Sodom discography
| Sodom discography | |
|---|---|
 Sodom in Bangkok, 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 3 |
| Video albums | 3 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of Sodom, a German thrash metal band. Formed in 1982, they have so far released twelve studio albums, three live albums, two compilations, a DVD, two EPs, one single, and two demos.
The band are considered one of the three biggest teutonic thrash metal acts, the other two being Kreator and Destruction. While the other two bands developed a sound that has influenced death metal, Sodom created a sound that has influenced many black metal bands that formed in the late 1980s and the 1990s.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Witching Metal
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Line-up:
Aggressor - Guitar, Vocals Witchhunter - Drums Angelripper - Bass, Vocals |
| 1984 | Victims Of Death
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"Satan's Conjuration" is an early version of the song "Conjuration" off
Persecution Mania. The main riff on the song "Witching Metal" on this demo is a bit different than the version of In the Sign of Evil. Line Up: Frank Testegen (aka Aggressor): Guitar, vocals Christian Dudeck (aka Witchhunter): Drums Thomas Such (aka Tom Angelripper): Bass, vocals.[1] |
| 1984 | In the Sign of Evil
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Line-up:
Angel Ripper - Vocals, Bass Grave Violator - Guitars Witchhunter - Drums Re-released in 1988 (and in 2001) with Obsessed by Cruelty on same disc by SPV.[1] |
| 1986 | Obsessed by Cruelty
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Two versions of Obsessed by Cruelty were issued in a short space of time. The original mix was pressed up, but then not found to be satisfactory and so the entire album was remixed.[1] |
| 1987 | Expurse of Sodomy
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Was also released as a picture disc.
Line-up: Frank Godsdzik (aka Blackfire): Guitar Christian Dudeck (aka Witchhunter): Drums Thomas Such (aka Tom Angelripper): Bass, vocals.[1] |
| 1987 | Persecution Mania
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"A virtual tour de force of blinding speed and blunt force, it is also arguably the best album of Sodom's checkered career."[2] |
| 1989 | Agent Orange
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| 1990 | Better Off Dead
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| 1992 | Tapping the Vein
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"... Sodom attempted to make the transition from thrash to death themselves with 1992's Tapping the Vein."[3] |
| 1994 | Get What You Deserve
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| 1995 | Masquerade in Blood
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| 1997 | 'Til Death Do Us Unite
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| 1999 | Code Red
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| 2001 | M-16
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| 2006 | Sodom
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"Following a series of lackluster releases and a five-year hiatus, their self-titled umpteenth album rekindles all the elemental power that won them so many denim-clad followers in the eighties."[4] |
| 2007 | The Final Sign of Evil
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The Final Sign of Evil contains a complete re-recording of their 1984 EP In the Sign of Evil and previously unreleased material not included on the EP. |
| 2010 | In War and Pieces
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Live albums
| Year | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mortal Way of Live
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Sodom toured Europe in 1988 with Whiplash and recorded Mortal Way of Life, the "first ever double live thrash [metal] album".[5] |
| 1994 | Marooned Live
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| 2003 | One Night in Bangkok
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ten Black Years
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"As was the case with their very uneven career, Sodom's two-disc "greatest-hits" set, Ten Black Years, is not the sort of collection one can easily appreciate when heard from start to finish."[6] |
| 2012 | 30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012
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Extended plays
| Year | EP details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | In the Sign of Evil
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| 1987 | Expurse of Sodomy
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Singles
| Year | Song details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Ausgebombt"
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| 1991 | "The Saw Is the Law"
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| 1993 | "Aber Bitte mit Sahne"
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Video albums
| Year | Video details | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mortal Way of Live
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| 1994 | Live in der Zeche Carl
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| 2005 | Lords of Depravity, Pt. 1
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"A mix of biography and live onslaught, Lords of Depravity documents Sodom's career from 1982 to 1995."[7] | |
| 2010 | Lords Of Depravity II
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"Disc 1 features a band documentary, focusing from 1995-2009. Disc 2 includes live footage, video clips and deleted scenes 3 hours in length."[8] |
References
- General
- "Discography of Sodom". Sodomized. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- "Videography of Sodom". Sodomized. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d "Biography of Sodom". MusicMight. Retrieved 2009-08-02. [dead link]
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review of Persecution Mania". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review of Tapping the Vein". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ O'Connor, Rob (February 2007). "In the Rear, Reviews". Revolver (53). Future US: 108. ISSN 1527-408X. Retrieved 2 August 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. p. 3864. ISBN 1-56159-176-9.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review of Ten Black Years: The Best of Sodom". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ Wiebe Taylor, Laura (March 2006). "Music DVD Reviews". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ "Sodom Announces New DVD".