Kenny Grohowski - Imperial Triumphant - Atomic Age

Sick Drummer, Kenny Grohowski, born to a musical family in Miami, Florida, has worked as a recording and touring drummer for over 20 years, having studied at The New School University and worked with the likes of Secret Chiefs 3, Bobby Cruz, John Zorn, Imperial Triumphant, Rez Abbasi, Felix Pastorius & Hipster Assassins, Igor Lumpert, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Andy Milne & Dapp Theory, as well as newer groups such as Titan To Tachyons, Kilter, The Richard Padron Group, and many others. He has studied with the likes of Ari Hoenig, Robby Ameen, Jojo Mayer, Bobby Sanabria, Amir Ziv, all while attending The New School.

In 2019, Grohowski received a Juno award for his participation in Andy Milne & Dapp Theory’s ‘Seasons of Being,’ which won Jazz Album of The Year. Grohowski is a proud endorser of Bosphorus Cymbals and is currently residing in New York City.

Kenny’s Gear:

Drums: Yamaha Recording Custom (‘89)

12” Rack Tom

16” Floor Tom

22” Kick

Snare: Pearl Export 14”x 6”

Pedal: Pearl Eliminator

Cymbals (L toR) Courtesy of Bosphorus:

18” Turk China

14” Turk Hi-hats

18” 20th Anniversary Crash

14” Gold Hi-hats

20” Paiste Signature Dry Heavy Ride

18” Gold China

20” Gold Crash

The album was produced and engineered at Menegroth Studio in New York by Colin Marston (Behold… The Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Krallice and Gorguts), Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle) and Imperial Triumphant. The album also features a number of special guests such as Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) on taiko drums, Phlegeton (Wormed) on guest vocals, Yoshiko Ohara (ex-Bloody Panda) as part of the choirs, RK Halvorson as part of the Barbershop quartet, Sarai Chrzanowski as part of the choirs, Andromeda Anarchia (Folterkammer, Dark Matters) as part of the choirs, J. Walter Hawke on the trombone, and Colin Marston on guitars.

Imperial Triumphant officially began in 2012 with their debut release Abominamentvm. The line-up consisted of Zachary Ilya Ezrin on guitar/vocals and the rhythm section of their NYC contemporaries: Pyrrhon. Soon they met with drummer Kenny Grohowski and began to feature him on their next two releases Goliath (EP) and Abyssal Gods (LP). In 2015, they introduced bassist Steve Blanco to their lineup. In 2016, they released another EP Inceste, which saw them tour heavily that year with temporary second guitarist Max Gorelick. 2018 brought about their magnum statement, Vile Luxury. The full-length album, written collectively by the trio (Ezrin, Grohowski, Blanco), was a homage to their hometown New York City that brought jazz elements to the avant-garde black metal style in a way never achieved before. They toured extensively in Europe and North America from 2018-19 in support of the groundbreaking full-length.

The metal trio from New York once again proves their matchless technical excellence and breathtaking musical craftsmanship. The band describes the record as follows: “Alphaville is a record designed to be slowly and sensationally unfurled by the listener. It is a very dense and challenging environment we place you in. However, every track, transition, every word and note has been scrutinized over to ensure the most rewarding experience. The auditory journey is ready for you, just press play.”

Alphaville is out now and can be purchased/streamed here: https://imperialtriumphant.lnk.to/Alphaville

Small wonder that no other that the ingenious artist and illustrator Zbigniew M. Bielak contributes one of his best creations so far to this magnificent masterpiece. Singer and Guitarist Zachary states on Imperial Triumphant’s fourth studio album “Alphaville – This new album is the pinnacle of our combined efforts as a band. It is the most refined version of our current state of creation. We are extremely grateful to Century Media for providing us with the resources needed to make such a luxurious piece. We are also thankful to Shannon Void, Colin Marston, Trey Spruance, and all of our distinguished guests, without whom this record may not have been possible. Alphaville is our most proud achievement to date. Welcome to the dawn of the new Roaring 20s.”