In the Sign of Evil explained

In the Sign of Evil
Type:	EP
Artist:	Sodom
Cover:	SodomInthesignofevil.jpg
Released:	January 1985^[1]
Recorded:	October 1984
Studio:	Caet Studio, Berlin
Genre:	Thrash metal black metal
Length:	19:12
Label:	Devil's Game
Producer:	Wolfgang Eichholz
Next Title:	Obsessed by Cruelty
Next Year:	1986

In the Sign of Evil is the first EP and the debut release by German thrash metal band Sodom, released in 1985 by Devil's Game independent label. The record is considered part of the first wave of black metal.^[2]

The tracks from In the Sign of Evil were re-recorded in 2007 and released as The Final Sign of Evil.^[3]

Release

The EP is widely available as the bonus tracks in the CD version of their debut album Obsessed by Cruelty (1986). Tracks from this EP have appeared on all three live Sodom albums: Mortal Way of Live (1988),^[4] Marooned - Live (1994)^[5] and One Night in Bangkok (2003).^[6]

Personnel

Sodom

• Tom Angelripper – vocals, bass
• Grave Violator (Josef "Peppi" Dominik) – guitar
• Witchhunter (Christian Dudek) – drums

Production

• Detleft Schmidt – sleeve design
• Horst Müller – engineering
• Sven Clasen – band management
• Joachim Pieczulski – album cover painting
• Wolfgang Eicholz – production

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metal Archives. 29 March 2023.
2. 2005 . Black Metal Foundations Top 20: The First Wave . . 128 . 42–43.
3. Web site: Henderson . Alex . Final Sign of Evil - Sodom . . 2 November 2012.
4. Web site: Rivadavia . Eduardo . Mortal Way of Live - Sodom . . 2 November 2012.
5. Web site: Rivadavia . Eduardo . Marooned - Sodom . . 2 November 2012.
6. Web site: Rivadavia . Eduardo . One Night in Bangkok - Sodom . . 2 November 2012.