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M-16
Sodom
M-16
Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal
 
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Pictures of atrocities, abominations of Western civilisation, war, brutalisation and devastation: Sodom, one of the very first German thrash metal bands, appear to have everything but calmed down in the twentieth year of t...  more »

     
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All Artists: Sodom
Title: M-16
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Steamhammer Us
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 12/12/2001
Album Type: Limited Edition
Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal
Style: Thrash & Speed Metal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 693723728223

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Pictures of atrocities, abominations of Western civilisation, war, brutalisation and devastation: Sodom, one of the very first German thrash metal bands, appear to have everything but calmed down in the twentieth year of their career, and (thankfully) they don?t really seem to be much the wiser: Sodom are still loud, tough, troublesome and totally committed. On August 11, 2001, Tom Angelripper (vocals, bass), Bernemann (guitars), and Bobby Schottkowski (drums) are scheduled to perform a gig at the Rock Pub in Bangkok, presenting a number of tracks off their new album M-16 to fans and journalists from all over the world. The lyrical theme of the record deals with the horrors of the Vietnam war. One day later, on August 12, there will be a spectacular world premiere as part of a free show in Saigon, Sodom being the first metal act from the West to play Vietnam. In May of this year, the band visited both Asian countries, travelling Thailand and South Vietnam to get a first-hand impression of the country which still bears the scars of a devastating war. The three musicians did not only meet napalm bomb victims but also visited the famous war criminal museum in Saigon, which exhibits pictures of victims, decapitations and people disfigured by fragmentation bombs, plus a complete arsenal of missiles in all shapes and sizes (the biggest one weighing 6.8 tons!) and jars containing the bodies of deformed babies, victims of the toxin Agent Orange. The defoliant was used by the American army in the merciless clashes during the war and causes severe deformations for at least four generations. At the same time the band took part in an extensive tour of the 200 km Cu Chi tunnel system, which the population used for underground operations. The new album M-16 is due out at the end of October on Steamhammer/SPV and deals with the barbarity and effects of the brutal Vietnam war, which raged between the southern and the northern part of the country during the Sixties, with around 500,000 US troops fighting Eastern Block military. Sodom continue a long tradition of politically committed and socially conscious albums that Angelripper & Co. started with Agent Orange and Code Red.

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CD Reviews

Great Modern Thrash! 4 star album plus 1 star respect!
TKitO | Hong Kong | 07/01/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Sodom is my favorite Thrash Metal band from Germany,

while the golden era of Thrash Metal is gone,

Many 80' Thrash bands change their style or disbanded,

But Sodom keep Thrashing till NOW!!!

That desevre my Respect!!!!!

Those Metallica Fans feel shame what Metallica doing now,

Sodom never stop thrashing just made their fans feel proud!!!



I got their first few album [which is classic, no doubt!!!]

I haven't heard anything after Agent Orange,

I think the reason for me to get this album is,

Lots of good review over the world and This year Kreator and Destruction all release killer thrash metal album,

It's sounds like Thrash Metal is back again!



The guitar sounds little bit harsh,

Tom Angelripper voice sounds as great as he did in Agent Orange and Persecution Mania,

and sounds more agressive and spittin' machine gun lyrics!!!



hard to pick a Best song,

All songs sounds killer,

but the most impressive song is the title song M-16!

A great mid-tempo song!

I think I can say it's give me a feel that,

it's sounds like in the vein of Remember The Falling!!!



The album got 4 Star,

plus one star is my respect to Sodom never stop thrashing!



A Killer Modern Thrash Metal album!"
WOW
DFS | CT, USA | 08/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"After over 20 years the only original member is Angelripper and looks like he keeps changing musicians for the better. This is a very good thrash CD. Unlike their older stuff that was OK and once in a while you'd notice little things that gave you a clue that they were not that good, this CD is excellent, everything is tight! If you are getting frustrated like me with some of the Nu metal, try some of the newer thrash like this one."