IMPUREZA Return with ‘Alcázares’: A Brutal Vision of the Reconquista

Ahead of its Friday release, Alcázares, the long-awaited third album by Franco-Spanish conquistadors IMPUREZA is streaming now on the Season of Mist YouTube channel. The album marks the band’s return to the frontline of extreme metal with a work as steeped in mysticism as it is in violence.

Conceptually rooted in the Spanish Reconquista (722–1492), Alcázares unfolds as a fantastical and historical epic: eleven tracks channeling the collapse of Islamic Iberia and the merciless rise of Christian dominion.

Fusing guttural death metal with flamenco guitar, orchestral flourishes, and Spanish-language vocals, IMPUREZA construct a sonic Alcázar; where the sacred and savage co-exist. Tracks such as “Reconquistar Al-Ándalus” and “Castigos Eclesiásticos” invoke the spiritual violence of holy war, portraying crusading zeal and inquisitorial cruelty with an unflinching eye. Elsewhere, instrumentals like “Verdiales” and “Murallas” serve as meditative interludes between blood-soaked battle hymns. The album’s palette is one of dust, fire, and faith, evoking both historical myth and fantastical dread.

Recorded and mixed by Sébastien Camhi at Studio Artmusic (France) and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Denmark), Alcázares is elevated by guest contributions from Xavier Hamon (percussion) and Louis Viallet (orchestration).

With Alcázares, IMPUREZA have carved their boldest statement to date: an ode to a violent past, where the sword and cross met in a storm of steel and ash.