Stormtroopers of Death "Speak English Or Die." LP MegaForce Records MRI 1269 (US)

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Track Listing:

A1March Of The S.O.D.1:30A2Sargeant D & The S.O.D.2:19A3Kill Yourself2:07A4Milano Mosh1:30A5Speak English Or Die2:20A6United Forces1:51A7Chromatic Death0:40A8Pi Alpha Nu1:06A9Anti-Procrastination Song0:03A10What's That Noise0:57B1Freddy Krueger2:29B2Milk1:50B3Pre-Menstrual Princess Blues1:99B4Pussy Whipped2:12B5Fist Banging Mania2:00B6No Turning Back0:49B7Fuck The Middle East1:34B8Douche Crew0:05B9Hey Gordy!0:04B10The Ballad Of Jimi Hendrix0:02B11Diamonds And Rust

Stormtroopers of Death, known as S.O.D., was an American  band formed in  in 1985. They are credited as being among the first bands to fuse  with  into a style sometimes referred to as , and is also known for reuniting Anthrax members  (guitars) and  (drums) with their former bassist . The song "Milano Mosh" from their 1985 debut album, , was the  intro anthem for many years.

The band were the source of some controversy due to the deliberately racist and misogynist lyrics. Bassist Dan Lilker stated: "The lyrics were never intended to be serious, just to piss people off." The band had several periods of inactivity following their formation in 1985. According to singer Billy Milano, the 24-song  of live and unreleased material called , released in August 2007 on , "will finally be the last of S.O.D.," laying to rest rumors of another reunion.

After finishing his guitar tracks on the  album ,  would draw pictures of a character known as "Sargent D." The pictures would be accompanied by slogans such as "I'm not racist; I hate everyone" and "Speak English or Die," and Ian would write lyrics about the character. He decided to form a hardcore band based on Sargent D, so he recruited Anthrax  , ex-Anthrax bassist , and Psychos bassist  on vocals.

They recorded a 63-song demo called  and set to work on an album for Johnny Zazula's . The album, titled , was recorded and mixed over three days and has since been hailed as a landmark album that was among the first to fuse  with . They toured in support of the album in 1985, opening for  and , among others. Their music served as the theme of the '80s incarnation of MTV's . They planned a follow-up titled USA For S.O.D.,, which was ultimately scrapped and never recorded.

After their tour ended, Lilker carried on with the band  while Benante and Ian continued with Anthrax. Milano formed the spin-off band , known as M.O.D. The band's first album , featured many lyrics written by Scott Ian, as well as an altered version of "Aren't You Hungry," an unrecorded S.O.D. song played during their 1985 tour. S.O.D. reformed for a one-off gig in New York City in 1992, which was recorded and released as the live album . The record featured most songs from the Speak English or Die album, a few songs from the demo and covers of , and . In 1997, S.O.D. reunited again to play the Milwaukee Metal Fest. They played their first  gig at the  festival in , and in 1999 they released their second studio album, titled . Its hardcore metal and  was welcomed by fans and the band toured again in the late 1990s. Bigger Than the Devil featured the original S.O.D. version of "Aren't You Hungry."

In 2001, the /video Speak English or Live was released. It added to the original Live at Budokan video by including a gig from a German metal festival and footage of the band recording overdubs for live tracks recorded in . These would be included on the platinum reissue of Speak English or Die, along with two new studio tracks, to celebrate one million copies of Speak English or Die sold. In 2002, the concert film  was released on DVD. Heavy metal news outlets reported in 2003 that the band had split up due to disagreements between Ian and Milano. In 2007, however, S.O.D. reconvened and released its third album, . The album consists of previously unrecorded material and live recordings. However, Milano said that the album would be the band's final release.

In October 2011, Scott Ian was asked by UnRatd Magazine if there was any chance of another reunion, to which he replied:

"No. I think I can safely say that, yeah. It was never supposed to be any thing more than it was. As far as I'm concerned we did too much with it. It started out as a comic book strip that I drew in the studio and then turned into this record that we made, but you know, that's all that it is for me. It's the opposite of  [A super group featuring Ian as a member alongside  and  members], for me, it was never meant to be a real band with a schedule and making records and touring. S.O.D. was supposed to be the 'anti' of that, it was supposed to just be about having fun and never having it turn into something real where all of a sudden it's not just fun anymore – it becomes a job, it becomes a business. And I'm glad everyone around the world got to see it at least once because in '99 and 2000 we played everywhere and I don't feel the need to go out and do that again."

In December 2012, it was announced that  and  had reunited in a new band called .

In July 2015, Horns Up Rocks reported that S.O.D. would reunite again in celebration of their 30th anniversary. However, bassist  said that there are no plans for an S.O.D. reunion. He claimed that  did not "consult anybody else that played in S.O.D. He just kind of announced something."

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