Stormtroopers of Death - Bigger Than the Devil

Reissue of second studio album from hardcore/metal act. Featuring 3 bonus tracks 'Seasoning The Obese', 'Raise Your Sword' and their hilarious tribute to the Scorpions 'Ballad Of The Scorpions'. Standard jewel case. Album Description

SOD shows they still have what it takes

With almost 17 years between studio offerings (yes, there was a live album release in '92), one has to wonder: what does SOD have to offer the world now?

The answer? The same thing they offered 17 years previously.

The biggest difference between then and "now" is that the musicians have matured and become better with their instruments (and voice).

Given this album and Speak English or Die, personally I'd listen to this one first. It seems to be more musically complete.

The same non-politically correct lyrics we all fell in love with coupled to better musicianship by all involved means SOD remains as a testament and a satire of the Metal music industry. January 10, 2008

Jackers

They ruined what was once a great album cover on THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST by Iron Maiden. June 24, 2006

S.O.D., baby

It's definitely not as good as Speak English or Die, but then, what is? Bigger than the Devil is still an above average metal album. The songs could be faster and more anthemic, but again, how do you follow Speak English or Die? By the way, you gotta read the review by the guy talking about how this album is too satanic- that guy's funny. He's all, "The lyrics are very satanic and violent". Hey, you're funny, dude! I also like the one about "All of the people I let listen too it made fun of it". March 23, 2006

"...You Can Keep A Nickle In Your Car!"

When the almighty S.O.D released "Bigger Than The Devil", the metal universe was in messed up. It was ruled with snoty rappers, dj's, and lyrics that over did teen agnst. Then, seemingly, out of nowhere, the almighty S.O.D returned and released a very worthy follow up to the immortal "Speak English Or Die!"

No, this isn't your dad's S.O.D. It's a much more heavier version. Scott's guitar playing is a little more slower, more sludge like. Bily sounds like homicidal maniac on this record. Charlie's performance is very good ( I mean, it is Charlie Benante, after all), along with Danny's (though not as illustrious as last time.) Scott & Charlie haven't really played this heavy in Anthrax, except on "We've Come For You All", current Anthrax studio album.

My favorite song's on here are "Bigger Than The Devil", "The Crackhead Song", and "Charlie Don't Cheat."

In short buy with confidence September 24, 2005

Sequels are... well... sequels

Like other reviewers stated, "Speak English Or Die" was my musical bible for many years. This, along with a release of a band's very good live album, "Live at Budokan", explains my very high expectations towards BTTD. Not that it disappointed me much, but it left a lot to be desired.

S.O.D. play on a very familiar territory here, mixing hardcore with metal, and a touch of death-metal and nu-metal thrown in this time around. Lyrically the band is as politically incorrect as one can imagine, and the songs are often full of over-the-top humor and parody. However, while listening to this album, an image comes to my mind, of 4 men in their 30-somethings, sitting in the studio, and talking like "Hey, Billy! It worked fine 14 years ago, so why don't we give it another shot?" Or, maybe, "Scott, remember that cool track off of SEOD where you went like that? That one rocked! Now, I have this cool idea, if only you recalled how this guitar line went back then." This is the only way for me to justify the striking similarity of "Charlie Don't Cheat" and "Milk", or the inclusion of tracks like "Noise That's What", or "Fugu", or the two "Ballad of ..." songs. And these are not the only examples, in fact, you come across references to SEOD more often than not with this album.

On the up side, when S.O.D. are feeling creative, they still make excellent songs. It's the great Celtic Frost reference "Celtic Frosted Flakes", or a funny "The Song That Don't Go Fast", or "Seasoning The Obese" and "Raise Your Sword", parodying Slayer and Manowar respectively. One more striking number is "We All Bleed Red", with its serious lyrics and its classic Agnostic Front-like hardcore feel.

"Bigger Than The Devil" is by no means a bad album, and it has all the potential to please the fans. Now, if only the band used that little bit more of their creativity, it could have been much better.

And one more remark. It's time someone finally explained to those bands and those recording labels, that the only reason to have 27 songs on a CD is having 27 really good songs. S.O.D. should have listened to their own debut album, which clocked in at just 26 minutes, yet it was instant, and highly revered up till now, classics. This one isn't. June 29, 2005

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