SODOM DISCOGRAPHY

Biography and discography of Sodom, the German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, with pages for its twenty-six records from the In the Sign of Evil EP to The Arsonist: running orders, CD details, liner notes, official videos and the band's concerts in Japan.

Albums

BEST

Best-of albums, listed separately from the original albums.

Discography

YearTitleTypeLabel
1985In the Sign of EvilEPDevil's Game
1986Obsessed by CrueltyStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
1987Expurse of SodomyEPSteamhammer (SPV)
1987Persecution ManiaStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
1989Agent OrangeStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
1990Better Off DeadStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
1992Tapping the VeinStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
1993Aber bitte mit Sahne!EPSteamhammer (SPV)
1994Get What You DeserveStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
1995Masquerade in BloodStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
1997'Til Death Do Us UniteStudio albumGUN Records
1999Code RedStudio albumDrakkar
2001M-16Studio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2006SodomStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2007The Final Sign of EvilRe-recording albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2010In War and PiecesStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2013Epitome of TortureStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2014Sacred WarpathEPSteamhammer (SPV)
2016Decision DayStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2018PartisanEPSteamhammer (SPV)
2019Out of the Frontline TrenchEPSteamhammer (SPV)
2020Genesis XIXStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2021BombenhagelEPSteamhammer (SPV)
202240 Years at War - The Greatest Hell of SodomRe-recording albumSteamhammer (SPV)
20231982EPSteamhammer (SPV)
2025The ArsonistStudio albumSteamhammer (SPV)
2026Get What You Deserve (SHM-CD)Japanese reissue (SHM-CD)Marquee Inc.

Besides these there are the demos Witching Metal (1982) and Victims of Death (1983); the maxi-singles "Ausgebombt" (1989) and "The Saw Is the Law" (1991); the live albums Mortal Way of Live (1988), Marooned (1994) and One Night in Bangkok (2003); a video of a show at the Zeche Carl in Essen (1994); the best-of Ten Black Years (1996); 30 Years Sodomized 1982-2012 (2012), a box set of unreleased rehearsals and live recordings; The Witchhunter Decade (2012), a double CD of songs from Chris Witchhunter's years chosen by Tom Angelripper; and the two parts of Lords of Depravity (2005 and 2010), films of the band's history. There are also the 10-inch records with Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, The Big Teutonic 4 (2013) and The Big Teutonic 4 – Part II (2015), and the singles "One Step Over the Line" (2018), "Down on Your Knees" (2019), "Sodom & Gomorrah", "Indoctrination" and "Friendly Fire" (all 2020), "Napalm in the Morning" (2021), "1982" and "After the Deluge" (both 2022), and "Trigger Discipline", "Witchhunter" and "Taphephobia" (all 2025). Expanded reissues of Tapping the Vein (2024) and Get What You Deserve (2026) came out on BMG, and in Japan Marquee Inc. released Get What You Deserve (SHM-CD) in June 2026 (official site; Blabbermouth; MusicBrainz; Marquee Inc.).

Current Members

Current line-up as printed on the label's (Marquee Inc.) page for The Arsonist, verified on 2026-10-21.

Tom Angelripper
Vocals, bass
Frank Blackfire
Guitar
Yorck Segatz
Guitar
Toni Merkel
Drums