I can probably say I was one of the last Impending Doom fans to hear the band’s new single, “The Great Fear,” the others being the three other people who were in the room with me listening to it. While my friends initially gave it bad reviews and complained about how they will never have an initial sound because the only consistent member of the band is, Brook Reeves who is the bands vocalist and only writes the lyrics, I found the music to be an improvement and still hold on to the sound they created with, “The Serpent Servant.”
While the band has sped up a little bit, once you get towards the end of the song you hear the same crushing breakdowns that gave them a name for themselves in the past year. The same minor notes are played over the breakdown just as they were in the bands previous album to give listeners an eerie vibe about the wrath of god.
When it comes down to it the new members seemed to feel that Impending Doom’s third effort should be a mix of their debut “Nailed. Dead. Risen,” and their sophomore effort, “The Serpent Servant.” My only complaint is Brook’s vocals in the beginning of the song but maybe it’s just because I’m not used to hearing death-core vocalists use a thrash vocalist’s vocal chords.
Impending Doom’s new album, “There Will be Violence,” hits stores July 20 and they are currently on tour throughout the United States.
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