Sodom (band)

Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1981 based out of Gelsenkirchen. They are seen as part of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash metal, along with Kreator, Destruction and Tankard. Sodom was a major influence on  the German black metal scene, and is seen as a pioneer of death metal. 

Members

Current line-up
Tom Angelripper – bass , vocals 
Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik – guitars, 
Yorck Segatz – guitars 
Toni Merkel – drums 

Former members
Christian "Witchhunter" Dudek – drums 
Frank Testegen – vocals, guitars 
Rainer Focke – drums 
Josef "Grave Violator" Dominic – guitars 
Michael "Destructor" Wulf – guitars 
Uwe Christophers – guitars 
Uwe Baltrusch – guitars 
Michael Hoffman – guitars 
Andy Brings – guitars 
Guido Richter – drums 
Dirk Strahlmeier – guitars 
Bernd "Bernemann" Kost – guitars 
Bobby Schottkowski – drums 
Markus "Makka" Freiwald – drums 
Stefan "Husky" Hüskens – drums 

Discography

 Obsessed by Cruelty (1986)
 Persecution Mania (1987)
 Agent Orange (1989)
 Better Off Dead (1990)
 Tapping the Vein (1992)
 Get What You Deserve (1994)
 Masquerade in Blood (1995)
 'Til Death Do Us Unite (1997)
 Code Red (1999)
 M-16 (2001)
 Sodom (2006)
 The Final Sign of Evil (2007)
 In War and Pieces (2010)
 Epitome of Torture (2013)
 Decision Day (2016)
 Genesis XIX (2020)

References

Other websites
 Official website
 Sodom at Encyclopaedia Metallum

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Category:Musicians from North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:People from Gelsenkirchen
Category:1980s German music groups
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