The Arsonist (Sodom album)

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The Arsonist
Sodom - The Arsonist.jpg
Studio album by
Sodom
Released27 June 2025
Recorded2024–2025
Genre Thrash metal
Length48:47
Label Steamhammer
Producer Toni Merkel
Sodom chronology
Genesis XIX
(2020)		The Arsonist
(2025)
Singles from The Arsonist
  1. "Trigger Discipline"
    Released: 9 April 2025 [1]
  2. "Witchhunter"
    Released: 7 May 2025 [2]
  3. "Taphephobia"
    Released: 4 June 2025 [3]

The Arsonist is the seventeenth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 27 June 2025. [4]

Contents

One of the album's songs, "Witchhunter", pays tribute to the band's original drummer Christian "Witchhunter" Dudek, [5] while "A.W.T.F." is dedicated to original Tank frontman Algy Ward. [6]

Track listing

The Arsonist track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Arsonist"Sebastian Niehoff1:02
2."Battle of Harvest Moon"
4:12
3."Trigger Discipline"
3:52
4."The Spirits That I Called"
  • Merkel
  • Such
2:57
5."Witchhunter"
  • Merkel
  • Such
3:13
6."Scavenger"
4:01
7."Gun Without Groom"
  • Merkel
  • Such
4:43
8."Taphephobia"
  • Merkel
  • Such
3:42
9."Sane Insanity"
  • Segatz
  • Such
4:03
10."A.W.T.F."
  • Merkel
  • Such
3:57
11."Twilight Void"
  • Gosdzik
  • Such
4:44
12."Obliteration of the Aeons"
  • Segatz
  • Such
3:53
13."Return to God in Parts"
  • Segatz
  • Such
4:28
Total length:48:47

Personnel

Sodom

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for The Arsonist
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 7
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [8] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 4
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) [10] 14
Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [11] 69
Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) [12] 14
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [13] 35
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 12
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 14

References

  1. ↑ "SODOM Announces New Album 'The Arsonist', Shares 'Trigger Discipline' Single". Blabbermouth.net . 9 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "SODOM Pays Tribute To Late Drummer CHRISTIAN 'WITCHHUNTER' DUDEK With New Song And Video". Blabbermouth.net . 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "SODOM Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'Taphephobia'". Blabbermouth.net . 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "SODOM To Release The Arsonist In June; Cover Art Revealed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . 4 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Features - TOM ANGELRIPPER Readies For SODOM's Touring Hiatus: 'I'll Miss The Stage. I'll Miss The Band'". Blabbermouth.net . 17 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: Sodom - The Arsonist". ghostcultmag.com. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Sodom – The Arsonist" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums du semaine 28, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sodom – The Arsonist" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Oricon Top 20 Rock Albums: 2025-07-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales – July 2, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Oricon Top 30 Western Albums: 2025-07-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 27.06.2025–03.07.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Veckolista Hårdrock, vecka 27" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 27" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sodom – The Arsonist". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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