Agent Orange is the third album by German thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band Sodom

Sodom (band)

Sodom is a German Thrash metal trio from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981.Along with the bands Kreator and Destruction, Sodom is considered one of the "big three" of Teutonic thrash metal...

, their last with guitarist Frank Blackfire before he left the band and joined Kreator

Kreator

Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany, formed in 1978, but formalized in 1982 under the name Tormentor. They originally performed a speed metal style with Venom influences. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big German thrash metal...

. The lyrical content delves deeply into mainman's Tom Angelripper

Tom Angelripper

Tom Angelripper is the founding member and main songwriter of the German thrash metal band Sodom.- Biography :...

's fascination with the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

, sporting a song dedicated to the ground assault aircraft AC-47 as well as the defoliant-inspired title-track

Agent Orange

Agent Orange is the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. Vietnam estimates 400,000 people were killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth...

. It was the first thrash metal album to enter the German album charts where it reached number 36. It sold about 1,000,000 copies and marked the commercial break through for the band. The song "Ausgebombt" was released on the EP Ausgebombt

Ausgebombt

Ausgebombt is the third EP by Sodom.-Track listing:# "Ausgebombt" [German Version] – 3:07# "Don't Walk Away" – 3:00# "Incest" [Live] – 4:28The German version features Bela B. from the band Die Ärzte on additional vocals.-Credits:...

with German lyrics.

In March 2010, Agent Orange was re-released in a digipak with bonus tracks along with liner notes containing lyrics and rare photos.

Track listing

1. "Agent Orange" – 6:04
2. "Tired and Red" – 5:25
3. "Incest" – 4:38
4. "Remember the Fallen" – 4:20
5. "Magic Dragon" – 5:59
6. "Exhibition Bout" – 3:35
7. "Ausgebombt
   Ausgebombt
   Ausgebombt is the third EP by Sodom.-Track listing:# "Ausgebombt" [German Version] – 3:07# "Don't Walk Away" – 3:00# "Incest" [Live] – 4:28The German version features Bela B. from the band Die Ärzte on additional vocals.-Credits:...
   
   " – 3:04
8. "Baptism of Fire" – 4:03
9. "Don't Walk Away" – 2:56 (Tank
   Tank (band)
   Tank is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. The band is known as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement...
   
    Cover)

Remastered

1. "Incest" (live) – 4:18
2. "Agent Orange" (live) – 5:26
3. "Tired And Red" (live) – 5:01
4. "Remember The Fallen" (live) – 4:05
5. "Ausgebombt" (live) – 3:47
6. "Ausgebombt" (german version) – 3:06

Credits

• Tom Angelripper
  Tom Angelripper
  Tom Angelripper is the founding member and main songwriter of the German thrash metal band Sodom.- Biography :...
  
   – Vocals/Bass
• Frank Blackfire – Guitars
• Chris Witchhunter – Drums