M-16

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

WOW, 2005-08-18
After over 20 years the only original member is Angelripper and looks like he keeps changing musicians for the better. This is a very good thrash CD. Unlike their older stuff that was OK and once in a while you'd notice little things that gave you a clue that they were not that good, this CD is excellent, everything is tight! If you are getting frustrated like me with some of the Nu metal, try some of the newer thrash like this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Great Modern Thrash! 4 star album plus 1 star respect!, 2005-07-01
Sodom is my favorite Thrash Metal band from Germany, br /while the golden era of Thrash Metal is gone, br /Many 80' Thrash bands change their style or disbanded, br /But Sodom keep Thrashing till NOW!!! br /That desevre my Respect!!!!! br /Those Metallica Fans feel shame what Metallica doing now, br /Sodom never stop thrashing just made their fans feel proud!!! br / br /I got their first few album [which is classic, no doubt!!!] br /I haven't heard anything after Agent Orange, br /I think the reason for me to get this album is, br /Lots of good review over the world and This year Kreator and Destruction all release killer thrash metal album, br /It's sounds like Thrash Metal is back again! br / br /The guitar sounds little bit harsh, br /Tom Angelripper voice sounds as great as he did in Agent Orange and Persecution Mania, br /and sounds more agressive and spittin' machine gun lyrics!!! br / br /hard to pick a Best song, br /All songs sounds killer, br /but the most impressive song is the title song M-16! br /A great mid-tempo song! br /I think I can say it's give me a feel that, br /it's sounds like in the vein of Remember The Falling!!! br / br /The album got 4 Star, br /plus one star is my respect to Sodom never stop thrashing! br / br /A Killer Modern Thrash Metal album!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Pulverizing Thrash for the 21st century, 2005-02-07
While 'M-16' isn't completely pure, old-school thrash, it's about as close as you're likely to come nowadays. Fortunately, when it deviates from the thrash norm it largely does so effectively, making the album a bit more distinctive with out weakening it. This is not sophisticated stuff, just an unrelenting bludgeoning. But it works. Very, very well. br / br /The guitar tone on this album is quite unusual for this sort of material. It's very, very thick and fuzzy, not too far from what you might here on a doom or sludge album. Surprisingly, this actually works pretty well. If you aren't listening very carefully it'll probably turn into a blur, but it's still sufficiently distinct to be made out very easily if you are actually listening to it. It's also got a sorta punkish speed metal feel at times, a la Motorhead, and it sometimes moves into slower, doomy atmospherics. Still, it's a thrash album at it's heart, with choppy, pounding riffs the vast majority of the time.(It's midpaced quite a bit of the time, but it never really turns into groove-thrash. Frankly, there's little evidence that Sodom has listened to anything made after 1990) The lead guitar isn't given much emphasis, and none of the solos have made all that big of an impression on me, but it doesn't really detract either. It's just kinda there. The drumming is simplistic, even for this sort of material, largely with basic fills and simple 1-2 beats. But, that's all you really need for this sorta material, so it works out fine. (Some fancier fills would be nice and all, but they aren't absolutely needed.) Tom Angelripper (who has the best metal pseudonym ever) sings in a fairly harsh rasp which isn't all that far from what you'd hear on a Kreator album. He's not much for melody, but the chorus are usually quite memorable, in their way. br / br /There isn't all that much variety here, but most of the tracks are catchy enough that they don't blur together all that much, and it is consistently fun, headbangable material from beginning to end. This is far catchier than your average thrash album, which more than makes up for the relative lack of variety. `Among the Weirdcong' is the opener and the best track. It's thunderously heavy, with a great, groovy but still propulsive main riff and an instantly memorable, roaring chorus. A modern thrash classic, definitely. `Napalm in the Morning' is a bit more subdued. Still very heavy, but groovier with a sorta Motorheady feel to it. Another fun, catchy song. `Minejumper' picks things up a bit again, faster with more unrelenting, trem-picked riffs, and more simple but catchy vocal lines. The title track is a bit more dynamic, with some slower parts actually melody in the guitar lines at times, and a great, hypnotic chorus. (`Marines' has the same basic feel, though it's not quite as effective) It closes with the cover `Surfin' Bird' which is really quite amusing. Normally, I try and discuss more specific songs than this, but almost everything here is good in the same way. But, as I said before, it's catchy enough that this doesn't really detract. br / br /Also, the cover art for this album is awesome. Awesome as hell. Very good, under appreciated stuff here.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Total Agrresion Gotta have this one, 2003-01-22
I just recently discoverd this band ab until now ive gotta say WOW! this is pure metal great lyrics for this one ,this album is what metal should talk about and sound like great music and lyrics about war and death the tracks i espically liked is "Among The Weirdcong" "I AM The WAR" "genocide" you gotta hear this one if you like pure aggresion lyrics and great intense guitar riffs a must have

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

nothing new but good solid trash, 2002-04-30
If u like Agent Orange and Better off Dead, you can buy this one and like it too. They have become a little repetitive but I'll still give it 4 stars just for keeping the 80's trash spirit alive.