Impact Is Imminent

Impact Is Imminent
Exodus studio album
Publication (s)	June 21, 1990
Label (s)	Capitol Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , MC
Genre (s)	Thrash metal
Title (number)	9 or 10
running time	49 min 48 s
occupation	Singing : Steve Souza Guitar : Gary Holt Guitar: Rick Hunolt Bass : Rob McKillop Drums : John Tempesta
production	Gary Holt , Rick Hunolt
Studio (s)	Music Grinder Studios, Los Angeles ( USA ); Record Two Mendocino, Mendocino (USA)
chronology Fabulous Disaster (1989) Impact Is Imminent Force of Habit (1992)
Single releases 1990 Objection overruled 1990 The Lunatic Parade (Promo)

Impact Is Imminent is the fourth studio album by the US thrash metal band Exodus . It was released on Capitol Records in June 1990 . It is the last album with bassist Rob McKillop and the first with drummer John Tempesta and contains the single releases "Objection Overruled" and "The Lunatic Parade".

Emergence

After the contract with Combat Records with Fabulous Disaster was fulfilled, Impact Is Imminent first appeared on Capitol. The album was recorded in the Music Grinder and Record Two Mendocino studios. Produced by The H-Team, the album was mixed by Marc Senesac, who worked for the band on previous albums.

The cover shows the band laughing in an open car on a highway.

reception

Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia described Impact Is Imminent as a "total stinker". He criticized Steve Souza's lyrics. Also have Tom Huntings leave a big gap finish. Just Only Death Decides and Within the Walls of chaos were two of the "few bright spots". He gave 1.5 out of five stars. Impact Is Imminent reached number 137 in the US album charts.

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Impact Is Imminent   US 137 09/01/1990 (9 weeks)

1. Intro (0:37) ( Steve Souza , Gary Holt , Rick Hunolt, Rob McKillop, John Tempesta )
2. Impact Is Imminent (3:42) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
3. AWOL (5:43) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
4. The Lunatic Parade (4:13) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
5. Within the Walls of Chaos (7:43) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
6. Objection Overruled (4:36) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
7. Only Death Decides (6:05) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
8. Heads They Win (Tails You Lose) (7:41) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
9. Changing of the Guard (6:48) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)
10. Thrash Under Pressure (2:39) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Tempesta)

useful information

• For CD releases, the songs “Intro” and “Impact Is Imminent” have always been combined into one track.
• The single from "Objection Overruled" contains the B-side "Free for All", a Ted Nugent cover.
• The promo single from "The Lunatic Parade" includes the B-side "Good Morning", a Blackfoot cover.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} www.allmusic.com: Review Impact Is Imminent by Eduardo Rivadavia
2. ↑ billboard.com: Exodus in the US charts