''Tapping the Vein'' is the fifth studio album by German
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...
band
Sodom, released on 1 August 1992 through
Steamhammer/
SPV. The album was recorded with producer
Harris Johns
Harris Johns is a European music producer, active since the late-1970s in the heavy metal and punk scene, working for a lot of big-name bands, such as Helloween, Coroner, Tankard, Sodom, Voivod, Kreator, Exumer, Ratos de Porão, Slime, Daily ...
at
Dierks Studios in Cologne, Germany. The release marks the studio debut of guitarist Andy Brings and is the last album to feature original member
Chris Witchhunter on drums.
The album represents a return to a heavy and fast-paced musical direction, and features a notable
death metal influence.
''Tapping the Vein'' received positive reviews from critics, who noted the band's efforts in modernising their sound. The album peaked at number 56 on Germany's
''Official Top 100 Charts'', and was promoted the album on a tour throughout Germany and Japan in 1992.
Track listing
Personnel
Sodom
*
Tom Angelripper - vocals, bass
*Andy Brings - guitars
*
Chris Witchhunter - drums
Production
*Dieter Braun - cover art
*Jürgen Huber - cover art
*
Harris Johns
Harris Johns is a European music producer, active since the late-1970s in the heavy metal and punk scene, working for a lot of big-name bands, such as Helloween, Coroner, Tankard, Sodom, Voivod, Kreator, Exumer, Ratos de Porão, Slime, Daily ...
- production, engineering, recording
Charts
References
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1992 albums
Sodom (band) albums
SPV/Steamhammer albums
Albums produced by Harris Johns