Artist: SODOM
Album: 40 YEARS AT WAR - THE GREATEST HELL OF SODOM CRISTALLO VINYL (2LP)

Release date: 28.10.2022
EAN/UPS: 886922459610
Media type: LP

- The 40th Anniversary album – the fans are waiting for that!
- 17 classic and rare Sodom songs new recorded - Thrash Metal at it`s best!
- Artwork by Eliran Kantor (Kreator, Testament, Gwar).

40 years of Sodom, 40 years of ruthless thrash metal ‘Made in Germany’. What came into being in 1982 in Gelsenkirchen-Buer has lost nothing of its authenticity and rawness, not even four decades later. Tom Angelripper and his men still belong to the spearhead of a music style that draws its energy from pure determination, intransigence and relentlessness. What’s more, Sodom never fail to surprise their fans all over the world. They managed especially well with ‘40 Years At War – The Greatest Hell Of Sodom’, a more than worthy anniversary album that – in various formats – sums up the band`s history in an unusual and highly ambitious way. “Our goal was to re-record one song from each of our previous albums,” Tom explains. “Not necessarily the most obvious ones, we wanted to go for rarities or tracks we`ve never or very rarely played live.” ‘40 Years At War – The Greatest Hell Of Sodom’ will be released on October 28th, 2022 via Steamhammer/SPV as CD, double vinyl record, digital download and as a lavish, richly stocked and extremely limited box set including a bunch of surprises.

The CD and vinyl double LP with their martial cover artwork penned by Eliran Kantor (Kreator, Testament, Gwar, among others) include 17 tracks, all newly recorded by the current Sodom line-up. Tom: “We cover the songs unaltered, that’s to say: in exactly the same key and with the original lyrics. We’re better musicians now than we were back then, of course, so the new versions sound tighter and more up-to-date. But the arrangements of the songs were deliberately kept unchanged.” Obviously, the highlight of the new album is the richly equipped box set, plus an additional 4-track EP (artwork by Koloss-Skateboards-graphic artist Sebastian Feld aka. Besil Wrathbone) that includes the brand-new song ‘1982’ (the first single/video, release date: August 5th, 2022), in which Tom reminisces about their beginnings: “At first, we just wanted to be a band, the music was almost an afterthought. We were against everything and everyone, wanted to shock the world and the more people hated us, the more motivated we got. Nobody would have expected that 40 years later, we’re still alive and playing. Those 40 years have gone by in a flash, but we continue to look forward.”

2LP Version:

Side 1
1. Sepulchral Voice     3:55
2. After The Deluge     5:00
3. Electrocution     3:20
4. Baptism Of Fire     4:00
 
Side 2
1. Better Off Dead     3:40
2. Body Parts     3:05
3. Jabba The Hut     2:30     
4. Gathering Of Minds     4:10
5. That's What An Unknown Killer Diarized     4:30

Side 3
1. Book Burning     2:35
2. Genocide     4:30
3. City Of God     4:30
4. Ashes To Ashes     4:20
 
Side 4
1. In War And Pieces     4:10
2. S.O.D.O.M.    3:35
3. Caligula     4:15
4. Euthanasia     4:00
 

LINE-UP:

Tom Angelripper – bass, vocals
Frank Blackfire– guitars
Yorck Segatz - guitars
Toni Merkel– drums