''Baptized in Filth'' is the fourth studio album by American Christian

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. It was released on March 13, 2012 through the

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label. The lead single released for the album is "For the Wicked", which had a music video produced for it. A music video for the song "Murderer" was released by the band in support of the album, and lastly, the band released the video for the song "Deceiver" on June 26, 2012. The band played on the Metal Alliance Tour 2012 alongside

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. The album was produced by Andreas Magnussen who produced albums for ( The Black Dahlia Murder and

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). It is the last album by the band to feature guitarist Cory Johnson before his firing from the band in June 2012.

Background

The concept of the album, explained by bassist David Sittig:IMPENDING DOOM: 'Baptized In Filth' Studio Footage Posted Online - Feb. 9, 2012
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Track listing

Personnel

;Impending Doom * Brook Reeves – vocals * Cory Johnson – guitars * David Sittig – bass * Brandon Trahan – drums ;Additional musicians * Ryan Clark – guest vocals on "My Light Unseen" ;Additional personnel * Andreas Magnussen – production, engineering * Alan Douches – mastering

References

2012 albums Impending Doom albums E1 Music albums {{2010s-death-metal-album-stub