German Thrash Metal Archives

Kreator- Krushers of the World. Nuclear Blast (2026)

Kreator – Krushers of the World (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 7, 2026

If Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax make up the Big Four of Thrash Metal in the United States, in Europe, specifically in Germany, you would have to look at Sodom, Destruction, Tankard, and the one and only Kreator as Europe’s edition. Each offering the 1980’s ... Read More

Sodom - The Arsonist / Steamhammer / SPV (2025)

Sodom – The Arsonist (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoJune 24, 2025

There are few metal bands that convey authenticity and reliability as well as German historic Thrash icons Sodom. Over the course of a forty-three-year career, the teenage creation of one Tom Angelripper has upheld the promise of its raw and uncompromising origins – to create ... Read More

Destruction - Birth of Malice album cover

Destruction – Birth of Malice (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 5, 2025

Regarding Thrash Metal, few bands have been as prolific and significant as Germany’s Destruction. One of four key components of the German Thrash Metal movement that emerged in the ‘80s (alongside Kreator, Sodom, and Tankard), Destruction has been defined by furious, speedy guitar riffs, low ... Read More

Sodom – 1982 (EP Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoNovember 3, 2023

Few bands convey that old school, groundbreaking spirit as completely as Germany’s iconic Sodom. One of the longest running Extreme Metal institutions, their influence on Black Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, and Hardcore Punk is vast and immeasurable. That they still kick ass today is ... Read More

Interview – Tom Angelripper of Sodom

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoNovember 2, 2022

Longevity is an achievement in itself, but being together for forty years while also continuously making vibrant and relevant music is a distinct rarity. In the realm of Heavy Metal music, German Thrash titans Sodom have always done things their own way. From being misunderstood ... Read More

Sodom – Genesis XIX (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoNovember 23, 2020

It is safe to say that modern-day Extreme Metal, particularly thrash, would not be what it is today without the likes of Sodom. After bursting onto the nascent metal scene back in 1982, the oft-maligned group rose up and began to demand the utmost respect from ... Read More

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