M-16 (album)

M-16
Studio album by Sodom
Released	22 October 2001
Recorded	Spiderhouse Studios, July–August, 2001
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	49:02
Label	Steamhammer
Producer	Harris Johns
Sodom chronology
Code Red (1999) M-16 (2001) One Night in Bangkok (2003)
Alternative Cover
Digipak Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard	8.5/10 [1]
BW&BK	8/10 [2]

M-16 is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 22 October 2001 by Steamhammer Records. The album is a concept album about the Vietnam War and is named after the rifle used by many U.S. soldiers during the war. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Angelripper, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Among the Weirdcong"	5:07
2.	"I Am the War"	4:06
3.	"Napalm in the Morning"	5:56
4.	"Minejumper"	3:11
5.	"Genocide"	4:49
6.	"Little Boy"	4:08
7.	"M-16"	4:49
8.	"Lead Injection"	6:24
9.	"Cannon Fodder"	3:53
10.	"Marines"	3:55
11.	"Surfin' Bird" (The Trashmen cover)	2:39
Total length:		49:02

Digipak edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Witching Metal"	3:10
13.	"Devil's Attack"	3:12
Total length:		55:24

The digipak edition contains two tracks taken from the 1982 Witching Metal demo recording.

The intro sample in "Napalm in the Morning" is taken from the film Apocalypse Now . The sample in "Marines" is taken from Full Metal Jacket as is the inspiration to record a cover of "Surfin' Bird" which also appeared in the film.

Personnel

Sodom

• Tom Angelripper – bass, vocals
• Bernd "Bernemann" Kost – guitars
• Bobby Schottkowski – drums

Production

• Axel Hermann – cover art
• Harris Johns – co-producer, mixing, recording
• Manfred Eisenblatter – photography

Charts

Chart performance for M-16

Chart (2001)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4]	88

Chart (2021)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5]	27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6]	78

References

1. RockHard: Review anzeigen (in German)
2. SODOM – M16 – Bravewords.com
3. "Sodom – M-16". Discogs . 24 September 2023.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sodom – M-16" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sodom – M-16" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Sodom – M-16". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2021.