Out of the Frontline Trench Sodom

• 1 Genesis XIX 06:42
• 2 Down on Your Knees 05:04
• 3 Out of the Frontline Trench 04:36
• 4 Agent Orange (Re-Recorded) 06:04
• 5 Bombenhagel (Live) 06:17
• Total Runtime 28:43

Info for Out of the Frontline Trench

The close relationship between a metal band and its fans can be measured by among other things how long they make their supporters wait for new songs. So looking at it from that perspective, Sodom are definitely exemplary seeing that they've always supplied their huge following with new material at regular intervals. The release of their current album Decision Day was followed in time for their major European tour in December 2018 by the EP Partisan. Now the Gelsenkirchen thrash metal act surrounding figurehead Tom Angelripper (vocals, bass) presents itself from its generous side again: Even before work on their upcoming album is set to commence, Sodom are ready to unleash their brand-new mini-album Out Of The Frontline Trench.

Tom calls the recording a sign of life for our fans, having cut, together with his guitarists Frank Blackfire and Yorck Segatz plus drummer Husky, three new songs as well as two classics (one of them re-recorded, the other one a live number), Out Of The Frontline Trench forging an arch between (Sodom s) past, present and future. The song Genesis 19, according to Tom the first official harbinger of the scheduled, probably eponymously titled new album, is at the centre of the mini-album. Familiar Sodom attributes also apply to Genesis 19 : stalwart thrash metal, hard as nails and fast-paced, down to earth and ambitions, with a typical Tom Angelripper lyric about the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah (as mentioned in the Bible). I've always been fascinated by the subject, explains Tom, but irrespective of religious aspects I've approached the story from the historic side, raising the question of whether it could perhaps have been a natural phenomenon, such as a meteorite impact, that devastated those cities. The lyric also includes a new interpretation of the story of Lot, a resident of Sodom, to do justice to the original Bible version. Tracks 1, 2 and 3 are new recorded songs, track 4 is re-recorded with the current line-up and track 5 is a live version from 2018! Track 1 is the title track of their next studio album Genesis 19 in 2020! 1. Genesis 19 6:42 2. Down On Your Knees 5:04 3. Out Of The Frontline Trench 4:36 4. Agent Orange 6:04 5. Bombenhagel 6:17

Sodom

Sodom
is a German thrash metal band formed in 1981. Original line-up were Tom Angelripper, Chris Witchhunter and Aggressor. Receiving inspiration by bands such as Motörhead and Venom, they released two demos which led to a record deal with Steamhammer. Aggressor left the band shortly before releasing the In the Sign of Evil EP, and was replaced by Grave Violator, who did not last long himself. On the debut album Obsessed by Cruelty he was replaced by Destructor. However, after the release Destructor left the band to join Kreator.

Thereafter their break-through album Persecution Mania was released with yet another guitarist, Frank Blackfire. A live album Mortal Way of Live followed. The next album made Sodom famous; Agent Orange was released in 1989. Since then, Sodom is one of the three big names of German Thrash metal; the others are Kreator and Destruction. Again a new guitarist was to be found as Blackfire also left the band to join Kreator. The replacement was found in Michael Hoffman.

In this line-up the Better Off Dead album was released in 1990. During the South American tour however, Hoffman decided to stay in Brazil and therefore was forced to quit. His replacement was found in Andy Brings and a new album was recorded, titled Tapping the Vein, which was more death metal influenced than before. This proved to be the last album with the drummer Witchhunter who quit because of lack of interest in metal music. Atomic Steif found his way behind the drumkit.

This line-up now, recorded the next album, Get What You Deserve. Out were the death metal influence, in came the hardcore influences. At this time Angelripper also started a solo carreer doing metal impressions of drinking songs, German schlagers and even Xmassy Carols. Another live album was recorded of the tour in support of this album called Marooned - Live.

In the same vein as the previous album, Masquerade in Blood was released in 1995. Again another guitarist was to be found. The new axeman was Sthrahli, but he did not stay very long with the band either; he was fired due to drugs problems. Also Atomic Steif left and again Angelripper needed to search for new members. These were found in the person of Bernemann on guitars and Bobby Schottkowski on drums.

The new album 'Til Death Do Us Unite featured a controversial album cover, depicting the belly a pregnant woman and a beer gut of a man pressing a human skull together. Apparently this line-up has stabilised the band significantly as this still the current line-up. In 1999 Code Red was released and formed a return to the sound of the 1980s thrash metal. A limited edition featured a bonus CD containing a tribute to Sodom album called Homage to the Gods. In the same vein, M-16 was released displaying Sodoms interest in the Vietnam War. The title of course refers to the automatic rifle M16). A tour followed with the other two big German thrash metal bands Kreator and Destruction.

In 2003, a double live album was recorded in Bangkok, titled One Night in Bangkok. In 2006 Sodom released their Album "Sodom" and after the release the band played a lot of shows all over the world.

In 2007 comes "The final Sign of Evil". On this record the original Line up with Chris Witchhunter, Grave Violator and Tom Angelripper acting very old school. In Wacken the band played a really special Set at the Wacken Open Air with Old Members like Andy Brings, Atomic Steif, Grave Violator and a lot of more. This show will be a part of the long waited second Part of the Lords of Depravity DVD.

Drummer Legend Chris Witchhunter died at age of 42 in September 2008. We still miss him!

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