After a further show with DESTRUCTION and IRON ANGEL, Steamhammer SPV Records signed the band and would swiftly release SODOM's debut EP entitled 'In The Sign Of Evil He was eventually replaced by Grave Violator (Josef 'Peppi' Dominic) and the new line-up debuted for the first time at the 'Black Metal Night' in Frankfurt.
The demo began to receive a great deal of positive press, although Aggressor would choose to opt out. The earliest SODOM incarnation, dating to 1982, had featured Bloody Monster (Rainer Focke) on the drums.In 1984 a second demo, 'Victims Of Death', included the original tracks boosted with the addition of four new songs.
Thomas Such), drummer Witchhunter (Christian Dudeck) and vocalist Aggressor (Frank Testegen) with the demo 'Witching Metal' in 1983. SODOM, hailing from Gelsenkirchen, debuted as a trio consisting of guitarist Angelripper (a.k.a. Lambasted outside of their native Germany throughout much of their career the legacy of stoic Thrash outfit SODOM has witnessed a 1990s renaissance of appreciation for their brutal almost primitive Metal attack.
