Sodom
Metal band from Gelsenkirchen · formed 1981
- Shows on record
- 17
- Rooms played
- 15
- Cities
- 15
- Releases
- 33
- Last show
- Oct 9, 2024Brooklyn Monarch
About
Sodom is a band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981, tagged black metal, first wave black metal, german by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2024, across 15 rooms in 15 cities.
- Sodom formed in 1981 — MusicBrainz
- Sodom is based in Gelsenkirchen — MusicBrainz
- Tom Angelripper: electric bass guitar — MusicBrainz
- Makka: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Yorck Segatz: electric guitar — MusicBrainz
- Toni Merkel: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Frank Testegen: electric guitar, lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Chris Witchhunter: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Grave Violator: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Michael Wulf: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Frank Blackfire: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Michael Hoffmann: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Andy Brings: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Atomic Steif: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Sodom has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1986–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Sodom (band) formed in 1982 — Wikipedia
- Sodom (band) is from Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany — Wikipedia
- Sodom (band) has 4 members: Tom Angelripper, Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik, Yorck Segatz, Toni Merkel — Wikipedia
- Sodom (band) plays Thrash metal — Wikipedia
- Sodom (band) plays black metal (early) [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- Sodom has 414776 listeners on Last.fm — Sodom on Last.fm
- Sodom has released 10 recordings between 2017 and 2025 — Sodom on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
17 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20081 show
- 20092 shows
- 20101 show
- 20114 shows
- 20121 show
- 20162 shows
- 20171 show
- 20183 shows
- 20242 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | Brooklyn Monarch · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Hirax, Whiplash, Stress Angel | Headliner | Hirax, Whiplash, Stress Angel |
| May 22, 2024 | Rams Head Live! · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Atheist, Melechesh, Midnight, +5 | Headliner | Atheist, Melechesh, Midnight, +5 |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Les Docks · LausanneHeadlinerwith Suicidal Angels, Exodus, Death Angel | Headliner | Suicidal Angels, Exodus, Death Angel |
| Dec 8, 2018 | EventZentrum Strohofer Geiselwind · GeiselwindSupportwith Saxon, Death Angel, Orden Ogan, +3 | Support | Saxon, Death Angel, Orden Ogan, +3 |
| Dec 6, 2018 | Electric Ballroom · LondonSupportwith Exodus, Death Angel, Suicidal Angels | Support | Exodus, Death Angel, Suicidal Angels |
| Feb 12, 2017 | O2 Academy Birmingham · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Lawnmower Deth, Winterfylleth, Hecate Enthroned, +13 | Headliner | Lawnmower Deth, Winterfylleth, Hecate Enthroned, +13 |
| Mar 26, 2016 | En Arena Globen · StockholmSupportwith Blood Red Throne, Dead Congregation, Fler Band Tillkommer, +3 | Support | Blood Red Throne, Dead Congregation, Fler Band Tillkommer, +3 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | En Arena Globen · StockholmSupportwith Blood Red Throne, Rotten Sound, Dead Congregation, +8 | Support | Blood Red Throne, Rotten Sound, Dead Congregation, +8 |
| Jul 27, 2012 | Les Tanzmatten · SélestatSupportwith Ministry, Jimmy Cliff, Rancid, +20 | Support | Ministry, Jimmy Cliff, Rancid, +20 |
| Sep 17, 2011 | Mega Club · KatowiceHeadlinerwith The Nomads, Neuronia, Beerhead, +1 | Headliner | The Nomads, Neuronia, Beerhead, +1 |
| May 13, 2011 | Örnsro Ip · ÖrebroHeadlinerwith Gamma Ray, Bullet, Doctor Midnight & the Mercy Cult, +10 | Headliner | Gamma Ray, Bullet, Doctor Midnight & the Mercy Cult, +10 |
| Apr 2, 2011 | Mega Club · KatowiceSupportwith Death Angel, Suicidal Angels, Horrorscope, +1 | Support | Death Angel, Suicidal Angels, Horrorscope, +1 |
| Feb 6, 2011 | The Underworld · CamdenHeadlinerwith Suicidal Angels, Dreamshade, Collapse, +1 | Headliner | Suicidal Angels, Dreamshade, Collapse, +1 |
| Jun 26, 2010 | Blackland · BerlinHeadlinerwith Outside | Headliner | Outside |
| Nov 29, 2009 | O2 Academy Islington · IslingtonSupportwith Behemoth, Kalmah, Battlelore, +7 | Support | Behemoth, Kalmah, Battlelore, +7 |
| Jul 3, 2009 | Sotočje · TolminSupportwith Nightwish, Blind Guardian, Dragonforce, +74 | Support | Nightwish, Blind Guardian, Dragonforce, +74 |
| Aug 16, 2008 | Jaroměř · JaroměřSupportwith Arch Enemy, Soilwork, Neurosis, +2 | Support | Arch Enemy, Soilwork, Neurosis, +2 |
Where they play
15 rooms in 15 citiesRooms played most
- En Arena Globen · Stockholm2 shows
- Mega Club · Katowice2 shows
- Blackland · Berlin1 show
- Brooklyn Monarch · Brooklyn1 show
- Electric Ballroom · London1 show
Cities played
- Katowice2 shows
- Stockholm2 shows
- Baltimore1 show
- Berlin1 show
- Birmingham1 show
and 10 other cities
Releases
33 releases, 1986–2025The Arsonist
2025 · Album
1982
2023
40 Years At War - The Greatest Hell Of Sodom
2022
Bombenhagel
2021
Genesis XIX
2020 · Album
A Handful Of Bullets
2020
Chosen By The Grace Of God
2019
Out Of The Frontline Trench
2019
Partisan
2018
Shrill Cries, Angel Dies
2017
Decision Day
2016 · Album
Epitome of Torture
2013 · Album
30 Years Sodomized: 1982–2012
2012 · Compilation
Official Bootleg – The Witchhunter Decade
2012 · Compilation
In War and Pieces
2010 · Album
The Final Sign of Evil
2007 · Album
Sodom
2006 · Album
Sodom
2005 · Compilation
M‐16
2001 · Album
Code Red
1999 · Album
’Til Death Do Us Unite
1997 · Album
Ten Black Years: Best Of
1996 · Compilation
Masquerade in Blood
1995 · Album
Get What You Deserve
1994 · Album
Tapping the Vein
1992 · Album
Sodomania
1991 · Compilation
The Saw Is the Law / Ausgebombt
1991 · Compilation
Better Off Dead
1990 · Album
Obsessed by Cruelty / Expurse of Sodomy / In the Sign of Evil
1990 · Compilation
Agent Orange
1989 · Album
In the Sign of Evil / Obsessed by Cruelty
1988 · Compilation
Persecution Mania
1987 · Album
Obsessed by Cruelty
1986 · Album
Lineup
- Tom Angelripper · electric bass guitar
- Makka · drums (drum set)
- Yorck Segatz · electric guitar
- Toni Merkel · drums (drum set)
Former
- Frank Testegen · electric guitar, lead vocals
- Chris Witchhunter · drums (drum set)
- Grave Violator · electric guitar
- Michael Wulf · electric guitar
- Frank Blackfire · electric guitar
- Michael Hoffmann · electric guitar
- Andy Brings · electric guitar
- Atomic Steif · drums (drum set)
- Dirk Strahlmeier · electric guitar
- Bobby · drums (drum set)
- Bernemann · electric guitar
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Sodom on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Sodom on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.