Impending Doom

Brook Reeves - Vocals
Cory Johnson - Guitars
David Sittig - Bass
Brandon "Btown" Trahn - Drums

Impending Doom is one of the defining metal bands of this generation.
Conjured, cobbled together and consecrated from the same dirty and fertile
Inland Empire earth that has spawned much of the so-called "deathcore"
movement, Impending Doom has actualized the brand new sub-genre
dubbed "Gorship" from a synthesis of savage death metal, intense
atmosphere and subversive melody hatched from a formula melding the
aggressive angst of Slipknot, the modern metal brutality of Lamb Of God,
the stop-start riffage of Fear Factory and the trailblazing experimentation of
the Deftones.

The Riverside, California quartet stand mightily alongside their peers in
bands like Whitechapel, Suicide Silence and All Shall Perish with Baptized in
Filth, the group's fourth full-length and first effort for rock and metal
powerhouse label eOne Music. Produced by Andreas Magnusson (Black
Dahlia Murder) and mixed by Machine (Lamb of God), Baptized in Filth
represents the complete realization of the fiercely creative and wholly
organic development of the multifaceted sound Impending Doom began with
their earliest demo rumblings. The brutal bellow of Nailed. Dead. Risen.
(2007), the more polished explosiveness of The Serpent Servant (2009) and
the utter bombastic fury of There will be Violence (2010) have coalesced into
the definitive mission statement for the powerful quartet.

"This record is a lot darker. It's scary and eerie sounding," notes vocalist and
co-founding member Brook Reeves. "What we've wanted to capture with
most of our stuff - from our sound to our appearance, artwork and stage
presentation - is an overall tone [drawing from] the darker side of music.
There's some experimentation and newer elements that we've introduced on
this album as well."

The band began with the straightforward intention to create a guttural death
metal sound that could serve as a vehicle for the presentation of their
philosophical vision and artistic expression. As Impending Doom developed,
they found themselves at the forefront of an emerging subset of bands
pioneering an exciting blend of disparate elements from across the spectrum
of heaviness. Blending death metal, thrash metal, grindcore and just a dash
of the most devastating hardcore, Impending Doom singularly contributed
the advent of "Gorship" while towing the line of the broader appeal of
similarly minded metal groups like As I Lay Dying. The band has pulverized
stages on Vans Warped Tour, Metal Alliance and on tour with diverse groups
like Whitechapel, Unearth, Chimaira and Norma Jean.
There's a spiritual element to Impending Doom, to be sure, but their music
is of the caliber to appeal to anyone who loves extreme sounds regardless of
their worldview or frame of reference. "I like heavy music," Brook says
matter-of-factly. "Whether it's 'deathcore', 'heavy metal' or 'thrash' or
whatever you want to call it, I like it. Whatever people want to call
Impending Doom, that's fine with me."

From a theological standpoint, the Christian faith maintains that when one
becomes baptized in the spirit, they rise a new person. Taking a look at the
darker underbelly of the spiritual warfare raging amongst mankind,
Impending Doom has turned their attention toward those who vehemently
hate the idea of the divine. "This record has a lot to do with people who
legitimately hate God and they're proud to say it. Not just that they don't
believe in God, but they hate God, which doesn't make sense to me," Reeves
explains.

"Baptized in Filth represents the mindless indulgence and self-worship in the
vile world we live in," adds bassist David Sittig, laying down a common
Impending Doom twist of phrase with some literal connotations: "This album
is meant to scare the hell out of you!"

Reeves continues to elaborate further: "To be Baptized in Filth means to just
dwell in the unhappiness of sin. Before I came to Christ that’s where I sat. I
loved being a sinner. I loved doing that. I still sin, of course. I stand next to
that puddle of filth, so to speak. I dip my foot in it and I'm like, 'I don't like
that any more.' I was there, I don't want to be there, but there are some
people who love to dwell there."

On the fourth Impending Doom album, longtime guitarist Cory Johnson
contributes his most exciting, unique and proficient work to date. An
accomplished player and former member of Sleeping Giant, Johnson has
been with Impending Doom for two-thirds of the band's career. Determinedly
brutal yet dynamic vocalist Reeves, who credits Machine with much of the
power of his most recent recorded performance to Machine, is a co-founding
member and dexterous bass player Sittig joined not long after. Drummer
Brandon "B-Town" Trahan (formerly of xDeathstarx) is an athletic and
imposing presence both onstage and off, augmenting Impending Doom's
force.

The uber-aggressive "For the Wicked" burns with anger toward an often
unjust and disgusting world driven by depravity and greed. The stubbornly
driving "Deceiver" is interlaced with darker undertones and eerie sounding
backing tracks. "Murderer" is flat out heavy. The dark anthem "My Light
Unseen" includes melodic guest vocals courtesy of Demon Hunter co-founder
and frontman Ryan Clark.

Impending Doom recognizes that there are a variety of points of view to be
had within the realm of heavy metal. They are defenders of free speech and
of the right for different bands to express whatever they have to say in
whatever format they choose to do artistically. Baptized in Filth represents
their own distinct viewpoint. "Baptized in Filth is really a darker approach:
'You want to blame God instead of getting to know God? You want to sit
there in your filth and try to blame God for something? OK let me tell you
about it.' That's what this record is about. There are all of these records
about people hating God. I know plenty of the bands that sing about that,"
Brook says. The new Impending Doom album is a conversational response.
"Baptized in Filth? This is where it'll get you."

Impending Doom deals in certain absolutes with their sound and vision and
the heady contemplation of the bigger questions of meaning, purpose and
eventual absolution pondered by the greatest art and music across the ages.
Fittingly, they are a metal band with a specific focus on the legacy their
recorded work, touring and visual presentation will leave behind on those
who encounter them. "There will be an end to this band just like there's
going to be an end to my life," Reeves says with sobering clarity.
"I hope that people who get to meet us see genuine people who never fell
through and never watered it down," he adds. "I just pray that we leave
something behind for kids when they grow up. I hope that people think that
Impending Doom planted a seed for them. I don't want to go down as being
just another really heavy band. At the end of our time, I want people to
know where we stood."

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