Bigger than the Devil

Bigger than the Devil is the second album by crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.). The album was released in May 1999 on the Nuclear Blast label. Its cover design is based on Iron Maiden's 1982 album The Number of the Beast and its title is a play on words on The Beatles member John Lennon proclaiming The Beatles were "bigger (more popular) than Jesus Christ".

Bigger than the Devil
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
GenreCrossover thrash groove metal
Length39:33
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerTim Gilles
Stormtroopers of Death chronology
Live at Budokan
(1992)
Bigger than the Devil
(1999)
Rise of the Infidels
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Subsequent releases have included both the entire Seasoning the Obese EP—incorporating both tracks "Seasoning the Obese" and "Raise Your Sword"—as well as the "Ballad of the Scorpions" (originally released simply as "Rock You Like a Hurricane" on the Scorpions Tribute Album), bringing the total number of tracks to 28.

"Seasoning the Obese" is a reference to the Slayer song/album Seasons in the Abyss, whereas "Celtic Frosted Flakes" is a reference to the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost.

The Intro/Outro riff used for the song "Aren't You Hungry?" is how the song was written originally for S.O.D. after the first album, before they quit initially but was used for Anthrax's song "Imitation of Life", on the album Among the Living. That is why M.O.D. used an alternate riff when they recorded the song years before this.

Track listing

All tracks written by Stormtroopers of Death

No.TitleLength
1."Bigger than the Devil"2:29
2."The Crackhead Song"1:47
3."Kill the Assholes"2:51
4."Monkeys Rule"1:46
5."Skool Bus"0:36
6."King at the King / Evil Is In"2:20
7."Black War"2:26
8."Celtic Frosted Flakes"1:15
9."Charlie Don't Cheat"0:24
10."The Song That Don't Go Fast"1:52
11."Shenanigans"2:17
12."Dog on the Tracks"0:04
13."Xerox"0:54
14."Make Room, Make Room"3:31
15."Free Dirty Needles"2:36
16."Fugu"0:07
17."Noise That's What"1:11
18."We All Bleed Red"2:33
19."Frankenstein and His Horse"0:21
20."Every Tiny Molecule"1:03
21."Aren't You Hungry?"3:18
22."L.A.T.K.C.H."0:27
23."Ballad of Michael H."0:13
24."Ballad of Phil H."0:08
25."Moment of Truth"3:04
Total length:39:33
Bonus tracks on later releases
No.TitleLength
26."Seasoning the Obese"2:42
27."Raise Your Sword"4:12
28."Ballad of the Scorpions"0:19

Personnel

Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.)
Production
  • Tim Gilles - producer, engineer
  • Rich Wielgosz - engineer (assistant)
  • Vincent Wojno - mixing

References

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