Sodom

Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1982. They have gone through many lineup changes, with bassist/vocalist Tom Angelripper the only constant member. The band is currently composed of Angelripper, guitarists Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (who was a member of Sodom from 1987 to 1989 and rejoined in 2018) and Yorck Segatz, and drummer Toni Merkel. Sodom has been referred to as one of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash metal, along with Kreator, Destruction and Tankard. Sodom heavily influenced the German black metal scene, and is regarded as a pioneer of death metal. Mike McPadden wrote that the most Venom-blackened of German "Three Kings" (Destruction and Kreator being the other two), Sodom further merged thrash and death metal into a "wicked and decadent sound." Sodom has released sixteen studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums and seven EPs. They achieved their first commercial success with their third studio album, Agent Orange (1989), which was one of the first thrash metal albums to enter the German album charts, where it reached number 36. Their most recent studio album, The Arsonist, was released on 27 June 2025. Sodom is one of the best-selling thrash metal acts of all time, having sold over two million records.

The Arsonist - 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Tapping The Vein (Super Deluxe Edition) - 2024-11-15T00:00:00.000000Z

1982 - 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z

40 Years at War - The Greatest Hell of Sodom - 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Exiled To The Surface - 2022-07-08T00:00:00.000000Z

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