---
title: "Sodom"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/sodom"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1981
---

# Sodom

**Sodom** is a thrash metal band, from Germany, active 1981 to present.

Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1982. They have gone through various line-up changes, with bassist/vocalist Tom Angelripper the only constant member. The band is currently composed of Angelripper, guitarists Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik and Yorck Segatz, and drummer Toni Merkel. Sodom has been referred to as one of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash metal, along with Kreator, Destruction and Tankard. Sodom heavily influenced the German black metal scene, and is regarded as a pioneer of death metal. Referred to as the most Venom-blackened of German "Three Kings", Sodom further merged thrash and death metal into a "wicked and decadent sound."

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Sodom |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 30 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Frank Blackfire](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-blackfire) | Electric guitar | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Makka](https://themetalnet.com/musician/makka) | Drums (drum set) | 2010 to present | Current |
| [Tom Angelripper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-angelripper) | Lead vocals, Electric bass guitar | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Toni Merkel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/toni-merkel) | Drums (drum set) | 2020 to present | Current |
| [Yorck Segatz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yorck-segatz) | Electric guitar | 2018 to present | Current |
| [Atomic Steif](https://themetalnet.com/musician/atomic-steif) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1996 | Former |
| [Michael Hoffmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-hoffmann) | Electric guitar | 1990 to 1991 | Former |
| [Andy Brings](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andy-brings) | Electric guitar | 1991 to 1995 | Former |
| [Bobby](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bobby) | Drums (drum set) | 1997 to 2010 | Former |
| [Michael Wulf](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-wulf) | Electric guitar | 1985 to 1986 | Former |
| [Bernemann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bernemann) | Electric guitar | 1997 to 2018 | Former |
| [Chris Witchhunter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-witchhunter) | Drums (drum set) | 1981 to 1992 | Former |
| [Dirk Strahlmeier](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dirk-strahlmeier) | Electric guitar | 1995 to 1996 | Former |
| [Frank Testegen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-testegen) | Lead vocals, Electric guitar | 1981 to 1984 | Former |
| [Grave Violator](https://themetalnet.com/musician/grave-violator) | Electric guitar | 1984 to 1985 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | [In the Sign of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/da0a4339-4181-31f0-bb11-b5fb08b24707) | EP |
| 1986 | [Obsessed by Cruelty](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d3ed712-2e1a-3b4c-aae7-9dfdee036843) | Album |
| 1987 | [Expurse of Sodomy](https://themetalnet.com/album/2e4cbbd3-14dd-32bc-a562-3f9c70b71489) | EP |
| 1987 | [Persecution Mania](https://themetalnet.com/album/d2d3f0ec-89f5-3fe0-98a6-9c033522a791) | Album |
| 1989 | [Agent Orange](https://themetalnet.com/album/bfdb97ce-02a2-31de-8a95-43664d771d4c) | Album |
| 1989 | [Ausgebombt](https://themetalnet.com/album/30711e01-a103-3877-bda7-de3ed28371f3) | EP |
| 1990 | [Better Off Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/89bbb8c5-dd05-3a99-b849-ea02a2dbbd06) | Album |
| 1991 | [The Saw Is the Law](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a6b3d57-e7e9-32d2-8735-6292eca27464) | EP |
| 1992 | [Tapping the Vein](https://themetalnet.com/album/65e14325-ddb3-3d0d-b093-07c11ff1ff0f) | Album |
| 1993 | [Aber bitte mit Sahne!](https://themetalnet.com/album/0bc74440-7859-3e68-91b8-30f49246754b) | EP |
| 1994 | [Get What You Deserve](https://themetalnet.com/album/65dfd274-92eb-39b5-867a-ee5df9825c51) | Album |
| 1995 | [Masquerade in Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/ecfaad63-35fe-3ca1-b1cb-ee6bd10320aa) | Album |
| 1997 | [’Til Death Do Us Unite](https://themetalnet.com/album/8592f8c8-d2bf-3034-b06c-9b78b1e95b51) | Album |
| 1999 | [Code Red](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d5998e7-3ccb-3772-92d0-2a880ae78667) | Album |
| 2001 | [M‐16](https://themetalnet.com/album/cebd5128-fc9d-3b6a-908e-10038d6b6f59) | Album |
| 2006 | [Sodom](https://themetalnet.com/album/09e8ec76-cb33-3171-8a5e-f95e5680f074) | Album |
| 2007 | [The Final Sign of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/76890324-6ad7-3f58-b12a-c3309217bfaf) | Album |
| 2010 | [In War and Pieces](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c37448d-9a48-4210-9689-92cd5eb0d044) | Album |
| 2013 | [Epitome of Torture](https://themetalnet.com/album/b819b3a8-d70e-4830-bcbd-0ec9335c24ca) | Album |
| 2014 | [Hellion Rising / Water Boarding](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ac98977-1101-4ee2-8827-4fbd625c38fd) | EP |
| 2014 | [Sacred Warpath](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce07e846-3410-46aa-9ac8-1662e676ce29) | EP |
| 2016 | [Decision Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/78d960d8-2185-4dd3-bf3e-95e05efe2ece) | Album |
| 2018 | [Partisan](https://themetalnet.com/album/99e430bd-d4ac-44ee-b3f1-7327f28be6b6) | EP |
| 2019 | [Chosen by the Grace of God](https://themetalnet.com/album/3a0ed17a-3cd9-469e-89b2-b87aef1aeeef) | EP |
| 2019 | [Out of the Frontline Trench](https://themetalnet.com/album/fd886a60-fea9-4b30-b269-423a7ba86e99) | EP |
| 2020 | [A Handful of Bullets](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c32df1f-25cd-4a93-97e3-00c9e28c99c9) | EP |
| 2020 | [Genesis XIX](https://themetalnet.com/album/188dc909-0ac6-4629-9e60-245a87671b6d) | Album |
| 2021 | [Bombenhagel](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc4792e9-9c6b-4eb6-a68a-bcaf8072a6f7) | EP |
| 2023 | [1982](https://themetalnet.com/album/631393b2-7d21-48c1-b9be-6bc3b64b65ff) | EP |
| 2025 | [The Arsonist](https://themetalnet.com/album/75f5fbe1-1216-40de-a695-0429cbbfd0fe) | Album |

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- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)
- [Exodus](https://themetalnet.com/band/exodus) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Destruction](https://themetalnet.com/band/destruction) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://sodomofficial.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SYbLA9utoNsllunR1TnkM
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/14703
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sodomized
- x: https://twitter.com/sodomized
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCm_IK4ZvNtaBOoUGizXf5ug
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sodom/419
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/76165710
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sodom_band_official/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/sodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/sodom). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt