Album
In War and Pieces
In War and Pieces is the thirteenth studio album from Sodom, the German thrash metal band, and it came out on 19 November 2010 on Steamhammer. It followed 2006's self-titled record and 2007's The Final Sign of Evil, and it was in turn followed by Epitome of Torture in 2013. European and American releases came a little later, with the US date falling in January 2011.
The record appeared in several forms, which gives collectors plenty to chase. The limited digipak adds a bonus live CD of ten tracks from Sodom's 25th anniversary show at Wacken in 2007, while the double gatefold vinyl is pressed in blood red and carries an extra track, "Murder One". There was also a standard edition and a download. For anyone following the band's long run since the mid-1980s, it is a useful marker of where they stood at the start of the 2010s.
In War and Pieces: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 47:10Tracklist
- 1In War and PiecesAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby4:11
- 2HellfireAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby3:07
- 3Through Toxic VeinsAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby4:44
- 4Nothing Counts More Than BloodAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby3:49
- 5Storm Raging UpAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby5:08
- 6Feigned Death ThroesAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby3:59
- 7Soul ContrabandAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby3:51
- 8God Bless YouAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby5:11
- 9The Art of Killing PoetryAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby4:39
- 10KnarrenheinzAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby3:17
- 11Styptic ParasiteAngelripper, Bernemann, Bobby5:14
- Produced by
- Waldemar Sorychta
- Recorded at
- Waldstreet Sound
- Recorded
- Waldstreet, Germany, August 2010
- Mixed by
- Dennis Koehne, Waldemar Sorychta
- Mixed at
- Flying Pig Studios
- Engineered by
- Dennis Koehne, Waldemar Sorychta
- Mastered by
- Dennis Koehne
- Labels
- Steamhammer, Steamhammer/SPV
- Length
- 47:10
Line-up
- Tom Angelripper · bass guitar, lead vocals
- Bernemann · guitar
- Bobby · drums (drum set)
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 2010 | 64 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 19 November 2010 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 19 November 2010 | |
| Wikidata | 2010 | |
| Deezer | 19 November 2010 |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 2010 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723087115 | original |
| 19 November 2010 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723087108 | original |
| 19 November 2010 | DE | Steamhammer | 0693723087122 | original |
| 6 April 2011 | JP | METAL FRONTIER | 4988003400293 | other |
Cover art sources
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |