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It's been about three years since we've gotten an album from Anchor & Braille, the indie side project of Anberlin's Stephen Christian, but this week, on July 31st, the band's sophomore album will be released. The Quiet Life is a collection of haunting melodies and catchy percussion, certainly a maturation of sound since 2009's Felt. The Quiet Life is available now in stores and online through Tooth & Nail Records.

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Showing posts with label Impending Doom. Show all posts
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Impending Doom - Baptized in Filth
// By xanatwo



Artist: Impending Doom
Album: Baptized in Filth
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Label: eOne Music

"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." is what vocalist Brook Reeves had to say about the new Impending Doom album Baptized in Filth. Finally, when a band says they want to do something with an album they actually do it. The lyrical content is very dark, and heavy on this album and the intensity and heaviness of the music definitely adds to that darkness, as does the album cover for the album.

The music of Baptized in Filth is hard, fast, and relentless. There is not a moment on this album where you can catch your breath, the intensity runs through the entire album. The guitar work would be categorized as technical death metal in my opinion, lots of shredding with few to none of the cheesy tricks we've come to expect from the metal scene these days. The drumming is crazy, Brandon beats those drums like they just stole his girlfriend and his wallet. The speed and furiousness of his drumming really ties the entire thing together and exemplifies the anger and darkness of the album and it's lyrics. There is one instrumental track, which I'm not a big fan of. It doesn't take anything away from the pace or tone of the album, but it doesn't add a lot either.

Brook's lyrics may be some of the best lyrics I've heard in a very long time. The first single "For the Wicked" has some very powerful lyrics; "Take the number you've chosen/666 is one with the fallen" there it is in black and white, if you choose to follow the fallen angel, Lucifer, then you must live with the consequences of said decision. Another excerpt from "For the Wicked" is: "Rotting from the inside out/Destroying our bodies with the filth if the world/Creating a wretched spawn of existence" That is intense, but is 100% the truth about the deteriorating condition of the human race these days. Too often we are worshiping false idols in the form of celebrities, or even tv evangelists, and we're too consumed with our material possessions. All of these things are distractions from glorifying the kingdom of Christ. In another song he says "The revolution has started/To Hell with your hatred" I think that is a direct challenge to the people and things mentioned in "For the Wicked". One of my favorite lines comes from the song "Deceiver" in which Brook says "The filth you speak comes straight from Hell/The walls are weak and we can tell". People can build walls to keep Christ out but He sees the walls are weak and He'll be there waiting when they come tumbling down. One last excerpt I like is"Dead bodies stacked ten feet tall/Now the Devil's at your funeral", to me it says if you do the Devil's work, the Devil will get you in the end.

Overall: I know it's early in the year but I can guarantee when December rolls around Baptized in Filth will still be in the running for the best album of 2012 in my book. The music is intense, technical, and flawless. The lyrics did something that few albums do these days, they made me look at myself and see some of the things I'm doing wrong and need to work on. The lyrics spoke the truth, and they spoke them in a very dark yet realistic non-sugarcoated way, which really impressed me. One surprise on this album is the almost ballad-esque song "My Light Unseen" which features guest vocals from Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter, he adds a smoothness and somewhat calmness to the song and it compliments Brook's screams so well. I've never been a big Impending Doom fan, especially the older stuff, but this album has made me a fan and if this is what is to come from the band in the future they'll have a fan in me for quite some time.

Rating: 9/10

Recommended Tracks: "Deceiver", "For the Wicked", "Angry Letters to God", and "My Light Unseen"

Reviewed by: Michael Small

Tracklisting:
1. Murderer
2. For the Wicked
3. Chaos: Reborn
4. Deceiver
5. Falling Away
6. Absolute Horror
7. Angry Letters to God
8. Baptized in Filth
9. My Light Unseen
10. Death. Ascension. Resurrection



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MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE are proud to launch the "Nocturnal Alliance Tour" contest!

MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE are offering fans an opportunity to win a stellar prize pack including tickets to the show in their area for everyday of ‘THE NOCTURNAL ALLIANCE TOUR.’

“We are so excited for this tour,” comments MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE’s Matthew Hasting.“We are thankful to our sponsors and friends to make this tour the best it can be. We hope you will help us promote and win some great prizes!”

For contest rules, instructions and information please visit: Facebook and Tumblr.

Winners will be selected based upon whoever achieves the most amount of locations and posts that they can. The prize packs include clothing and merchandise from Heroine (www.heroineclothing.com), All In Merch (www.allinmerch.com), 2 sets of headphones from Wicked Audio (www.wickedheadphones.com),To Write Love On Her Arms (www.twloha.com), and members of MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE’s very own new clothing line, Vicious World (www.theviciousworld.com). In addition, the winner will receive a pair of tickets to the show in their local area that they are promoting. The winners will be announced three days before each show date. 

Check out MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE on their upcoming tour dates:

Jun. 24th – San Diego, CA – Soma
Jun. 25th – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
Jun. 26th – Fresno, CA – Club Retro
Jun. 27th – Roseville, CA – Club Retro
Jun. 28th – Sparks, NV – The Alley
Jun. 30th – Portland, OR – Branx
Jul. 1st – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
Jul. 3rd – Calgary, AB – New Black Centre
Jul. 4th – Edmonton, AB – Avenue Theatre
Jul. 5th – Saskatoon, SK – Cosmo Senior Center
Jul. 7th – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
Jul. 9th – Sudbury, ON – Jubilee Centre
Jul. 10th – Cambridge, ON – 515 Concert Club
Jul. 11th – Windsor, ON – The Blind Dog
Jul. 12th – Toronto, ON – Wreck Room
Jul. 13th – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
Jul. 14th – Quebec City, QC – Café L’Agitee
Jul. 15th – Montreal, QC – La Tulipe
Jul. 16th – Manchester, NH – Rockos
Jul. 18th – Clinton, NJ – The Aquifer Music Venue
Jul. 19th – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
Jul. 20th – Crofton, MD – MACC
Jul. 21st – Richmond, VA – Alley Katz
Jul. 22nd – Lynchburg, VA – Crosspoint Venue
Jul. 23rd – Raleigh, NC – The Brewery
Jul. 24th – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
Jul. 25th – Jacksonville, FL – Murray Hill Theatre
Jul. 26th – Douglasville, GA – The 7 Venue
Jul. 27th – Nashville, TN – Rocketown
Jul. 28th – Dayton, OH – The Attic Club
Jul. 29th – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder
Jul. 30th – Horseheads, NY – The Gate

For more information on MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE, please visit these sites:

http://nocturnalalliancetour.tumblr.com
http://mychildrenmybride.tumblr.com
http://www.facebook.com/mychildrenmybride http://twitter.com/mcmbband
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The annual Elmira, NY music festival, iMatter, has announced their lineup for this year. The festival will take place on Labor Day weekend, September 2nd-4th, and will feature a great lineup of 12 bands, who are listed below. For more information on iMatter 2011, check out the festival's Facebook page.

iMatter Festival 2011 Lineup:

August Burns Red
Emery
The Ember Days
Impending Doom
Texas In July
A Plea For Purging
Life In Your Way
Hundredth
I, The Breather
The Great Commission
My Heart To Fear
Gideon
To Speak of Wolves
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Impending Doom have just premiered the title track video from their recently released album There Will Be Violence. You can see it now exclusively on Noisecreep.com

Pick up a copy of There Will Be Violence here: http://facedown.merchnow.com/
And don't forget to get your tickets for the Impending Doom / White Chapel / Miss May I / Oceano tour.

Oct 1 - Macon, GA @ The 567
Oct 2 - Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Oct 3 - St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
Oct 4 - Jacksonville, FL @ Rain
Oct 5 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
Oct 6 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Oct 7 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Tavern
Oct 8 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva
Oct 9 - Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby's
Oct 10 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
Oct 12 - Boston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
Oct 13 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theatre
Oct 14 - Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Oct 15 - Toledo, OH @ Headliner's
Oct 16 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
Oct 17 - Elgin, IL @ Mad Maggies
Oct 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Oct 20 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
Oct 21 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
Oct 22 - Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
Oct 23 - Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
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Impending Doom will be direct support for the upcoming Whitechapel tour this October with Miss May I, Oceano, and I Declare War. Doom is on the road supporting the recent release of their third Facedown album There Will Be Violence. Check out the dates below.

Tour Dates:
Oct 1 - Macon, GA @ The 567
Oct 2 - Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Oct 3 - St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
Oct 4 - Jacksonville, FL @ Rain
Oct 5 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
Oct 6 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Oct 7 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Tavern
Oct 8 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva
Oct 9 - Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby's
Oct 10 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
Oct 12 - Boston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
Oct 13 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft @ The Chance
Oct 14 - Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Oct 15 - Toledo, OH @ Headliner's
Oct 16 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
Oct 17 - Elgin, IL @ Mad Maggies
Oct 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Oct 20 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
Oct 21 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
Oct 22 - Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
Oct 23 - Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
Oct 31 - Frisco, TX @ Dr. Pepper Arena
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There Will Be Violence

Artist: Impending Doom
Album: There Will Be Violence
Release Date: 7/20/10
Label: Facedown Records

Maturity is a strange thing to try and quantify. It can't be counted, weighed or measured, but you can definitely see when it is present. On their latest album There Will Be Violence, Impending Doom show a maturity in songwriting that was lacking in past releases.

Though not at all bad, Nailed. Dead. Risen. was a blur of brutal grind influenced death metal, replete with blast beats galore, breakdowns a plenty and monotonous "pig squeal" vocals. Their next album, The Serpent Servant, was a step in the right direction, but as with most all deathcore, suffered from a few boring spots. Their latest effort, There Will Be Violence, was somewhat of a wild card for me. I was hoping that they would continue to mature and continue they did. In a big way.

There Will Be Violence is a good album from start to finish and there is not a filler track in the bunch. Impending Doom have written some very fast, thrashy songs for the new album and thankfully, the breakdowns are kept to a minimum. Along with the matured songwriting is improved musicianship as well. The drumming is definitely at the head of the class in that respect. Brook Reeve's vocals have also proved substantially. Gone are both the "pig squeals" and somewhat boring death growls of past albums. He also does a great job of switching from high to low vocally.

Some of the highlights for me are the title track, with it's fast tempo and speedy drumming, "Peace Illusion," with it's tempo changes, "The Great Fear," which features guest vocals from Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain, also the best track on the album and the very catchy closer, "Sweating Blood." There Will Be Violence does feature two instrumental tracks as well. The first, "Hell Breaks Loose," is the opener and does a great job of setting the tone of the album with it's sinister atmosphere and the second, being "Love Has Risen," which features both a great guitar riff and expertise drumming.

Rating: 8/10 Although not flawless, Impending Doom have managed to improve by leaps and bounds over past material on There Will Be Violence. They have realized that sometimes less is more in the breakdown department and have focused much more on crafting great songs.

Reviewed by Matthew Alexander

Tracklisting:
  1. Hell Breaks Loose
  2. There Will Be Violence
  3. Orphans
  4. Peace Illusion
  5. The Great Fear
  6. Walking Through Fire
  7. Love Has Risen
  8. The Son Is Mine
  9. Children of Wrath
  10. Sweating Blood
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