EXODUS — Impact Is Imminent (review)

EXODUS — Impact Is Imminent album cover Album · 1990 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Time Signature
Lunatic parade...

Genre: thrash metal

Another release by Exodus, jampacked with old school authentic thrash metal tracks. This album has everything a classic thrash metal album should: angry yelled vocals (with a twist, because Zetro can actually sing), fast riffs, fast drums, and chaotic guitar solos.

While just as aggressive and brutal as its predecessor, there is more focus on mid-tempo songs on this album with "Impact Is Imminent", "A.W.O.L.", "Changing of the Guard", and "Thrash Under Pressure" being the only fast tracks. While the two former are very strong tracks, I think that the two latter ones sound a bit bland - especially, "Chaging of the Guard", which I think is the weakest track on the album. The midtempo tracks are much better, and much more inspiring - especially "The Lunatic parade", "Objection Overruled", and the aptly titled "Heads They Win (Tails You Lose)". "Within the Walls of Chaos" is also quite interesting, and contains some very Pantera-like groovy riffage.

Productionwise, I really like the guitar sound on this on. It is really dirty, and if the guitar distortion on "Fabuous Disaster" was razor sharp, then it is as sharp as a ninja's katana, rushing through the air of the torchlit night just before severing your head from your body. I really like that sound, but, unfortunately, we are back at the lousy drum production of "Pleasures of the Flesh" (well, almost), and the reverb-ladden snare takes up most of the space on this album. But, given that the guitar is more defined on "Impact is Imminent", the snare drum does not totally suppress it.

I would recommend this to all fans of good ole thrash metal!
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