The following is a comprehensive discography of Sodom, a German thrash metal band. Formed in 1982, they have so far released sixteen studio albums, three live albums, two compilations, a DVD, two EPs, three singles, and two demos.
| Sodom discography | |
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 Sodom in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 16 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 3 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Demos | 2 |
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
editStudio albums
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| 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 | 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 the best 3 albums of their career 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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| 2013 | Epitome of Torture
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| 2016 | Decision Day
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| 2020 | Genesis XIX
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Live albums
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| 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
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| 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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| 2022 | 40 Years at War – The Greatest Hell of Sodom
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Extended plays
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| 1985 | In the Sign of Evil
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Line-up:
Re-released in 1988 (and in 2001) with Obsessed by Cruelty on same disc by SPV.[1] |
| 1987 | Expurse of Sodomy
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Was also released as a picture disc.
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| 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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| 2014 | Sacred Warpath
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| 2018 | Partisan
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| 2019 | Chosen by the Grace of God
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| 2019 | Out of the Frontline Trench | |
| 2020 | A Handful of Bullets | |
| 2023 | 1982
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Singles
edit| Year | Song details | Notes |
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| 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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| 2022 | "1982"
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Video albums
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| 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."[10] | |
| 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."[11] |
Demo albums
edit| Year | Album details | Notes |
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| 1982 | Witching Metal (fi) (pt)
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| 1984 | Victims of Death (fi) (pt)
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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 from the version of In the Sign of Evil. Line-up:
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References
edit- 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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review of Persecution Mania". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review of Tapping the Vein". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sodom to Release 'Out of the Frontline Trench' EP In November". Blabbermouth.net. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Alexandra Michels (6 November 2020). "SODOM - Rock Hard Vol. 402 with exclusive "A Handful Of Bullets" CD available for pre-order now". Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "SODOM To Release '1982' EP In November". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Wiebe Taylor, Laura (March 2006). "Music DVD Reviews". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ "Sodom Announces New DVD". Metal Underground. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.