Better Off Dead (album)

Better Off Dead
Studio album by Sodom
Released	1 October 1990
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	49:12
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
Producer	Harris Johns
Sodom chronology
Agent Orange (1989) Better Off Dead (1990) Tapping the Vein (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Rock Hard	9/10 link

Better Off Dead is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 1 October 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

No.	Title	Length
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

Trivia

• "Resurrection" is dedicated to Tom Angelripper's late father
• The spoken passages at the beginning of "An Eye for an Eye" is taken from the 1989 film The Punisher.

Personnel

Sodom

• Tom Angelripper - vocals, bass
• Michael Hoffmann - guitars
• Chris Witchhunter - drums

Production

• Andreas Marschall - cover art
• Harris Johns - production, mixing