Heads up, jazz and metal are crashing into each other (without sounding like your dad’s smooth jazz mixtape) – IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT is headlining the *checks notes* ‘Jazz From Hell Festival’ on December 12 at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge. Yes, this *actually* exists. Joining them? The GOLDSTAR METROPOLE ORCHESTRA, a big band that probably has more brass players than your entire high school marching band. (Here’s the metal tea on IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT).
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT’s bassist/keyboardist Steve Blanco dropped this word salad of a quote, and honestly, we’re here for it:
“Imperial Triumphant drags the city’s underbelly into Le Poisson Rouge for Jazz From Hell — horns ablaze, brass dripping in decadence, a golden chaos where dissonance swings and the city trembles. This is Jazz from Hell dressed in gold and filth!”
Tickets are up for grabs right here. Bring earplugs and a thesaurus to decode the avant-garde chaos. You’ve been warned.
PSA for fans of organized chaos: IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT EUROPEAN TOUR DATES w/ IGORRR
- Oct 1, 2025: Bordeaux (FR) – Le Rocher de Palmer
- Oct 2, 2025: Toulouse (FR) – Le Bikini
- Oct 3, 2025: Bilbao (SP) – Santana 27
- Oct 4, 2025: Barcelona (SP) – Apolo 1
- Oct 5, 2025: Madrid (SP) – La Riviera
- Oct 7, 2025: Istres (FR) – L’Usine
- Oct 8, 2025: Lausanne (CH) – Les Docks
- Oct 9, 2025: Frankfurt (DE) – Batschkapp
- Oct 10, 2025: Nijmegen (NL) – Soulcrusher Festival
- Oct 11, 2025: Brussels (BE) – Ancienne Belgique
- Oct 12, 2025: Cologne (DE) – Live Music Hall
- Oct 14, 2025: Hamburg (DE) – Markthalle
- Oct 15, 2025: Nancy (FR) – Nancy Jazz Pulsation
- Oct 16, 2025: Lyon (FR) – Le Transbordeur
- Oct 17, 2025: Paris (FR) – L’Olympia
- Oct 19, 2025: Nantes (FR) – Stereolux
- Oct 21, 2025: Bristol (UK) – Crane Bristol
- Oct 22, 2025: London (UK) – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
- Oct 23, 2025: Manchester (UK) – 02 Ritz
(Bonus trivia: IGORRR once mixed breakcore with baroque music. They’re like if Bach had a drum machine and a caffeine addiction.)
