Imperium is an instrumental solo project by Adarsh Rangayyan from Calgary, Canada. Imperium’s self-titled debut was released in 2009, followed by the second full-length album “MMX” in 2010. The music features thrash metal rhythms, melodic guitar leads, and progressive song structures. Influences include Metallica, Iron Maiden and Tool. The album was recorded by Jeff Muller at Alchemy Studio in Calgary, Canada.
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“Gracious saints alive, what have we got here? An instrumental record that touches the hems of traditional, prog and thrash metal with pure excellence in both writing and execution, and it’s done by just one fella? Uncanny, but true. Canada’s Imperium is the sole doing of Adarsh Rangayyan, who handles all guitar, bass and drums with equal parts skill and refinement. The riffs are sturdy and memorable, the solos cry out for budding young guitarists to take heed, the bass notes make themselves heard without being overwrought and the drums are everywhere they need to be, smart fills aplenty.” – Matthew Kirshner, Tartarean Desire
1. March of the Legion (6:08)
2. Leviathan Rising (6:52)
3. The Fall of Olympus (6:34)
4. Eos & Phobos (6:18)
5. Charon’s Wrath (8:22)
6. Torn from Elysium (4:20)
7. Across the Styx (4:56)
8. Into the Pit of Tartarus (7:42)
/ XBTT (1) by Dejavu