Epitome of Torture

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Epitome of Torture
Sodom - Epitome of Torture.jpg
Studio album by
Sodom
Released26 April 2013 (Germany)
7 May 2013 (US)
RecordedWaldstreet, Germany, October–December, 2012
Genre Thrash metal
Length39:54
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
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8.5/10 [1]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Metal Hammer 5/7 [3]

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]

Contents

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

All tracks are written by Tom Angelripper, except where noted

No.TitleWritersLength
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 Herten4:46
Total length:39:54
Digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Waterboarding"5:06
12."Splitting the Atom"4:28
Total length:49:28

Credits

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.
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