Imperialist
Cipher


3.5
great

Review

by Hawks USER (166 Reviews)
May 2nd, 2019 | 20 replies


Release Date: 2018 | Tracklist

Review Summary: The musical equivalent of time and space.

Imperialist is a relatively new melodic black metal band from the frosted wastelands of....Monrovia, California? Who would’ve thought that some of the coldest black metal could come from such a warm and happy place like California? Bands like Ash Borer, Fell Voices and now Imperialist have come from Cali and have put out some cold and miserable sounding black metal music.

I’m not comparing this band to Ash Borer or Fell Voices in any way to be clear. Imperialist is way more melodic, riff heavy and upbeat than said bands. Their lyrical themes focus on time and space similar to a band like Mare Cognitum or Midnight Odyssey. Their debut album Cipher focuses mainly on fast and ferocious melodic riffs and blast beats from the black abyss that is outer space. The vocals here are pretty much the norm for black metal ala shrieks from a demon.

Cipher won’t blow you away with originality by any means. If you’re a black metal fan then chances are you’ve heard this album dozens and dozens of times before. But if you like your black metal fast, with melody and full of riffs then you will find something you can enjoy in Imperialist’s debut album. The best is yet to come from these Californians and I’m all ears.



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3.4
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Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Another write up for the blog and my assigned album for the random review game. m/

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
May 2nd 2019


18936 Comments


I heard the album and remember that I found it solid, I have to revisit

Another short & nice review bro

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Thanks brother!



Yeah this is pretty cool. Nothing special but damn good stuff.

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yep my thoughts exactly. m/

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I didn’t hear much thrash but I can def see a blackened dm vibe.

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Glad you dig bro. At least dig a little bit lol.

Papa Universe
May 2nd 2019


22503 Comments


Hawks - the doer of god's work.
(or satan's, can't really tell)

imPOSialist

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Hahahahahaha love you bro!

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah for sure. I don’t really listen to my 3’s often but anything 3 or above is listenable to me.

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah it’s impossible to keep up lol.

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Exactly! There’s just so much good shit to go through.

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah fuck em I couldn’t care less about the negs anymore lol. As long as these albums have threads that’s all I care about. m/

MotokoKusanagi
May 2nd 2019


4290 Comments


neat album art, might check

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

It’s worth listening to for sure. m/

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
May 2nd 2019


18936 Comments


"As long as these albums have threads that’s all I care about. m/"

m/

Hawks
May 2nd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

m/ m/ m/ m/ m/

dashedtopieces
May 3rd 2019


47 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

thanks for the review - pos'd

Hawks
May 3rd 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Thanks bro!

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
May 4th 2019


60261 Comments


Just read this, pos pos pos m/

Hawks
May 4th 2019


86942 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Fuck yessssssss appreciate it my man. m/



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