Impending Doom

Infobox musical artist
Name = Impending Doom


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Origin = Riverside, California
Genre = Brutal death metal [ [http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/impending-doom/nailed-dead-risen.htm Impending Doom - Nailed. Dead. Risen. - Review - Stylus Magazine] ]
Christian metal
Years_active = 2005−present
Label = Facedown
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URL = myspace.com/impending
Current_members = Brook Reeves
Manny Contreras
Cory Johnson
David Sittig
Chad Blackwell
Past_members = Chris Forno
Isaac Bueno
Andy Hegg
Greg Pewthers

Impending Doom is a five-piece Christian death metal band from the Riverside/Corona area of California.

History

Brook Reeves and Manny Contreras started the band in 2005 with ex members Chris Forno, Isaac Bueno, and Jon. After releasing the "The Sin and Doom of Godless Men" EP, Greg Pewthers joined on third guitar. Later, Jon left the band and David Sittig was added to the line-up. Andy Hegg later took the place of Bueno and the band recorded the album "Nailed. Dead. Risen.". Forno quit the band in 2007, and the band has since used two guitarists. Due to Andy Hegg's dedication to his soccer scholarship, Impending Doom has had to use fill-in drummers on their tours. Since then touring drummer Chad Blackwell became the official drummer for the band, and with that the band also split ways with Greg Pewthers on good terms and have added Cory Johnson to the line-up.

The group signed to Facedown Records in January 2007, [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65797 Christian Death Metallers Impending Doom Sign With Facedown Records] . Blabbermouth.net, January 23, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.] and their debut release for the label, Nailed. Dead. Risen., reached #46 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. [ [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:09fexqrdldae~T5 Billboard Chart Positions] , Allmusic.com] The record has received generally positive reviews. [ [http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=846&fid1=27593 Album Review] , "Exclaim!", October 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.] [ [http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/impending-doom/nailed-dead-risen.htm Album Review] , Stylus Magazine. Accessed December 19, 2007.] [ [http://www.waytooloud.com/2007/11/19/impending-doom-naileddeadrisen/ Album Review] , Way Too Loud, November 19, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.] [ [http://www.skylinepress.net/review727.php Album Review] , Skyline Press. Accessed December 19, 2007.] The group embarked on a tour of the United States to support the album in fall 2007, [ [http://www.skratchmagazine.com/interviews/interviews.php?id=294 Impending Doom interview] . Skratch Magazine. Accessed December 9, 2007.] including dates with Dead to Fall, Winds of Plague and Belay My Last. [ [http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=31665 Impending Doom and Dead to Fall Reveal Tour Dates] . Metal Underground, December 4, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.]

The band refers to its style of Christian metal as "Gorship" - a portmanteau of gore and worship. [ [http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/nov2007/impendingdoom.aspx Impending Doom: Brutal Death Metallers Will Scare the Devil Out of You] . Decibel Magazine. Accessed December 19, 2007.] The band also clarify on their Myspace blog that "Gorship" is their way of worshipping God through their gore sounding music; not worshipping "gore" as some are led to believe. According to the band's Myspace page, they are currently writing a new album. They are also currently on the Bang Your Head Til We Raise The Dead tour.

tyle

Impending Doom is known for playing a brutal and aggressive style not commonly associated with Christian rock, while the band's lyrics proclaim its beliefs. [ [http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/impending-doom/nailed-dead-risen.htm Stylus Magazine] comments that, "With Barry Bonds-as-a-blender drums, a vocalist making animal noises, and guitars that sound like they're digging mass graves, Impending Doom are a far cry from 'Jesus as a lover' cutesiness," and that their Christian lyrics "leave no room for interpretation."] Blast beats, downtuned instrumentals, and death growls are common elements of Impending Doom songs. Though the band describes itself as death metal, [On [http://www.myspace.com/impending Impending Doom's MySpace] the band states, "We are a Christian death metal band."] its use of breakdowns, tremolo picking, and inhaled vocals has led some to consider Impending Doom deathcore. Prior to "Nailed. Dead. Risen.", the band's music style was more comparable to goregrind. Impending Doom's audience is often interested in deathcore/metalcore product, [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000U1XII0 Amazon.com] shows that customers who bought "Nailed. Dead. Risen." have also bought deathcore/metalcore products.] and the band often tours with bands of said styles, such as Winds of Plague.

Members

;Current members
* Brook Reeves - Vocals
* Manny Contreras - Guitar
* Cory Johnson- Guitar
* David Sittig - Bass
* Chad Blackwell - Drums

;Past members
* Greg Pewthers- Guitar
* Chris Forno - Guitar
* Isaac Bueno - Drums (current drummer for Underneath The Gun, briefly played drums for xDEATHSTARx)
* Jon - Bass
* Rodney - Drums (touring drummer, seen in Silence The Oppressors music video)
* Andy Hegg - Drums (played on Nailed. Dead. Risen.)

Discography

*"The Sin and Doom of Godless Men" EP - 2005
*"Nailed. Dead. Risen." - 2007 #46 Billboard Top Heatseekers

Compilation contributions

*"Grinding Spiritual Death" - 2006 (contributed "Condemned" as lead-off track)
*"Facedown Sampler" - Fall 2007 ("Nailed.Dead.Risen.")

References

External links

* [http://www.impendingdoommetal.com/ Impending Doom Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/impending Impending Doom Official MySpace]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/impendingdoom Impending Doom Official Purevolume]