German thrash metal veterans SODOM have released the official music video for “Friendly Fire”. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming studio album, “Genesis XIX”, which is due on November 27 via Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and Steamhammer/SPV in Europe.
SODOM vocalist/bassist Thomas “Angelripper” Such states: “So, here it is… my favorite on this album. I can hardly believe or indeed describe how much I love this song. I’m pretty sure it sets the direction for our next album. And in the meantime, I’m convinced that it’s the clever sequence and combination of notes in our twelve equal system that makes music (generally) so diverse. Lord, I wish we’d known that back then. Often in a war situation, soldiers find themselves having to direct their weapons against their own comrades who are holed up close to enemy positions. These victims were accepted as part and parcel of the overall victory. Large numbers of supposed enemy planes were also shot down…”
“Genesis XIX” will be made available as a CD digipak version, 2LP gatefold version, exclusive bundle versions with mask (only at the Steamhammer shop), download and stream. Pre-order it here.
“Genesis XIX” track listing:
- Blind Superstition (1:02)
- Sodom & Gomorrah (4:06)
- Euthanasia (3:54)
- Genesis XIX (7:09)
- Nicht Mehr Mein Land (4:29)
- Glock N’ Roll (5:02)
- The Harponeer (7:10)
- Dehumanized (3:53)
- Occult Perpetrator (4:53)
- Waldo & Pigpen (6:26)
- Indoctrination (3:10)
- Friendly Fire (3:36)
This past January, SODOM recruited Toni Merkel as its new drummer. He joined the band as the replacement for Stefan “Husky” Hüskens, who announced his departure from SODOM less than two weeks earlier. Last November, SODOM released a new EP, “Out Of The Frontline Trench”, via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort contained three brand new tracks as well as new recordings (studio and live) of two SODOM classics. Joining front-man Thomas “Angelripper” Such on the EP were guitarists Frank “Blackfire” Gosdzik (also formerly of KREATOR, ASSASSIN) and Yorck Segatz (BEYONDITION) plus Hüskens.
