''Genesis XIX'' is the sixteenth studio album by the German

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band

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, released on 27 November 2020. It is the first studio album to feature returning guitarist

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since 1989's ''

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'', as well as new members, guitarist Yorck Segatz and drummer Toni Merkel. As such, this album marks the first time in Sodom's history that they had recorded an album as a quartet rather than a trio. ''Genesis XIX'' was produced by the band themselves, and like the previous album ''

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'' (2016), its artwork was designed by Joe Petagno.

Track listing

Personnel

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– bass, vocals *

– lead guitar * Yorck Segatz – rhythm guitar * Toni Merkel – drums

Production

* Sodom – production * Siggi Bemm –

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, mixing * Joe Petagno – album cover

Charts

References

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