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 Sodom in Bangkok, Jun 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Black metal, speed metal (early) thrash metal |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Label(s) | Steamhammer |
| Website | www.sodomized.info |
| Members | |
| Tom Angelripper Bobby Schottkowski Bernemann |
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| Former members | |
| Aggressor Grave Violator Destructor Assator (Uwe Christophers) Frank Blackfire Uwe Baltrusch Michael Hoffman Andy Brings Dirk Strahli Chris Witchhunter Atomic Steif |
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Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. Gelsenkirchen (ˌgɛlzənˈkɪʁçən is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Speed metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music originating in the late 1970s and early 1980s that was the direct musical progenitor of Thrash metal. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Tom Angelripper (real name Thomas Such, born in 1963 is the founding member and main songwriter of the German Thrash metal band Sodom. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) They are considered one of the three biggest German thrash metal bands; the other two being Kreator and Destruction. Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor Destruction are a German Thrash metal band from Lörrach, in southern Germany.
While the other two big German thrash metal bands created a sound that would later influence death metal, Sodom stands out uniquely among its contemporaries as creating a sound that would later greatly influence many black metal bands, among others, that would form in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking,
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History
Sodom's original line-up consisted of Tom Angelripper, Bloody Monster and Aggressor. Tom Angelripper (real name Thomas Such, born in 1963 is the founding member and main songwriter of the German Thrash metal band Sodom. The band was initially formed by Tom as a desperate attempt to get out of having to work in coal mines in his home town of Gelsenkirchen. Gelsenkirchen (ˌgɛlzənˈkɪʁçən is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Taking inspiration from bands such as Motörhead, Tank, Slayer, Venom and Accept, they released two demos which led to a record deal with Steamhammer (none of which were recorded with Bloody Monster, who was replaced by Chris Witchunter). Tank is a British heavy metal band formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Venom are an English ACCEPT is the primary nongovernmental organization advocating for the rights of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender ( LGBT Aggressor left the band shortly before releasing the In the Sign of Evil EP (generally regarded as an important early black metal release), and was replaced by Grave Violator, who did not last long himself, and left following the recording of In the Sign of Evil. In the Sign of Evil is a 1984 EP by Sodom. It is generally accepted that this EP as well as Bathory, Venom, Hellhammer Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, In the Sign of Evil is a 1984 EP by Sodom. It is generally accepted that this EP as well as Bathory, Venom, Hellhammer A replacement was found in the form of Michael "Destructor" Wulf. They then went and recorded Obsessed by Cruelty, their full length debut. Obsessed by Cruelty is the debut album by German thrash metal band Sodom. It featured music that was mostly in the same vein of In The Sign of Evil. Wulf did not last long himself, and later went and joined Kreator (this relationship would not last long either, and the man would later die in 1995 after a tragic motorcycle accident).
For the most part, the band was not taken seriously at first, as various press sources stated them as nothing more than "a second rate Venom clone with semi inventive lyrics". One member would change that. This member was Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik, who came in to fill the empty guitar spot Wulf left behind thrash metal. Frank had convinced Tom that thrash metal was moving beyond the realms of the horror/occult/satanic themes of bands like Venom, and that themes such as politics, society, and war were being embraced. Tom was already very interested in various wars, yet viewed them as stupid and outright dumb. This new inspiration culminated into Frank's full length debut with the band Persecution Mania. Persecution Mania is the second album by Sodom. The album marked a drastic change of sound from primitive Black metal to Thrash metal. The new lyrical approach and increased musicianship on the part of Frank gave the band great praise (as well as a mascot Knarrenheinz, who appeared for the first time on Persecution Mania's cover), and they soon embarked on a tour of Europe with the Swiss thrash metal outfit Coroner. Persecution Mania is the second album by Sodom. The album marked a drastic change of sound from primitive Black metal to Thrash metal. Coroner was a Swiss technical thrash metal band from Zurich. They garnered relatively little attention outside of Europe. After touring for the better part of 1987 and 1988, the band returned to the studio to make another album. The final product was titled Agent Orange, and it sold 100,000 copies in Germany alone. Agent Orange is the third album by German Thrash metal band Sodom, their last with guitarist Frank Blackfire. This made Sodom famous, giving them world wide critical acclaim, and securing their place alongside Kreator and Destruction as one of the great three teutonic thrash metal bands. Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor To this date, Agent Orange has sold more than any other German thrash metal album all over the world.
However, problems were brewing inside of the band. Tom and Chris became entangled further into alcoholism (and in the case of Chris, drug use). Furthermore, Frank was sick of the fact that he was composing new music that his band-mates would often perform poorly live. Mille Petrozza of Kreator offered Frank a position with his band, after they lost their second guitarist. Miland "Mille" Petrozza (born December 18, 1966) is a German (of Italian - from Calabria descent guitarist and singer Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor Feeling the need to move on, Frank left Sodom to go with Kreator. Angelripper then went out looking for a replacement. He ended up selecting Michael Hoffman, formerly of fellow German thrashers Assassin.
With this line-up, the album Better Off Dead was released in 1990. During the South American tour however, Hoffman decided to stay in Brazil and therefore was forced to quit. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld His replacement was found in Andy Brings and a new album was recorded, titled Tapping the Vein, which had a more death metal sound than before. Tapping the Vein is the name of several items Tapping the Vein (band Tapping the Vein (album This proved to be the last album with the drummer Witchhunter who was kicked out of the band. Atomic Steif formerly of both Holy Moses & Living Death found his way behind the drum kit. Holy Moses is a German Thrash metal band They are well noted for being fronted by Sabina Classen (it is rare for a woman to be a singer Living Death is a music band from Velbert, Germany. The band's career began in the early days of metal
This line-up recorded the next album, Get What You Deserve. Get what you Deserve is an album by the German Thrash metal band Sodom. Out were the death metal influences; in came the punk influences. Get What You Deserve had an arguably grotesque album cover and many fans were disappointed with the new direction. When used in conversation grotesque commonly means strange fantastic ugly or bizarre and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween Also, this marked the beginning of less international visibility for Sodom as thrash lost its commercial viability for the remainder of the 1990s. Also at this time, Angelripper also started a solo career doing metal impressions of drinking songs, German schlagers and even Xmassy Carols. Schlager ( German Schlager, literally "hitter" or more loosely translated "a hit" is a style of Popular music that is prevalent in Another live album was recorded of the tour in support of this album called Marooned - Live.
In the same vein as the previous album, Masquerade in Blood was released in 1995. Masquerade in Blood is an album by Sodom, released in 1995 Track listing "Masquerade in Blood" – 319 "Gathering Again another guitarist was to be found. The new axeman was Strahli, but he did not stay very long with the band, as he was arrested and imprisoned on drug related matters and has since been difficult to locate, most likely due to being homeless. Atomic Steif also left and again Angelripper needed to search for new members. These were found in Bernemann on guitars and Bobby Schottkowski on drums. This line-up has stabilized the band significantly and is still current.
The album 'Til Death Do Us Unite featured a controversial album cover, depicting the belly a pregnant woman and a beer gut of a man pressing a human skull together. Til Death Do Us Unite is an album by Sodom. It had an controversial album cover showing the naked belly of a pregnant woman with big chests and stomach and a very fat man This album marked the beginning of return to thrash, but was more along the lines of thrash/crossover sound and had much in common with bands like Suicidal Tendencies. Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band It also spawned the song that Sodom would make their most famous music video for, the highly controversial song Fuck The Police. After this album, Sodom returned to the studio and released Code Red in 1999. Code Red is the 1999 album by thrash metal band Sodom. On this album Sodom returned to thrash metal which pleased many fans This was a full return to the teutonic thrash metal sound of the 1980s, and was met with great praise from fans and press alike. A limited edition featured a bonus CD containing a tribute to Sodom album called Homage to the Gods. With 2001 came the release of M-16, a concept album about the Vietnam War, which took its title from the famed M16 assault rifle. M-16 is an album by the German Thrash metal band Sodom. The album is a Concept album about the Vietnam War and is named after A tour followed with the other two big German thrash metal bands Kreator and Destruction, but Sodom ended up leaving and going on its own halfway through the tour due feuding between Destruction bassist Marcel Schirmer and Tom Angelripper. Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor The reason of the feuding was because Destruction claimed Sodom ripped them off in terms of music and sound.
In 2003, a double live album was recorded in Bangkok, Thailand, titled One Night in Bangkok. " One Night in Bangkok " is a song originally released in 1984 by Murray Head. A new album simply titled Sodom was released in 2006, in the same vein as its predecessor M-16. Sodom is the self-titled album by German Thrash metal band Sodom released on 21 April 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The title was chosen - as Angelripper explained - because every band needs a self-titled album. The album was however delayed, because the DVD Lords of Depravity took more time to compose than initially thought.
In 2007, Tom was asked by the record label Steamhammer if there were any tracks that were to be released on the In The Sign Of Evil EP. Tom stated there were, and the label gave Tom the idea to get ex-members Chris Witchhunter and Grave Violator (real name Franz Josef Peppi) to re-record the EP with the bonus tracks. This new album is titled The Final Sign of Evil. The Final Sign of Evil is an album by German Thrash metal band Sodom, the first to include the original Sodom line-up since 1985 At the same time, Tom has also revealed that the lineup of him, Bernd, and Bobby are making a new album, which the band expects to release in 2008. There is no name for the album as of now.
Members
Current members
- Tom Angelripper (Thomas Such, Onkel Tom) - Vocals/Bass (Desperados)
- Bobby Schottkowski - Drums (ex-Crows, ex-Tom Angelripper)
- Bernemann (Bernd Kost) - Guitars (ex-Crows)
Former members
- Aggressor (Frank Testegen) - Guitars (1983-1984)
- Grave Violator (Pepi Dominic) - Guitars (1984-1985)
- Destructor (Michael Wulf) - Guitars (later Kreator) (1985-1986) R. Tom Angelripper (real name Thomas Such, born in 1963 is the founding member and main songwriter of the German Thrash metal band Sodom. Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor I. P. in 1993.
- Assator (Uwe Christophers) - Guitars (ex-Darkness (Ger)) (on tour in 1986)
- Frank Blackfire (Frank Gosdzik) - Guitars (later Mystic (Bra) and Kreator) (1987-1989, special appearance in the December 28, 2006 concert in Bochum)
- Uwe Baltrusch - Guitars (on tour in 1989/1990) (also in Mekong Delta, later House of Spirits)
- Michael Hoffman - Guitars (ex-Assassin (Ger)) (1990)
- Andy Brings - Guitars (later Powergod) (1991-1995)
- Strahli (Dirk Strahlimeier) - Guitars (1995-1996)
- Chris Witchhunter (Christian Dudeck) - Drums (1983-1992) (see also Destruction and Bathory)
- Atomic Steif (Guido Richter) - Drums (later Stahlträger and Assassin (Ger), ex-Sacred Chao, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Living Death, ex-Brotós) (1992-1996)
Discography
This is a list of their studio albums. Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bochum (ˈboːχʊm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Mekong Delta is a German progressive / Thrash metal band formed in 1985 Destruction are a German Thrash metal band from Lörrach, in southern Germany. Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band formed by Quorthon in 1983 Holy Moses is a German Thrash metal band They are well noted for being fronted by Sabina Classen (it is rare for a woman to be a singer Living Death is a music band from Velbert, Germany. The band's career began in the early days of metal For the full discography, check Sodom discography
Studio Albums
- Obsessed By Cruelty (1986)
- Persecution Mania (1987)
- Agent Orange (1989)
- Better Off Dead (1990)
- Tapping the Vein (1992)
- Get What You Deserve (1994)
- Masquerade in Blood (1995)
- 'Til Death Do Us Unite (1997)
- Code Red (1999)
- M-16 (2001)
- Sodom (2006)
- The Final Sign of Evil (2007)
External links
- Sodom's official website
- Tom Angelripper (German)
- Hungarian Sodom Fansite (English\Hungarian)
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