SODOM is a german Thrash Metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981. Along with the bands Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, Sodom is considered one of the "The Big Teutonic Four" of Teutonic Thrash Metal. Traditionally a three-piece, the band expanded to a four-piece with the addition of second guitarist Yorck Segatz in 2018. The band was formed by Tom Angelripper and Aggressor in 1981 in the Western German industrial town of Gelsenkirchen. Initially, they were mostly influenced by bands like Motörhead, Tank, Raven, and Venom.