| Tom Angelripper | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Such |
| Born | 1963 Germany |
| Genre(s) | Thrash metal Speed metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Bassist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Bass |
| Years active | 1982 – present |
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. 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 Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression 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. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the 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 Sodom are a German Thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1982 In this band he plays the bass guitar and handles the vocals. He is highly inspired by the band Motörhead, which is his favourite band. He formed Sodom with guitarist Frank "Agrressor" Testegen and drummer Rainer "Bloody Monster" Focke in 1982, in a desperate bid to get out of working in the coal mines that the three had worked in. [1].
He also founded a band called Onkel Tom Angelripper which plays metal versions of Schlagers and drunk-mans songs. Schlager ( German Schlager, literally "hitter" or more loosely translated "a hit" is a style of Popular music that is prevalent in
In addition, he worked with a side project of Sodom's touring guitarist Alex Kraft, called Desperados[2] which featured spaghetti-western-themed heavy metal. Spaghetti Western, also known in some countries in mainland Europe as the Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western The band later evolved independently under the name of Dezperadoz, but Angelripper still occasionally contributes.
Contents |
Discography - Onkel Tom Angelripper
Singles
- Bon Scott hab' ich noch live gesehen (2004)
Albums
- Ein schöner Tag. . . (1996)
- Ein Tröpfchen voller Glück (1998)
- Ein Strauß bunter Melodien (1999)
- Das blaueste Album der Welt! - Best of. . . (1999)
- Ich glaub´nicht an den Weihnachtsmann (2000)
- Das blaueste Album der Welt! - Best of. . . [Neuauflage] (2001)
DVDs
Lieder die das Leben schreibte (2004)
References
- ^ Introduction to "Ace of Spades" on One Night in Bangkok
- ^ THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - DEZPERADOZ - The Legend And The Truth
External links
One Night in Bangkok is a live album by the German Thrash metal band Sodom, recorded in Bangkok, Thailand.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic