NYC avant-garde metal outfit Imperial Triumphant just announced their fourth full-length, Alphaville, a star-studded affair featuring Meshuggah's Tomas Haake on taiko drums and production courtesy of Mr. Bungle's Trey Spruance, among other notable contributors. Preceded by the mind-bending lead single "Rotted Futures," the album is due out on July 31st via Century Media and is available for pre-order now in an array of formats. Those include a Revolver-exclusive "Ivory Towers" (white) vinyl 2LP collector's edition, strictly limited to 300 copies. The 2LP comes in a special gatefold sleeve with a four-page booklet and poster and features art by renowned artist and illustrator Zbigniew M. Bielak (Ghost, Body Count). The LP also offers a special novelty: Side D, which features two bonus covers, of Voivod and the Residents, is pressed with a rare "double-groove" feature, i.e. there are two grooves cut side-by-side, so that the listener plays the one cover version or the other — depending on where exactly the needle is placed. Pre-order yours now before they're gone!
Alphaville "Ivory Towers" collector's edition track listing:
Side A
1. Rotted Futures
2. Excelsior
3. City Swine
Side B
4. Atomic Age
5. Transmission to Mercury
Side C
6. Alphaville
7. The Greater Good
Side D
8. Experiment (Voivod cover)
9. Happy Home (The Residents cover)
