There Will Be Violence

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There Will Be Violence
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 2010
Genre Deathcore
Length34:09
Label Facedown
Producer Tim Lambesis
Impending Doom chronology
The Serpent Servant
(2009)
There Will Be Violence
(2010)
Baptized in Filth
(2012)
Singles from There Will Be Violence
  1. "There Will Be Violence"
    Released: September 6, 2010
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There Will Be Violence is the third studio album by American Christian deathcore band Impending Doom and was released worldwide on July 20, 2010, via Facedown Records. It is the first with drummer Brandon Trahan, formerly of xDeathstarx. Trahan was asked by former bandmate Cory Johnson to join Impending Doom after drummer Isaac Bueno left the band prior to the recording of the album. It also the first album not to feature founding member Manny Contreras on guitar, although he is credited with writing some of material on the record.

Contents

Critical reception

The album received limited but generally positive reviews, despite the mixed to negative reception from fans. Of the reviews collected, the NewReview gave the album a perfect 5 out of 5 and stated: "Impending Doom has found their niche in the metal market by skillfully balancing brutality and finesse. They have taken the lessons learned from previous albums and evolved into the band they were always meant to be." [2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Brook Reeves (except where noted); all music is composed by Impending Doom.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Hell Breaks Loose"Brook Reeves, David Sittig, Manny Contreras1:16
2."There Will Be Violence"Reeves, Sittig, Johnson, Contreras, Trahan3:05
3."Orphans" (featuring Tim Lambesis)Reeves, Johnson3:55
4."Peace Illusion"Reeves, Sittig3:11
5."The Great Fear" (featuring Vincent Bennett)Reeves, Sittig, Johnson, Trahan4:37
6."Walking Through Fire"Reeves, Johnson2:47
7."Love Has Risen"Reeves, Sittig, Johnson, Trahan, Contreras4:43
8."The Son Is Mine"Reeves, Sittig, Johnson3:33
9."Children of Wrath"Reeves, Johnson3:13
10."Sweating Blood"Reeves, Sittig, Johnson, Contreras3:45
Total length:34:09

Personnel

Impending Doom
Guest Vocals
Production

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References

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  2. Amos, Luke (June 29, 2010), "Impending Doom - There Will be Violence", The NewReview, retrieved June 29, 2010