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 (1987 and 1989 respectively). 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. 2013's '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' (1999).

What you'll find is that the album isn't really that fast, but catchy. And quality 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!

Rating: 8½ (out of 10) ratings explained

Reviewed by Death8699
12/15/2020 14:37