Epitome of Torture

Epitome of Torture
Studio album by Sodom
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
In War and Pieces (2010) Epitome of Torture (2013) Sacred Warpath (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10 [1]
MetalSucks	[2]
Metal Hammer	5/7 [3]

Epitome of Torture is the fourteenth album by German thrash metal band Sodom. The album debuted on the Billboard Heatseakers Chart at 25, their highest Billboard debut ever. ^[4]

The song "Katjuscha" contains a melody from the 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

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

Digipak bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Waterboarding"	5:06
12.	"Splitting the Atom"	4:28
Total length:		49:28

Credits

• Tom Angelripper – vocals, bass
• Bernd "Bernemann" Kost – lead and rhythm guitar
• Markus "Makka" Freiwald – drums

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7]	87
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [8]	25

References

1. "Epitome of Torture - SODOM". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
2. Mustein, Dave. "Epitome of Torture is the Epitome of Modern Sodom" . Retrieved 26 April 2013.
3. "Review: Sodom - Epitome Of Torture". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
4. "Sodom Epitome Of Torture Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
5. Steamhammer (19 April 2013), Sodom - Stigmatized , retrieved 21 July 2018
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sodom – Epitome of Torture" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Sodom – Epitome of Torture". Hung Medien.
8. "Sodom Chart History (Heatseekers Albums]]". Billboard . Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2024.