| "Sodomites" | |
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| 3rd track of Archangel | |
| Featuring | Todd Jones |
| Sung by | Max Cavalera, Todd Jones |
| Duration | 3:54 |
| Genre(s) | Doom metal, groove metal |
| Written by | Max Cavalera |
| Produced by | Matt Hyde |
| Released in | 2015 |
| Previous track "Archangel" |
Next track "Ishtar Rising" |
| Single | |
| Released on | July 30, 2015 |
| Record label | Nuclear Blast |
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"Sodomites" is a song included on the tenth album Archangel, released in 2015. It is the tenth album's second single released on July 30, 2015, fifteen days prior to the release of the parent album.
According to Max Cavalera, this song is about the God striking down [the biblical city of] Sodom for their sinful behavior as people wanted to rape angels and commit orgies. Some of the lyrics were taken from the Old Testament quotes, with the first lyric paragraph taken from selections of Ezekiel 6:3-7 (misattributed as Ezekiel 6:3:47) and the paragraph beginning with 'There shall be no whores of the daughters of Israel' was taken from Deuteronomy 23:17 (misattributed as Genesis 19:24). Cavalera was also excited that he collaborated with Todd Jones from Nails as guest vocalist for this song since he's a big fan of him and has powerful voice to match up with the song's punishing theme. Al Jourgensen of Ministry was originally proposed to be the guest singer of this song.
This song most tendingly plays in doomy grooves similar in musical style to Godflesh, with choirs in the passages between 'So-do-mites' chanted by Cavalera. The song gets thrashier before closing out with brief doxology with tinges of bell.
Lyrics[]
I am about to bring war upon you
I will kill your people in front of your idols
The place will be littered with corpses
And you will know that I alone
I am the lord
I am the brethren
Marked by the banishment
My tribe, wage war
Until God decimates
Sodomites
Sodomites
Sodomites
Sodomites
There shall be no whores of the daughters of Israel
Nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel
Wines of Sodom
Sin ov Gomorrah
Dissolve by flame
In Leviathan’s den
Hail Hosanna
Slaying the prophets
Rape the covenant
None shall escape
Sodomites
Sodomites
Sodomites
Sodomites
Hail... Sin of flesh
Hail... Manifest
Hail... Tempest rasp
Hail... Serpent lion
Hail... Jebel Usdum
Hail... I am possessed
Personnel[]
Band performers
- Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
- Tony Campos – bass guitar
- Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion
Guest performer
Songwriter
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music
Engineers and producers
- Chris Rakestraw – engineering
- Matt Hyde – recording, interludes, mixing, mastering, production
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Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"