The Sin and Doom Vol. II

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The Sin and Doom Vol. II
ImpendingDoomTSADVII.jpg
Studio album by
Impending Doom
ReleasedJune 22, 2018 [1]
Genre Deathcore
Length35:50 [2]
Label eOne
Producer
  • Manny Contreras
  • Christopher Eck
  • Eric Correa [3]
Impending Doom chronology
Death Will Reign
(2013)		The Sin and Doom Vol. II
(2018)
Singles from The Sin and Doom Vol. II
  1. "The Wretched and Godless [4] "
    Released: February 2, 2018 [5]

The Sin and Doom Vol. II is the sixth studio album by American Christian deathcore band Impending Doom. [6] The album was released on June 22, 2018. [1] The title of the album is a reference to Impending Doom's first demo release, The Sin and Doom of Godless Men, released in 2005. [1] The band members produced the album in a more hands-on style than their previous releases, with the assistance of Christopher Eck who produced Nailed. Dead. Risen. , the band's 2007 debut album. [7]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal InjectionStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
HM Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Distorted SoundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
New NoiseStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
New TranscendenceStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Cryptic RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

The album received limited but generally positive reviews. Of the reviews collected, New Noise gave the album a perfect 5 out of 5, stating: "Trying to poke flaws in this album would just be fruitless work, for Impending Doom has successfully put together the best metal LP of the year so far." [9] Giving the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, HM Magazine noted that: "the new album surely won't disappoint fans of the band's catalog, even though it doesn't quite illustrate a deliberate personal relationship with Jesus as Nailed. Dead. Risen. " [8] Amber Stevens of Metal Injection, giving the album 6 out of 10, described it as "damn well punishing enough for even the most critical, die-hard fans of the genre" and "a straight-forward, heavy hitting assault of the senses". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Wretched and Godless"Eric Correa, Brook Reeves3:06
2."Burn"Manny Contreras, Brook Reeves2:38
3."War Music"Manny Contreras, Brook Reeves5:19
4."Evil"Eric Correa, Brook Reeves2:22
5."Paved with Bones"Eric Correa, Brook Reeves3:22
6."The Serpents Tongue"Eric Correa, Brook Reeves2:57
7."Unbroken"Manny Contreras, Brook Reeves4:05
8."Devils Den"Manny Contreras, Brook Reeves4:02
9."Everything's Fake"Eric Correa, Brook Reeves3:45
10."Run for Your Life (She Calls)"Manny Contreras, Brook Reeves4:11
Total length:35:50 [3]

Personnel

Impending Doom [3] [13]
Additional personnel [3]

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