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PRE ORDER HERE! As we all know, good music is also a question of sound. And for that – in addition to the right equipment, of course – the human factor is crucial, because it's all about authenticity and individual personality. Therefore, German thrash metal band Sodom made a logical decision: To ensure the most natural production possible, the drums for their new album "The Arsonist" were recorded entirely analogically with a 24-track tape machine. No studio tricks, no digital enhancements, or to quote frontman Tom Angelripper: "No plastic! The sonic difference...

September 5th 2024 SODOM PROUDLY ANNOUNCE DELUXE EXPANDED RE-ISSUE EDITIONS OF THEIR CULT 1992 ALBUM ‘TAPPING THE VEIN’ RELEASED ON NOISE/BMG ON 15th NOVEMBER 2024 PREORDERS & EXCLUSIVE MERCH BUNDLES HERE  https://sodomband.lnk.to/TTVEM Thirty two years is a long time in anyone´s book. Way too long according to Sodom fans worldwide. But if you ask Tom Angelripper and Andy Brings, those 32 years since the original release of Sodom´s sixth album “Tapping The Vein“ went by in the blink of an eye. With prices for the original vinyl LP skyrocketing in the collectors world and heated online...

August 25th 2023 The track they’re cutting is called ‘Witching Metal’ and turns into bludgeoning thrash metal of the purest variety. “Basically, we chose the wrong key, but we then weren’t about musical correctness, we were all about attitude. We were against the establishment, were in trouble with our teachers and training supervisors because, in their opinion, we wore the wrong clothes and listened to the wrong kind of music,” remembers Sodom boss Tom Angelripper, looking back at his adolescence. “At vocational college, I was the only one into metal. All the others listened to New...

October 15th 2022 40 Years At War - The Greatest Hell Of Sodom 40th Anniversary album out October 28th 2022 40 years of Sodom, 40 years of ruthless thrash metal 'Made in Germany'. What came into being in 1982 in Gelsenkirchen-Buer has lost nothing of its authenticity and rawness, not even four decades later. Tom Angelripper and his men still belong to the spearhead of a music style that draws its energy from pure determination, intransigence and relentlessness. What's more, Sodom never fails to surprise their fans all over the world. They managed especially well with '40 Years At War - The...

Spetember 15th 2022 AFTER THE DELUGE - New Single out now! - 40th Anniversary album out October 28th, 2022 -German Thrash Metal legends SODOM will release their new single and video for the song "After The Deluge" today. The song is taken from the 40th anniversary album "40 Years At War-The Greatest Hell Of Sodom". The song is also available on all digital platforms: orcd.co/sodom_afterthedelugeTom Angelripper: "We dedicate this lyric video to our recently deceased friend and former guitarist Uwe Christoffers. With this fantastic song he wrote for Sodom back in 1985, he stays alive for all...

Spetember 1st 2022 1982 - New Single out now! German Thrash Metal legends SODOM will release their new single and video for the song "1982" today. The song is taken from the bonus CD of the box set version of the 40th anniversary album "40 Years At War-The Greatest Hell Of Sodom". The song is also available on all digital platforms: orcd.co/sodom_1982'1982' is a brand-new song, in which Tom Angelripper reminisces about their beginnings: "At first, we just wanted to be a band, the music was almost an afterthought. We were against everything and everyone, wanted to shock the world and the...