Imperial was formed in 1992 in Marseilles in the south of France with Skrow taking care of vocals, bass and drums. The band adopted a belligerent extreme thrash metal stance and stormed the underground with demos, War Spirit in 1994, The Red Moon in 1995 and Chapitre Trois: Men Of God, and became one of Osmose Productions first homegrown bands. Inbetween the first and second album the band issued the Thrasheurs 13 EP in 1998.
Dream Evil label issued a tenth anniversary single in 2002 called Ten Years Of Imperial. Skrow operates Moon Soon Records. A compilation called Aggressors... Not Followers was issued in 2003 by Magistellus Infernal.