Sodom

Sodom Bio

Sodom is perceived to be one of the "The Big Four" of Teutonic Thrash Metal. They formed in 1981 and are currently a four-piece. Sodom was initially a three-piece until the addition of second guitarist Yorck Segatz in 2018.

Tom Angelripper and Aggressor started the band in the western German industrial town of Gelsenkirchen in 1981.

The band's style would greatly influence many late-1980s and early-1990s thrash and black metal bands. In addition, they were influenced by Motörhead, Tank, Raven, Venom, and other heavy metal bands.

After a gig in Frankfurt in 1984, Manfred Schütz of SPV GmbH came to the band and spoke the legendary sentence, "You guys are so bad, you will sell a lot of records!". It led to the recording of their debut EP, "In the Sign of Evil."

Kreator's first full-length album "Obsessed by Cruelty" came out in 1986. Aggressor, who had left the band, was replaced by Grave Violator, who wouldn't last long. In his place, Michael Wulf joined Kreator, but he died in a motorcycle accident in 1993.

Sodom was the first German thrash band to enter the German album charts. After "Obsessed by Cruelty" came out, the band's satanic image was toned down. With their new guitarist Frank Blackfire, the most legendary Sodom line-up recorded two albums.

In 2011, Sodom partnered with Roberto Blanco, a well-known German schlager singer and actor. He also joined them on stage for a metal performance of his song 'Ein bisschen Spaß muss sein' at many shows (including Wacken 2011).

The current members of the band include; Tom Angelripper (Thomas Such, Onkel Tom) - Vocals/Bass (Desperados), Frank Blackfire (Frank Gosdzik) - Guitars (1987-1989) and Mystic (1990-1991), and Yorck Segatz – guitars (2018-present). Toni Merkel – drums (2020–present).