Sodom and Gomorra

Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981. They have gone through many line-up changes, leaving bassist/vocalist Tom Angelripper as the only constant member. Along with Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, Sodom has been referred to as one of the "Big 4" of Teutonic thrash metal. While three of those bands (except Tankard) created a sound that would influence death metal and black metal, Sodom's early music style would greatly influence many late 1980's and early 1990's black metal bands more than others.

Gomorra is a melodic death metal band from Hoppstädten, formed in 1990. They released their only studio album, Reborn into Neverwhere, in 1996. They eventually broke up and reformed as Solar Spine.