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1990 studio album by Sodom
Better Off Dead
Studio album by Sodom
Released1 October 1990
GenreThrash metal
Length49:12
LabelSteamhammer/SPV
ProducerHarris Johns
Sodom chronology
Agent Orange
(1989) 		Better Off Dead
(1990) 		Tapping the Vein
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rock Hard9/10 link

Better Off Dead is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 1 October 1990 by Steamhammer/SPV. The song "The Saw Is the Law" in an altered version that was released on the EP The Saw Is the Law.

Track listing

All music is composed by Chris Witchhunter, Michael Hoffmann and Tom Angelripper, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."An Eye for an Eye"4:25
2."Shellfire Defense"4:23
3."The Saw Is the Law"4:11
4."Turn Your Head Around" (Tank cover)3:23
5."Capture the Flag"6:08
6."Cold Sweat" (Thin Lizzy cover)3:10
7."Bloodtrails"4:45
8."Never Healing Wound"2:26
9."Better Off Dead"3:44
10."Resurrection"4:50
11."Tarred and Feathered"3:02
12."Stalinorgel"4:41
Total length:49:12

Trivia

  • "Resurrection" is dedicated to Tom Angelripper's late father
  • The spoken passages at the beginning of "An Eye for an Eye" is taken from the 1989 film The Punisher.

Personnel

Sodom
Production
  • Andreas Marschall - cover art
  • Harris Johns - production, mixing

References

  1. "Sodom - Better Off Dead". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
Sodom
  • Christian "Witchhunter" Dudek
  • Frank Testegen
  • Rainer Focke
  • Josef "Grave Violator" Dominic
  • Michael "Destructor" Wulf
  • Uwe Christophers
  • Uwe Baltrusch
  • Michael Hoffmann
  • Andy Brings
  • Guido Richter
  • Dirk Strahlimeier
  • Bernd "Bernemann" Kost
  • Bobby Schottkowski
  • Markus "Makka" Freiwald
  • "Husky"
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