Better Off Dead (album)

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.

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

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 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