civilization.
Top tracks — play these first
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Swarming Opulence — This opening track sets the tone for the album with its frenetic energy and intricate orchestration, showcasing the band's ability to merge complexity with aggression.
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Gotham Luxe — Blending haunting melodies with dissonant chaos, this track embodies the urban themes of excess and decay that permeate the album.
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Chernobyl Blues — This song stands out for its narrative depth and sonic exploration of disaster and societal collapse, illustrating the band's conceptual ambitions.
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Luxury in Death — Closing out the album, this track encapsulates a sense of finality through its layered instrumentation and thematic resolution, making it a powerful conclusion.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album's ambitious blend of genres and unique soundscape creates a distinct listening experience.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a cacophony of dissonant horns and heavy guitar riffs, immediately establishing its chaotic atmosphere.
- Each track features abrupt tempo changes, often shifting from frenetic black metal sections to slower, jazz-influenced interludes.
- Several tracks incorporate field recordings and urban soundscapes, enhancing the theme of modern civilization's disarray.
- The final track concludes with an extended ambient outro that contrasts sharply with the preceding intensity.
- Composition 25% of the score
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8/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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8/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Swarming Opulence 6:25
- 2 Lower World 6:36
- 3 Gotham Luxe 8:09
- 4 Chernobyl Blues 7:42
- 5 Cosmopolis 7:55
- 6 Mother Machine 4:13
- 7 The Filth 9:23
- 8 Luxury in Death 5:42
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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