Sodom - Epitome Of Torture (2013)

I'm thinking that alongside Darkthrone's 'The Underground Resistance' this could well be the album of 2013. Sodom parting the waves with their gritty thrash attack, partnered in crime by the recent Destruction avalanche that was 'Spiritual Genocide.' Angelripper and co' are back at full throttle, slashing flesh with their barbed wire assault. Never have I heard a band so refreshed, and yet nodding to the old school with such violent delights as 'S.O.D.O.M.' 'Shoot Today...Kill Tomorrow' and the ear-splitting 'Invocating The Demons.' This is a ferocious album that showcases the talents of new drum machine Makka, alongside guitarist Bernd 'Bernemann' Kost who literally owns this record with some of the most aggressive and punishing guitars I've heard this side of World War II! This is truly a formidable opus, Sodom showing no signs whatsoever of letting up in their quest for world domination. However, the band aren't afraid to throw on a sprig of melody too, album opener 'My Final Bullet' has a hint of Euro-Goth, particular in that infectious chorus, but from here it's hell for leather as the band crash and smash their way through twelve tracks of brain-battering thrash, proof that the old school kings are still the leaders of the new school.
8.5/10