Impending Doom
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | October 31, 2005 |
| Headquarters | Riverside, California , United States |
| Products | Studio albums, EPs, live albums |
Impending Doom is a Christian deathcore band originating from Riverside, California, in the United States. The ensemble has produced six studio albums to date and currently features Brook Reeves on vocals, Manny Contreras handling guitar duties, David Sittig on bass, and Andrew Holzbaur behind the drums. Reeves and Contreras remain the sole founding members still active in the lineup. The band characterizes their musical approach as "gorship," a term combining elements of gore and worship.
History
Impending Doom was established by guitarist Manny Contreras and vocalist Brook Reeves on October 31, 2005. In January 2007, they secured a deal with Facedown Records and released their first album, Nailed. Dead. Risen., which attained the 46th spot on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and garnered favorable critiques. To support this release, the band embarked on a U.S. tour during the fall of 2007 alongside groups such as Dead to Fall and Winds of Plague.
Their sophomore effort, The Serpent Servant (2009), climbed to number 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. The album Baptized in Filth, produced by Andreas Magnusson and mixed by Machine, delved into themes surrounding God, Satan, and the Number of the Beast. Following this release, original guitarist Manny Contreras returned to the fold after Cory Johnson's exit.
Lead vocalist Brook Reeves took part in the 2012 Mitch Lucker Memorial Show with Suicide Silence and featured on Demise's track "Efforts to Outcomes" in 2013.
On November 5, 2013, Impending Doom unveiled their album Death Will Reign through eOne Music. After a period of inactivity, they resumed live shows at Facedown Fest in both 2016 and 2017.
The song "Murderer" was included in the soundtrack for the video game Killing Floor 2 released in 2015.
In February 2019, drummer Andrew Holzbaur took over from Brandon "B-Town" Trahan.
The EP Hellbent, produced by Will Putney, was unexpectedly released digitally on October 29, 2021. By mid-2022, the band announced they were working on a subsequent EP intended for a swift release.
On November 6, 2023, they dropped the single "Eternal" alongside announcing their EP Last Days, which was released on November 20 as their first independent project.
Early in 2025, singles titled "Christ Is King" and "Punishment" were issued ahead of the EP Towards the Light, which came out on February 7, 2025.
On August 25, 2025, Impending Doom revealed plans to begin recording their first full-length album since 2018.
Musical style and influences
Impending Doom's sound is rooted in deathcore, a hybrid genre combining aspects of death metal and metalcore. Their music draws inspiration from death metal, grindcore, hardcore punk, and nu metal styles. They refer to their unique sound as "Gorship," indicating a form of worship expressed through music that incorporates gore-inspired elements.
Their musical influences encompass bands such as Deftones, Korn, Slipknot, Lamb of God, Nile, Aborted, Guttural Secrete, Origin, Despised Icon, and Ion Dissonance. Additional inspiration is taken from acts like Meshuggah, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Napalm Death, Suffocation, Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, The Acacia Strain, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, Morbid Angel, and August Burns Red.
Vocalist Brook Reeves also acknowledges underground death metal bands such as Underoath, Living Sacrifice, Advent, Sinai Beach, Aborted, Cattle Decapitation, and Septicflesh as influential in shaping the group’s musical direction.
Band lineup
Current members
- Brook Reeves – lead vocals (since 2005)
- David Sittig – bass guitar (since 2006)
- Manny Contreras – lead guitar (2005–2010, 2012–present); rhythm guitar (2021–present); bass guitar (2005)
- Andrew Holzbaur – drums (since 2019)
Past members
- Jon Alfaro – bass guitar (2005–2006)
- Chris Forno – rhythm guitar (2005–2007); lead guitar (2006–2007); bass guitar (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 musicians
- Jake Foust – rhythm guitar (2010)
- Phil Dubois-Coyne – drums (2011)
- Tobey Lundberg – rhythm guitar (2022–present)
Timeline
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Studio albums
| Album Title | Release Information | Highest Chart Positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US (Billboard 200) |
US Indie. |
US Rock |
US Hard Rock |
US Christian | ||||||||
| Nailed. Dead. Risen. |
|
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Serpent Servant |
|
144 | 19 | — | 25 | 12 | ||||||
| There Will Be Violence |
|
134 | 18 | 45 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
| Baptized in Filth |
|
107 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Death Will Reign |
|
116 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
| The Sin and Doom Vol. II |
|
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" indicates the album did not chart or was unavailable in that specific market. | ||||||||||||
Extended Plays (EPs)
- The Sin and Doom of Godless Men (Demo) (2005)
- Hellbent (2021)
- Last Days (2023)
- Towards the Light (2025)
Live Albums
- 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 | Album Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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" |