Epitome of Torture

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]

Epitome of Torture
Studio album by
Sodom
Released26 April 2013 (Germany)
7 May 2013 (US)
RecordedWaldstreet, Germany, October–December, 2012
GenreThrash metal
Length39:51
49:32 (with bonus tracks)
LabelSPV
Sodom chronology
In War and Pieces
(2010)		 Epitome of Torture
(2013)		 Sacred Warpath
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[1]
MetalSucks [2]
Metal Hammer[3]

The song "Katjuscha" contains melody from song "Katyusha", a World War II Soviet Russian folk song originally composed by Matvei Blanter in 1938.[5] A music video was made for the song "Stigmatized."[6]

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:39:51
Digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Waterboarding"5:06
12."Splitting the Atom"4:28
Total length:49:32

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)[7] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 87
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 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. "Sodom - Epitome of Torture - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. Steamhammer (19 April 2013), Sodom - Stigmatized, retrieved 21 July 2018
  7. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Sodom – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
  9. "Sodom Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
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