Impact Is Imminent
Impact Is Imminent is the fourth studio album by the American thrash metal band Exodus, released in July 1990. It was their first record for Capitol Records and the first to feature John Tempesta on drums, so it marks a change of home and of engine room for a band that had already built its name earlier in the decade with Bonded by Blood, Pleasures of the Flesh and Fabulous Disaster.
It is also the last studio album with Rob McKillop on bass. He does appear on their first live album, Good Friendly Violent Fun, recorded in 1989 and not released until 1991, which makes that record a handy companion piece. Impact Is Imminent was reissued in 2008 in a limited edition mini-album package modelled on the original vinyl release, inner sleeve included, which is a nice touch for collectors who like the look of the old format.
Impact Is Imminent: tracklist and credits
9 tracks · 49:54Tracklist
- 1Impact Is Imminent4:20
- 2A.W.O.L.5:44
- 3The Lunatic ParadeExodus4:14
- 4Within the Walls of Chaos7:45
- 5Objection Overruled4:34
- 6Only Death Decides6:07
- 7Heads They Win (Tails You Lose)7:43
- 8Changing of the Guard6:49
- 9Thrash Under Pressure2:39
- Produced by
- The H-Team, The H-Team (Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt), Gary Holt
- Recorded at
- Music Grinder, Hollywood, Record Two Mendocino, Comptche, Alpha & Omega Recording, San Francisco, Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, Earwax Productions
- Recorded
- December 1989 – January 1990
- Mixed by
- Marc Senasac
- Mixed at
- Alpha Omega Studio
- Engineered by
- Csaba Petocz
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol
- Length
- 49:54
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1990-07-10 vs 1990-10-12 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 October 1990 | ignored lone early release dated 1990-06-21 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 July 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 1990 | |
| US release | 21 June 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | GB | Capitol Records | 0077779037919 | other |
| 1990 | CA | Capitol Records | 077779037926 | other |
| 1990 | XE | Capitol Records | 0077779037926 | other |
| 21 June 1990 | US | Capitol Records | 077779037940 | original |
| 12 October 1990 | JP | Capitol Records | 4988006651166 | other |
| 2008 | — | — | other | |
| 11 March 2008 | US | Caroline Records | 094639726523 | other |
| 16 December 2008 | XW | Caroline Records | 5099926774152 | other |
| 19 March 2012 | GB | Southworld Recordings | 803341352513 | other |
| 2021 | XE | Music on CD | 0600753948798 | other |
| 26 January 2022 | JP | Capitol Records | 4988031465028 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 599×588 | upscaled |