M-16 (album)

M-16
Studio album by
Sodom
Released22 October 2001
RecordedSpiderhouse Studios, July–August, 2001
GenreThrash metal
Length49:02
LabelSteamhammer
ProducerHarris Johns
Sodom chronology
Code Red
(1999) 		M-16
(2001) 		One Night in Bangkok
(2003)
Alternative Cover
Digipak Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard8.5/10[1]
BW&BK8/10[2]

M-16 is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 22 October 2001 by Steamhammer Records. The album is a concept album about the Vietnam War and is named after the rifle used by many U.S. soldiers during the war.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Angelripper, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Among the Weirdcong"5:07
2."I Am the War"4:06
3."Napalm in the Morning"5:56
4."Minejumper"3:11
5."Genocide"4:49
6."Little Boy"4:08
7."M-16"4:49
8."Lead Injection"6:24
9."Cannon Fodder"3:53
10."Marines"3:55
11."Surfin' Bird" (The Trashmen cover)2:39
Total length:49:02
Digipak edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Witching Metal"3:10
13."Devil's Attack"3:12
Total length:55:24

The digipak edition contains two tracks taken from the 1982 Witching Metal demo recording.

The intro sample in "Napalm in the Morning" is taken from the film Apocalypse Now. The sample in "Marines" is taken from Full Metal Jacket as is the inspiration to record a cover of "Surfin' Bird" which also appeared in the film.

Personnel

Sodom
  • Tom Angelripper – bass, vocals
  • Bernd "Bernemann" Kost – guitars
  • Bobby Schottkowski – drums
Production
  • Axel Hermann – cover art
  • Harris Johns – co-producer, mixing, recording
  • Manfred Eisenblatter – photography

Charts

Chart performance for M-16
Chart (2001) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 88
Chart (2021) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 78

References

  1. ^ RockHard: Review anzeigen (in German)
  2. ^ SODOM – M16 – Bravewords.com
  3. ^ "Sodom – M-16". Discogs. 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sodom – M-16" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sodom – M-16" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sodom – M-16". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2021.