Ten Black Years: Best Of
Ten Black Years: Best Of is a compilation from the German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 2 December 1996 through Steamhammer. It came out on CD and cassette, and it was given its first vinyl pressing in 2017.
The title marks a decade since the band's debut, Obsessed by Cruelty, appeared in 1986. By the time of this collection Sodom had put out seven studio albums, from Persecution Mania and Agent Orange through to Masquerade in Blood. That makes it a handy way into their first ten years, and a good place for newcomers to hear how the band's thrash sound developed before the next album, 'Til Death Do Us Unite, arrived in 1997.
Ten Black Years: Best Of: tracklist and credits
36 tracks · 2:21:27Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Tired and RedBlackfire, Witchhunter, Angelripper5:27
- 2The Saw Is the LawAngelripper, Hoffmann, Witchhunter5:51
- 3Agent OrangeBlackfire, Witchhunter, Angelripper6:05
- 4Wachturm / ErwachetAngelripper, Steif, Brings, Witchhunter4:07
- 5AusgebombtBlackfire, Witchhunter, Angelripper3:05
- 6Sodomy and LustAngelripper, Blackfire, Witchhunter5:02
- 7Remember the FallenBlackfire, Witchhunter, Angelripper4:46
- 8Nuclear WinterAngelripper, Blackfire, Witchhunter5:25
- 9Outbreak of EvilAngelripper, Violator, Witchhunter, Giant4:46
- 10ResurrectionAngelripper, Hoffmann, Witchhunter4:48
- 11BombenhagelAngelripper, Blackfire, Witchhunter6:38
- 12Masquerade in BloodAngelripper, Steif, Strahlmeier3:20
- 13Bullet in the HeadAngelripper, Brings, Witchhunter3:02
- 14StalinhagelAngelripper, Blackfire, Witchhunter, Hoffmann6:48
- 15ShellshockBrabbs, Brabbs, Ward2:15
- 16Angel DustBray, Dunn, Lant2:40
- Disc 2
- 1Hunting SeasonAngelripper, Brings, Witchhunter4:29
- 2AbuseAngelripper, Steif, Brings1:45
- 31000 Days in SodomBray, Dunn, Lant4:43
- 4GomorrahAngelripper, Steif, Brings2:19
- 5Unwanted YouthAngelripper, Steif, Strahlmeier3:34
- 6Tarred and FeatheredAngelripper, Hoffmann, Witchhunter3:03
- 7Iron FistClarke, Kilmister, Taylor2:57
- 8Jabba the HutAngelripper, Steif, Brings2:33
- 9Silence Is ConsentAngelripper, Steif, Brings2:30
- 10IncestBlackfire, Witchhunter, Angelripper4:27
- 11Shellfire DefenseAngelripper, Hoffmann, Witchhunter4:22
- 12Gone to GloryAngelripper, Steif, Brings1:59
- 13FratricideAngelripper, Steif, Brings2:51
- 14Verrecke!Angelripper, Steif, Strahlmeier2:49
- 15One Step Over the LineAngelripper, Brings, Witchhunter5:08
- 16My AtonementAngelripper, Blackfire, Witchhunter6:04
- 17SodomizedAngelripper, Steif, Brings2:38
- 18Aber bitte mit SahneJürgens, Hachfeld, Spahr3:15
- 19Die stumme UrselAngelripper, Steif, Brings3:48
- 20MantelmannAngelripper, Steif, Strahlmeier2:10
- Produced by
- Harris Johns, Sodom, Wolfgang Eichholz, Frank Bornemann, Tom Angelripper, Ulli Pösselt, Wolfgang Stach
- Recorded at
- Music Lab Berlin, RA.SH Studio, Dierks Studios, T&T Studio
- Recorded
- December 1986 – February 1995
- Mixed by
- Harris Johns, Frank Bornemann, André Gierre, Ulli Pösselt, Wolfgang Stach
- Mixed at
- Horus Sound Studio, Dierks Studios, RA.SH Studio
- Engineered by
- Harris Johns, Horst Müller, Gerd Rautenbach, Ulli Pösselt, Wolfgang Stach
- Labels
- Steamhammer, Steamhammer/SPV
- Length
- 2:21:27
Line-up
- Tom Angelripper · bass guitar, lead vocals
- Frank Blackfire · guitar · guest
- Chris Witchhunter · drums (drum set)
- Grave Violator · guitar · guest
- Michael Hoffmann · guitar · guest
- Atomic Steif · drums (drum set), membranophone
- Dirk Strahlmeier · guitar · guest
- Andy Brings · guitar, background vocals
- Peter “Peavy” Wagner · guitar, lead vocals · guest
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Released the same week
Also released on 2 December
Every year →More from Sodom
Full discography →The best of 1996
All of 1996 →More on Steamhammer
The label →How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2 December 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 December 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 1996 |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 December 1996 | DE | Steamhammer | 4001617183427 | original |
| 1 September 2007 | XW | Steamhammer | 4001617051368 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |