Sodom just unleashed their 17th studio album, The Arsonist, released June 27, 2025 via SPV/Steamhammer . It’s a ferocious, analog-thrashing statement from a band that’s been refining its snarling edge since 1982.
The band embraced fully analog recording, tracking drums on 24‑track tape with “no plastic” overdubs or digital editing—just raw, organic thrash power. All four members contributed to songwriting, making this one of their most collaborative efforts yet.
The Arsonist reaffirms Sodom’s dominance in Teutonic thrash, doubling down on analog intensity and raw songwriting.
• It’s no genre-defining masterpiece, but one of their strongest, most cohesive post-2010 albums — built for pit violence, headbanging, and analog warmth.
• A musical reaffirmation rather than reinvention — and for many fans, that’s just what they wanted
