Sodom

Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1982. They have gone through various line-up changes. Bassist/vocalist Thomas 'Tom Angelripper' Such is the only constant member. The band is currently composed of Such, guitarists Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (a member from 1987 to 1989 and again since 2018) and Yorck Segatz, and drummer Toni Merkel. Sodom has been referred to as one of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash metal, along with Kreator, Destruction and Tankard. Sodom influenced the German black metal scene, and is regarded as a death metal pioneer. Referred to as the most Venom-blackened of Germany's "Three Kings" (Destruction and Kreator are the other two), Sodom merged thrash and death metal into a "wicked and decadent sound."

Sodom has released sixteen studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums and seven EPs. They achieved commercial success with their third studio album, Agent Orange (1989), one of the first thrash metal albums to enter the German album charts, reaching number 36. Their most recent studio album, The Arsonist, was released on 27 June 2025. Sodom is one of the best-selling thrash metal acts of all time, having sold over two million records.