Sodom

 Today in 2010 Sodom released the album In War and Pieces

Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia,Black/Speed Metal (early), Thrash Metal (later)

Status:Active

Years active: 1981-present

Sodom are one of a trio of German bands that are acknowledged as pioneers/leaders of the 80's thrash scene in Germany (the other two being Destruction and Kreator), and like those two, continue to perform after more than two decades in the business. In their infancy they had more in common with bands such as Venom and Hellhammer than straight-ahead thrash, with the result being that much of their work is chaotic, frenzied, a bit on the messy side. Despite mixed critical views, the band has continued to maintain a healthy fan base and are still churning out albums. Interestingly, their most recent album, The Final Sign Of Evil, marks a return to the beginning, featuring re-recorded versions of songs from the earliest days, and featuring the original lineup.

Steamhammer

Tom Angelripper - bass guitar, vocals

Bernd "Bernemann" Kost - guitars

Bobby Schottkowski - drums

1. In War And Pieces

2. Hellfire

3. Through Toxic Veins

4. Nothing Counts More Than Blood

5. Storm Raging Up

6. Feigned Death Throes

7. Soul Contraband

8. God Bless You

9. The Art Of Killing Poetry

10. Knarrenheinz

11. Styptic Parasite

Release dates:

Europe: November 22nd, 2010

Germany: November 19th , 2010

USA/Canada: January 11th, 2011

Brazil: May, 2011 (Digipack version with bonus CD by Shinigami Records)

Recorded at Waldstreet Sound in Dortmund, (Germany) August 2010.

Mixing at The Flying Pigs Studio in Schwerte (Germany) September 2010.

Limited Edition Digipak containing a bonus CD Live in Wacken 2007. The track listing is as follows:

CD 2 (Bonus Live At Wacken Open Air 2007)

01. Blood on Your Lips

02. City of God

03. Proselytism Real

04. Christ Passion

05. One Step Over the Line

06. Abuse

07. Sodomy and Lust

08. Ausgebombt

09. The Saw Is the Law

10. Outbreak of Evil

Also available in double blood red-colored LP containing a bonus track (which also is a Japanese bonus track):

12. Murder One (03:27)

Released including the "Wacken, 25th Anniversary show 2007" live + the "Ten Black Years" 2CD compilation, this edition exclusive to the Nuclear Blast mailorder only.

In War and Pieces is the thirteenth album by the German thrash metal band Sodom. It was released on November 19, 2010 in Germany, November 22, 2010 in Europe and January 11, 2011 in the United States.

The album was released in four formats:

Limited edition digipak with bonus live CD including 10 tracks (Wacken, 25th anniversary show 2007)

Double gatefold LP in blood red vinyl with 1 bonus track ("Murder One")

Standard version

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In War and Pieces sold over 700 copies in the United States in its first week