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3 unusual facts about Stormtroopers of Death


Stormtroopers of Death

The song "March of the S.O.D.," from their 1985 debut album, Speak English or Die, was the Headbanger's Ball intro anthem for many years.

After finishing his guitar tracks on the Anthrax album Spreading the Disease, Scott Ian would draw pictures of a character known as "Sargent D."

The album, titled Speak English or Die, was recorded and mixed over three days and has since been hailed as a landmark album that was among the first to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal.


Anton Reisenegger

On December 24, 2012, it was announced that Reisenegger would become the guitarist of the United States-based heavy metal band United Forces, which features two former members of Stormtroopers of Death, vocalist Billy Milano and bassist Dan Lilker, and Nick Barker on drums.

Greek punk

One of the first was Hellgrinder, which was formed in 1998 and became popular by releasing a Greek version of SOD's song "Speak English or Die", called "Speak Greek or Die" ("Μίλα Ελληνικά ή Ψόφα").


see also

20 Years

20 Years of Dysfunction, a DVD /CD released in 2005 by crossover thrash band Stormtroopers Of Death

Billy Milano

He is currently the singer of United Forces, which also features his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.