Tom Angelripper

Onkel Tom Angelripper, for his part Ruhr-archetyp, ex-pitman and full-time lead singer of German thrashmetal-legend Sodom will release, after a break of 10 years, his next album this summer on 26th of August. Nunc est bibendum”, so it is called and stands for now is the time to drink”!Everything is said therewith. The content of this 4th studio-album is again about drinking, feasting, boozing and partying!

Onkel Tom is back again! With a new album, a new line-up, new songs and his tried-and-tested philosophy: H.E.L.D. sees the Sodom frontman rely on real metal, raw punk and choruses which you’re unlikely to forget once you’ve heard them. Fans of German-language rock will also love this album, after all they appreciate good German-language music and authentic lyrics. H.E.L.D. features neither the feigned underdog prose of ultra-rich musicians nor dubious lyrics about winning through likely to sell exceedingly well at every World Cup and at popular chat shows alongside pop music hopefuls, but honest, straightforward lyrics about parties, celebrations, knees-ups and the desolate state of the world at large and the people who live in it. Of course there’s alcohol involved wherever Onkel Tom appears, albeit not in abundance but in measures. In other words: the new album H.E.L.D. (an acronym for Hart-Ehrlich-Laut-Durstig [hard-honest-loud-thirsty]) is a remarkable recording with which Tom Angelripper & Co. celebrate life, only really coming to life through celebration. Typical Onkel Tom, in fact!