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\nDen Headz, SPV\/Steamhammer will be releasing SODOM\u2019s new album, In War And Pieces<\/em> on the following dates:
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\nGermany: November 19th, 2010
\nEurope: November 22nd, 2010
\nUSA\/Canada: January 11th, 2011<\/strong>
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\nThe album will be released in four formats:
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\n– Limited Edition Digipak with Bonus Live CD including ten tracks (Wacken, 25th Anniversary show 2007)
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\n– Double Gatefold LP in bloodred vinyl with one bonus track (\u2018Murder One\u2019)
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\n– Standard Version
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\n– Download
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\nIn War And Pieces tracklisting:
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\n\u2018In War And Pieces\u2019
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\n\u2018Hellfire\u2019
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\n\u2018Through Toxic Veins\u2019
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\n\u2018Nothing Counts More Than Blood\u2019
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\n\u2018Storm Raging Up\u2019
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\n\u2018Feigned Death Throes\u2019
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\n\u2018Soul Contraband\u2019
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\n\u2018God Bless You\u2019
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\n\u2018The Art Of Killing Poetry\u2019
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\n\u2018Knarrenheinz\u2019
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\n\u2018Styptic Parasite\u2019
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\nA new In War And Pieces press release reads as follows:
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\nFor Tom Angelripper, his thrash metal band Sodom is a perfect vehicle to bluntly take a stand. Like few other musicians on this scene, he personifies \u2013 along with down-to-earthiness and honesty \u2013 a healthily critical position on political authorities and decision-makers from finance and industry. On their latest album, In War And Pieces, Sodom focus on the worst excesses of power: arrogance, greed, spotlight-seeking, fanaticism, corruption, cowardice and oppression. Tom: \u201cI\u2019ve always written about what\u2019s going on in the world, about the injustice and mistakes that happen everywhere. I know that you can\u2019t change anything politically that way, but I would like to at least comment on the situation and generate an awareness of this deplorable state of affairs. Being a singer in a metal band allows me to voice my anger to a large audience.\u201d
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\nThis uncompromising attitude marks the eleven songs on Sodom\u2019s latest album which could hardly sound more dynamic and violent. In War And Pieces owes its bloodcurdling energy largely to producer Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC, ENEMY OF THE SUN), whose great skill and commitment were instrumental in creating the album\u2019s \u2013 as Tom calls it \u2013 \u201cphat, brutal and open\u201d sound. With Sorychta\u2019s support, Angelripper (vocals, bass), Bernemann (guitar) and Bobby Schottkowski (drums) succeeded in adding new impulses to their music without watering down the band\u2019s long tradition. \u201cWaldemar is a great musician himself and has done some brilliant work, especially on the guitar sound,\u201d Tom explains. \u201cHe knows how to get the absolute maximum out of a speaker.\u201d
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\nAs brutal as the production is the diverse songwriting on In War And Pieces, a kind of tour de force through the whole history of thrash metal, featuring harsh arrangements, melodic solos and raging vocal attacks. \u201cI feel that we sound more contemporary and structured than we did on our recent releases,\u201d Tom analyses. \u201cAt the same time, there are also references to recordings such as Persecution Mania and Agent Orange. After Venom, Sodom were the world\u2019s first angry band, and nothing has changed that.\u201d Tom lists as examples the impressive title track, as well as \u2018The Art Of Killing Poetry\u2019 with its ultra-deep guitar atmospheres and the German-language song, \u2018Knarrenheinz\u2019, which holds up the tradition of classics such as \u2018Bombenhagel\u2019 and \u2018Ausgebombt\u2019.
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\n\u201cKnarrenheinz is the mascot on the album cover, that\u2019s why I felt he deserved his own lyrics,\u201d Tom grins.
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\nTalking of album covers: the artwork was designed by Eliran Kantor, who enjoys an excellent reputation on the scene thanks to his work for renowned acts such as TESTAMENT, GWAR and MEKONG DELTA.
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