Impending Doom

This article is about the band. For the song, see Daedelus (musician). For the medical symptom, see Sense of impending doom.

Impending Doom is an American Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California. The group has released six full-length studio albums and are currently a four piece with lead vocalist Brook Reeves as one of the two original remaining members along with Manny Contreras who left the band in 2010 but returned in 2012. The band refers to their style of music as "gorship" - a portmanteau of the words gore and worship.

Impending Doom
Vocalist Brook Reeves in 2009
Background information
Origin	Riverside, California, U.S.
Genres	Deathcore,[1] Christian metal
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Facedown, eOne, Siege of Amida[2]
Members	Brook Reeves David Sittig Manny Contreras Andrew Holzbaur
Past members	Jon Alfaro Chris Forno Greg Pewthers Andy Hegg Chad Blackwell Isaac Bueno Cory Johnson Brandon "B-Town" Trahan Eric Correa
Website	Impending Doom on Facebook

History

Guitarist Manny Contreras and vocalist Brook Reeves started Impending Doom together on October 31, 2005.^[3]

The group signed to Facedown Records in January 2007,^[4] and their debut release for the label, Nailed. Dead. Risen., reached number 46 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.^[5] The record has received generally positive reviews.^[6][7][8][9] 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,^[10] including dates with Dead to Fall, Winds of Plague and With Dead Hands Rising.^[11]

Impending Doom released their second album, The Serpent Servant, on March 31, 2009, which has hit number 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.^[5]

Baptized in Filth was produced by Andreas Magnusson who produced Oh, Sleeper's album Children of Fire and was mixed by Machine. The album is focused in God, Satan and Number of the beast. The first single is "For the Wicked" and the first video is "Murderer". A few months after the release of Baptized in Filth, Cory Johnson was fired from the band and was replaced by former founding member Manny Contreras, who had become a member of Oblige (later known as The Devastated) during his time off from Impending Doom. Johnson soon after being fired join fellow Christian metal band, MyChildren MyBride.

Lead vocalist, Brook Reeves, was one of the many vocalists that performed at the Mitch Lucker Memorial Show on December 21, 2012, with Suicide Silence in honor of their deceased vocalist, Mitch Lucker, who died on November 1, 2012. Reeves performed the song "Ending Is the Beginning", off the 2005 Suicide Silence. On February 26, 2013, Brook Reeves was also featured on the single track "Efforts to Outcomes" by Demise.^[12][13]

The band confirmed that their album Death Will Reign would be released through eOne Music on November 5, 2013.^[14]

In 2016, the first Impending Doom show in three years, took place at the Facedown Fest 2016 on May 14, 2016, in Pomona, California.^[15] The band performed at Facedown Fest 2017.^[16]

Their song, "Murderer", was included on the Killing Floor 2 soundtrack.^[17]

On February 24, 2019, Brandon "B-Town" Trahan announced his departure from the band and that his good friend Andrew Holzbaur would be taking over.^[18]

An EP, Hellbent, with Will Putney mixing, mastering and producing, was initially announced to be released on January 14, 2022, but was instead released early on digital platforms on October 29, 2021, as a surprise release.^[19] On July 19, 2022, the band posted on social media that they are working on a follow-up to Hellbent, with Brook Reeves stating they hope to release it "Sooner rather than later."^[20]

On November 6, 2023, the band released a new song, "Eternal", along with the announcement of another EP, Last Days, released on November 20, 2023, as their first independent recording.^[21]

The band announced the release of two singles, "Christ Is King" and "Punishment", on January 3, 2025, to herald a new EP, Towards the Light, which was released on February 7, 2025.^[22][23]

Music style and influences

Impending Doom performs deathcore,^[24] which is a fusion between death metal and metalcore.^[25] They are influenced by death metal, grindcore, hardcore punk and nu metal.^[26] The band refers to their style of music as "Gorship", which is described by Reeves as "Worshiping God through our gore-sounding music".^[27][28]

The band has stated that they are influenced from groups such as Deftones, Korn, Slipknot, Lamb of God,^{[29][failed verification]} Nile, Aborted, Guttural Secrete, Origin, Despised Icon and Ion Dissonance.^[30] In various interviews, the band members have stated they draw influences from bands such as Meshuggah,^[31] Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead,^[32] Napalm Death, Suffocation,^[33] Metallica,^[34] Cannibal Corpse,^[35] The Acacia Strain, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, Morbid Angel,^[36] August Burns Red and many other bands.

In an interview Metalriot.com, Brook Reeves has said he is influenced by Underoath, Living Sacrifice, Advent, Sinai Beach, Aborted, Cattle Decapitation, Septicflesh, and many other underground death metal bands.^[37]

Band members

Current

• Brook Reeves – vocals (2005–present)
• David Sittig – bass (2006–present)
• Manny Contreras – lead guitar (2005–2010, 2012–present); rhythm guitar (2021–present); bass (2005)
• Andrew Holzbaur – drums (2019–present)

Former Jon Alfaro – bass (2005–2006) Chris Forno – rhythm guitar (2005–2007); lead guitar (2006–2007); bass (2005) Greg Pewthers – rhythm guitar (2006–2008) Andy Hegg – drums (2007–2008) Chad Blackwell – drums (2008–2009) Isaac Bueno – drums (2005–2007, 2009) Cory Johnson – rhythm guitar (2008–2012); lead guitar (2010–2012) Brandon "B-Town" Trahan – drums (2009–2019) Eric Correa – rhythm guitar (2012–2021) Touring Jake Foust – rhythm guitar (2010) Phil Dubois-Coyne – drums (2011)[38] Tobey Lundberg – rhythm guitar (2022–present)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [39]	US Heat. [40]	US Indie. [41]	US Rock [42]	US Hard Rock [43]	US Christ. [44]
Nailed. Dead. Risen.	Released: September 4, 2007 Label: Facedown Formats: CD, digital download	—	46	—	—	—	—
The Serpent Servant	Released: March 31, 2009 Label: Facedown Formats: CD, digital download	144	3	19	—	25	12
There Will Be Violence	Released: July 20, 2010 Label: Facedown Formats: CD, digital download	134	—	18	45	16	8
Baptized in Filth	Released: March 13, 2012 Label: eOne Music Formats: CD, digital download	107	—	16	31	8	7
Death Will Reign	Released: November 5, 2013 Label: eOne Music Formats: CD, digital download	116	—	18	26	9	6
The Sin and Doom Vol. II	Released: June 22, 2018 Label: eOne Music Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

• The Sin and Doom of Godless Men (Demo) (2005)
• Hellbent (2021)
• Last Days (2023)
• Towards the Light (2025)

Live Recordings

• Live from Exile (2024)

Singles

• "Silence the Oppressors" (2007)
• "My Nemesis" (2007)
• "The Serpent Servant" (2009)
• "More than Conquerors" (2010)
• "Anything Goes" (2010)
• "Storming the Gates of Hell" (2010)
• "There Will Be Violence" (2010)
• "For the Wicked" (2012)
• "Murderer" (2012)
• "Deceiver" (2012)
• "Death Will Reign" (2013)
• "Doomsday" (2013)
• "The Wretched and Godless" (2018)
• "Satanic Panic" (2021)
• "Eternal" (2023)
• "In the End" (2023)
• "Christ Is King" (2025)
• "Punishment" (2025)
• "Snakes & Saints" (2025)
• "Towards the Light" (2025)

Music videos

Title	Year	Director	From the album
"Silence the Oppressors"	2007	Andy Reale	Nailed. Dead. Risen.
"My Nemesis"	2008
"More Than Conquerors"	2009	Robby Starbuck	The Serpent Servant
"There Will Be Violence"	2010	Drew Russ	There Will Be Violence
"Murderer"	2012		Baptized in Filth
"Deceiver"
"Doomsday"	2013		Death Will Reign
"Everything's Fake"	2018		The Sin and Doom Vol. II
"Paved with Bones"		J.D. Butler
"Christ Is King"	2025	Toby Canning	Towards the Light
"Punishment"

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External links

• Impending Doom on Facebook