Sodom "Better Off Dead (Germany, Steamhammer, SPV 084-76262)"

Better Off Dead is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on October 1, 1990 by Steamhammer/SPV. The song "The Saw Is the Law" in an altered version that was released on the EP The Saw Is the Law.

Track listing

All music is composed by Chris Witchhunter, Michael Hoffmann and Tom Angelripper, except where noted

1. "An Eye for an Eye" 4:25
2. "Shellfire Defense" 4:23
3. "The Saw Is the Law" 4:11
4. "Turn Your Head Around" (Tank cover) 3:23
5. "Capture the Flag" 6:08
6. "Cold Sweat" (Thin Lizzy cover) 3:10
7. "Bloodtrails" 4:45
8. "Never Healing Wound" 2:26
9. "Better Off Dead" 3:44
10. "Resurrection" 4:50
11. "Tarred and Feathered" 3:02
12. "Stalinorgel" 4:41

Total length: 49:12

"Resurrection" is dedicated to Angelripper's late father

The spoken passages at the beginning of "An Eye For An Eye" is taken from the 1989 film The Punisher, starring Dolph Lundgren.

Recording information:

Recorded at Music Lab Studios, Berlin. 

Mixed at Dierks Studio, Pulheim. 

Produced and mixed in August/September 1990.