Impending Doom
is an American Christian death metal [1] [2] band from the Riverside/Corona area of California.
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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,
[3] and their debut release for the label,
Nailed. Dead. Risen.
, reached number 46 on the
Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
[4] The record has received generally positive reviews.
[5] [6] [7] [8] The band has since started a street team to promote their music, which can be found on their myspace top 8. The group then embarked on a tour of the United States to support the album in autumn 2007,
[9] including dates with
Dead to Fall,
Winds of Plague and
With Dead Hands Rising.
[10] In 2009 the band released their second album,
The Serpent Servant
.
The band refers to its style of
Christian metal as "Gorship" - a
portmanteau of
gore and
worship.
[11] The band also clarify on their
MySpace blog that "Gorship" is their way of worshiping God through their gore sounding music; not worshiping "gore" as some are led to believe. Impending Doom released their second album,
The Serpent Servant
, on March 31, 2009 which has hit number 3 on the
Billboard
Top Heatseekers chart.
[4]
Band members
;Current members
- Brook Reeves – vocals
- Manny Contreras – guitar
- Cory Johnson – guitar
- David Sittig – bass
- Isaac Bueno – drums
;Former members
- Greg Pewthers – guitar (ex-Oblige)
- Chris Forno – guitar
- Isaac Bueno – drums (went on to drum for xDEATHSTARx and later Underneath The Gun now has rejoined. current touring drummer for Impending Doom)
- Jon – bass guitar
- Andy Hegg – drums (played on Nailed. Dead. Risen.
)
- Chad Blackwell – drums (played on The Serpent Servant
)
;Touring members
- Rodney – drums (ex-The Great Commission)
Discography
- The Sin and Doom of Godless Men
(Self-released EP, 2005)
- Nailed. Dead. Risen.
(2007)
- The Serpent Servant
(2009) U.S. #144 [13]
Videos & Singles
- "Silence The Opressors" - Nailed. Dead. Risen.
- "My Nemesis" - Nailed. Dead. Risen.
- "More Than Conquerors" - "The Serpent Servant"
- "The Serpent Servant" (in post-production) - "The Serpent Servant"
References
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:acfoxz9gldje
- http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/impending-doom/nailed-dead-risen.htm
- Christian Death Metallers Impending Doom Sign With Facedown Records. Blabbermouth.net, January 23, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- Billboard Chart Positions, Allmusic.com
- Album Review, ''Exclaim!'', October 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- Album Review, Stylus Magazine. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- Album Review, Way Too Loud, November 19, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- Album Review, Skyline Press. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- Impending Doom interview. Skratch Magazine. Accessed December 9, 2007.
- Impending Doom and Dead to Fall Reveal Tour Dates. Metal Underground, December 4, 2007. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- Impending Doom: Brutal Death Metallers Will Scare the Devil Out of You. Decibel Magazine. Accessed December 19, 2007.
- Billboard Chart Positions, Allmusic.com
- Album information, Billboard.com