Sodom – Decision Day (2016)

Arriving from Germany, today we have the legendary Sodom and their latest Thrash-tastic master piece “Decision Day”. Showing no signs of slowing down and with a thirst for blood, the band delivers 11 relentless tracks that will blow you away from start to finish. If you like old-school Thrash Metal and don’t mind a clean and crisp modern sounding production, this release will blow your socks off.

Opening with the pummeling “In Retribution”, Tom Angelripper and company fire on all cylinders delivering vicious riffs and tight drums crafting a very sinister mood. The band quickly sets an insane level of intensity as they pummel through pieces like “Rolling Thunder”, “Decision Day” and “Caligula” and its cool chorus sections. Picture the cleanliness of Accept’s sound paired with the Thrash grittiness of bands like Destruction and Death Angel, this is exactly what this release sounds like.

In songs like “Strange Lost World”, the band shows that they can step back the accelerator and deliver a more melodic song that is equally catchy. The old-school Thrash cheesiness is also present with the hilariously titled “Vaginal Born Evil”. Never running out of riffs, Bernemann perfectly crafts simple yet effective songs like “Blood Lions”, “Sacred Warpath” and the Black Metal-esque closer “Refused to Die”.

Overall, Sodom is one loud and powerful three-man outfit that has aged very well with time. The band’s sound is timeless and yet it has fresh elements and a brilliant production to bring it to 2016 standards. If you are a Thrash fanatic, we can’t recommend this release enough as it features all the staples of a genre classic.

Label: Steamhammer

Release: August 26th, 2016

Genre: Thrash Metal

Country: Germany