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Epitome of Torture
Epitome of Torture is the fourteenth album by the German thrash metal band Sodom. The album debuted on the Billboard Heatseakers Chart at 25, their highest Billboard Debut ever.[4]
| Epitome of Torture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 26 April 2013 (Germany) 7 May 2013 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Waldstreet, Germany, October–December, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 39:54 49:28 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | SPV | |||
| Sodom chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[1] |
| MetalSucks | [2] |
| Metal Hammer | 5/7[3] |
The song "Katjuscha" contains melody from song "Katyusha", a World War II Soviet Russian folk song originally composed by Matvei Blanter in 1938. A music video was made for the song "Stigmatized."[5]
Track listing Edit
All tracks are written by Tom Angelripper, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Final Bullet" | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "S.O.D.O.M." | 3:46 | |
| 3. | "Epitome of Torture" | 3:31 | |
| 4. | "Stigmatized" | 2:56 | |
| 5. | "Cannibal" | 4:19 | |
| 6. | "Shoot Today - Kill Tomorrow" | 4:00 | |
| 7. | "Invocating the Demons" | 4:25 | |
| 8. | "Katjuscha" | 3:42 | |
| 9. | "Into the Skies of War" | 3:50 | |
| 10. | "Tracing the Victim" | Angelripper, Nadja Herten | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 39:54 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Waterboarding" | 5:06 |
| 12. | "Splitting the Atom" | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 49:28 | |
Credits Edit
- Tom Angelripper – vocals, bass
- Bernd "Bernemann" Kost – lead and rhythm guitar
- Markus "Makka" Freiwald – drums
Charts Edit
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 32 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 87 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 25 |
References Edit
- ^ "Epitome of Torture - SODOM". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Mustein, Dave. "Epitome of Torture is the Epitome of Modern Sodom". Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Review: Sodom - Epitome Of Torture". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Sodom Epitome Of Torture Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Steamhammer (19 April 2013), Sodom - Stigmatized, retrieved 21 July 2018
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sodom – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Sodom Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2018.