Seventeen albums in and German thrash legends Sodom are still out there throwing riffs like hand grenades, and singing about war while worshipping at the feet of Motörhead. Of course, after forty-plus years in the business, this is a very different band to who started out in 1982, and not just in terms of personnel. The raw, youthful enthusiasm of their early years has long since been replaced with maturity and experience. Continue reading
In this episode, Tom Angelripper shares the inside story of Sodom’s iconic Tapping the Vein. Discover how the band approached the Deluxe Expanded Reissue and get a glimpse of the bonus material that takes this thrash masterpiece to the next level. Continue reading
Having passed away during the nineties, the once thriving Thrash Metal scene didn’t stay dead for long and the early aughts saw a gradual, but noticeable shift back to life. By 2004, the genre’s overdue re-animation was in full swing and a slew of new acts crawled out of the crypt, desperate to make an impression on the next generation of thrashers. Continue reading