Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They are considered one of the three biggest German thrash metal bands; the other two being Kreator and Destruction.

While the other two big German thrash metal bands created a sound that would later influence death metal, Sodom stands out uniquely among its contemporaries as creating a sound that would later greatly influence many black metal bands that would come in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Sodom is a German thrash band, formed in 1982. They are considered one of the three biggest teutonic thrash bands — the other two are Kreator and Destruction . Sodom’s original line-up consisted of Tom Angelripper, Chris Witchhunter and Aggressor. Taking inspiration from British heavy metal bands such as Motörhead , Discharge , Anti-Nowhere League and Venom , they released two demos which led to a record deal with Steamhammer. Aggressor left the band shortly before releasing the In the Sign