S.O.D.

Stormtroopers Of Death, more commonly known as S.O.D., formed in New York in 1985. They are commonly credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with heavy metal into a new sound at first dubbed crossover. They als

Stormtroopers Of Death, more commonly known as S.O.D., formed in New York in 1985. They are commonly credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with heavy metal into a new sound at first dubbed crossover. They also got media attention because of their controversial lyrics.

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 pictures would be accompanied with captions, such as "I'm not racist, I hate everyone equally", and Ian would write lyrics about this character. He decided to form a hardcore band based on the "Sergeant D" character, and so recruited Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, ex-Anthrax bassist Dan Lilker and Psychos vocalist Billy Milano.