Sodom - Auf Kohle Geboren Buch - Die Offizielle Bandbiografie - Hardcover Book

352 pages, hardcover.

In the middle of the Ruhr area, where coal dust and beer are part of everyday life, a band was formed in 1982 that would change metal forever: Sodom, the loudest answer to Weltschmerz! Deeply rooted in Gelsenkirchen-Buer in the middle of the Ruhr area, the epicenter of the German heavy metal scene, something was brewing in the early eighties that would achieve legendary status within a few years: thrash metal à la Sodom, Kreator or Darkness.

For this book, Dr. Holger Schmenk visited the deepest basement rehearsal rooms and scoured the toughest pubs to bring the unfiltered truth about Tom Angelripper and his changing comrades-in-arms to light. From the wild early days with the “Witching Metal” demo to the international breakthrough with “Agent Orange” to the present day - here is the unvarnished story of a thrash legend who has used up more guitarists than other bands have amplifiers. A turbulent career full of highs and lows.

“Born on Coal” tells the story of a miner's son from Gelsenkirchen-Buer, who went from being an underground miner to an internationally acclaimed metal star without forgetting his roots or bending over backwards. A must for anyone who wants to know how one of Germany's toughest bands made it through four decades of metal history - uncompromising, loud and always genuine!