Impact Is Imminent is the fourth album by thrash metal

Thrash metal

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 band Exodus

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 and their first with Capitol Records. This is the first album to feature John Tempesta on drums and is the last studio album to feature Rob McKillop on bass, though he would appear on their next live album, "Good Friendly Violent Fun

Good Friendly Violent Fun

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" and on their 1992 compilation album, "Lessons in Violence

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It was re-released in 2008 in a limited edition mini-album packaging to resemble the original vinyl release, including the inner sleeve.

Track listing

All songs by Souza and Holt.

1. "Impact Is Imminent" – 4:20
2. "A.W.O.L." – 5:44
3. "The Lunatic Parade" – 4:14
4. "Within the Walls of Chaos" – 7:45
5. "Objection Overruled" – 4:34
6. "Only Death Decides" – 6:07
7. "Heads They Win (Tails You Lose)" – 7:43
8. "Changing of the Guard" – 6:49
9. "Thrash Under Pressure" – 2:38

Band Line-Up

• Steve "Zetro" Souza
  Steve Souza
  Steve 'Zetro' Souza is one of the two singers, with Chuck Billy, for the band Dublin Death Patrol. He also sings for the death/thrash metal band Tenet, and recently announced his new thrash metal project Hatriot...
  
   - Vocals
• Gary Holt
  Gary Holt (musician)
  Gary Wayne Holt is an American guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the lead guitarist of Exodus.-Biography:...
  
   - Guitars
• Rick Hunolt
  Rick Hunolt
  Rick Hunolt is an American heavy metal guitarist who is best known for being the long time guitarist in thrash metal band Exodus. He joined the band in 1983, replacing Mike Maung who had been hired to replace original guitarist Kirk Hammett who left to join Metallica...
  
   - Guitars
• Rob McKillop - Bass
• John Tempesta
  John Tempesta
  John Tempesta is a heavy metal drummer who has worked several bands including: Exodus, Testament and White Zombie. He also played with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for heavy metal band Anthrax earlier in his career...
  
   - Drums

Additional information

• Recorded at Music Grinder and Record Two Mendocino Studios
• Additional recording at Alpha & Omega, The Plant, and Earwax Studios
• Produced by The H-Team
• Recorded by Csaba Petocz
• Mixed by Marc Senesac at Alpha & Omega
• Additional engineering by John Bush, Lewis Demetri, Chris Fuhrman, Andy Newell, and Jim McKee
• Assistant engineered by Steve Heinke, Lawrence Ethan, Shawna Stobie, Ulrich Wild, Casey McMackin, and Manny Lacarrubba
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	137