IMPENDING DOOM · Signum of Hate | BLACK LP

Black vinyl in standard cover. LP with 20-page 12" booklet. Limited to 250 copies.

Background information about 'Signum of Hate'

Some albums just hit you right in the gut from the very first note. Impending Doom's Signum of Hate is exactly that kind of record. Originally released in 1998, this second full-length from the Thuringian crew marked a serious leap forward – not just sonically, but in terms of sheer aggression and songwriting maturity.

Where their debut still played around with atmospheric keyboards and a more sprawling approach, Signum of Hate strips things back to the bone. The keys are almost entirely gone, replaced by lightning-fast, Thrash-infused guitar riffs that cut like broken glass. Tracks like \u201cDemon-(Mon)Archy\u201d and \u201cLand Of Burning Coffins\u201d waste no time – they\u2019re concise, vicious, and impossibly catchy in that way only underground German metal from the 90s could pull off. The band\u2019s sound defies easy categorization, blending Black, Death, and Thrash Metal into something uniquely theirs. And yes, they even throw in a cover of Celtic Frost's \u201cDethroned Emperor\u201d and Morbid Angel\u2019s \u201cChapel Of Ghouls\u201d \u2013 and absolutely nail both.

This reissue by Darkness Shall Rise Productions is the definitive edition. Mastered and restored by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, the sound has been given a new lease on life. Packed with never-before-seen photos and a fresh interview with all band members, this is the version fans have been waiting a quarter century for.

For fans of:
Dissection, Sacramentum, Unanimated, Naglfar, Setherial

Track listing

A1. The Age Of Antichrist
A2. Armageddon Tales
A3. Demon-(Mon)archy
A4. Land Of Burning Coffins
A5. Hellhammer
A6. Dethroned Emperor
B7. Sumerian Awakening
B8. The Rebirth
B9. Domination Of Suffering Souls
B10. Forward To Golgotha
B11. Stigma (Signum Of Hate)
B12. Metal To The Metals
B13. Chapel Of Ghouls

Manufacturer: Darkness Shall Rise Productions, Lengenfelder Straße 58, 08107 Kirchberg, Germany, Contact: darknessshallrise.de