Sodom - Decision Day

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#FOR FANS OF: Thrash Metal

This album is quality thrash metal. It's not overly heavy in any respect. It's a relatively mild Sodom with a killer groove to it. All 50 minutes were worth it. I liked all the songs. I mostly liked the guitars and vocals. Those are two key things I look forward to in an album. The production sound is good as well. It crystalizes the music and gives it justice. The quality in the guitar riffs are totally there as well as the leads. I dug everything about this release. It didn't bore me in any way, it was in every respect WORTH IT. If you're a lover of thrash metal, you've got to hear this one. Even though it's a "B" average, it still has that German thrash vibe to it.

Sodom has been around since 1981 and Tom Angelripper (bass/vocals) has been the longtime member of the band. They have gone through several lineup changes especially was notable when Frank Blackfire was with the band during the 80's and 'Persecution Mania' as well as 'Agent Orange' came out way back then. They've been on and off with quality releases but here they show that they're still making good thrash metal albums. I enjoyed Sodom early on having the cassette tape of 'Persecution Mania' playing it quite often back then. I feel like they still "have it" in terms of the music and groove.

So there was a gap in listening to the relatively newer releases, but I got a few of them. 'Epitome of Torture' is another example. I favored this one over it. But it still was a good release. Sometimes it's hit or miss with bands but those who are in for a long time still are releasing descent music like Destruction and of course Sodom too. Sodom seems to take a different approach though. Destruction seems to have albums that sound the same. These guys experiment with sounds. And riff-writing wise. They have some quite catchy riffs here, as was also heard with the release of 'Code Red'.

It'd be a good idea to maybe check this out on YouTube. What you'll find is that the album isn't really that fast, but catchy. And qualiy sound production as well. It's definitely one that hits home in every aspect. The lineups change but the frontman is always about kicking ass. All 50 minutes as I said is worth sitting through. And what we have to look forward to is their new release this year. I'm hoping that it will be somewhat similar to this or old Sodom. But until then, we still have 'Decision Day'. Check it out! (Death8699)

(Steamhammer - 2016)
Score: 75

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Sodom - Genesis XIX

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#FOR FANS OF: Thrash Metal

This is what I remember about Sodom way back in the early days when 'Agent Orange' was released...they were on top of their game. Seems like on this one their energy and riffs are back on top of DOMINATION. Totally kick ass and unrelenting. I don't know why any scores on here are negative about this one because the whole way through is KING. I think that Frank's leads could've been better like the old days, but the rhythms were more than adequate. The music is definitely intricate. These guys are veterans and still putting out high-quality thrash metal. I don't regret buying a physical copy of this LP.

The album features 12 songs and over 50 minutes of great German based thrash metal. This is probably once of the best recorded Sodom releases in years. They've managed to maintain a good career in thrash metal over the years even in Frank's absence. But now that he's recorded this album with the band, it just goes to show how awesome 'Agent Orange' was back in the day. It seems like their rebirth into great thrash metal once again having some of the old line-up in place. The music and vocals are the highlights of the album. Though I thought that Tom's vocals could've been better. They seemed to lack intensity.

The production quality was top notch. The sound of the album was wholly audible with every instrument heard quite well. The thrash metal intensity of the instruments were all there. Tom could've given it more grit, but still I liked what I heard. That's the only reason why I took off some points. But the songwriting was impeccable. Hope this goes on for more albums to come. I'm sure that they had some great ideas that they put on here during this pandemic. A great time to keep the intensity high and creativity up there as well too. As I say, I don't regret making a purchase and buying the CD.

Sodom has been making great thrash metal since the 80's. It's good that they have some of the original members of the band still around kicking ass. Though it sounds like Tom slowed way down. The music is intense as all hell, just his voice is deteriorating. It'd be nice to hear the future of the band. I hope that they keep this lineup for more albums to come. The music is high mighty strong and intense. It was great to know the return of Frank in the band. I think once again that's what made the album as awesome as it is. Him with the band seems to have utmost style and frivolity. Give this a listen to! (Death8699)

(SPV/Steamhammer - 2020)
Score: 82

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