You know what’s more exciting than the fact the Bloodstock Open Air 2009 being less than six weeks away? The fact that seminal German thrash legends, Sodom, have been added to the bill, that’s what. For their first gig on UK soil in over 20 years, no less. Bloody hell.

Along with Kreator, Sodom led the Teutonic Thrash movement throughout the 1980s, with 1989’s Agent Orange being beyond badass. Like many of their contemporaries, Sodom had a pretty rough time of it in the 90s, with most of their output during that decade (bar Code Red in 1999) being a steaming pile of scheiße. After some ups and downs, the band finally started getting it back together with their self-titled Sodom album in 2006. With their Bloodstock performance and a new album rumoured to be out by the end of year, Sodom look like they could be ending their third decade of thrashing on a high note.

Watch the video to ‘City of God’ by Sodom

Bloodstock tickets are still sale now through the official Bloodstock website for the reasonable price of £99.95 (+ booking fees and all that nonsense). Day tickets are also now on sale for £49.95. Once again, the festival is taking place at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, this year from August 14-16.