Artist description "A confident sashay through several perv-related musical genres with catchytunes and lyrics. Soft Cell-ish electro, pseudo-eastern harem exotica,Germanic techno and even lounge-core sleazy listening." - Skin Two (UK)"Sure to make you shake your shiny patent leather booty." - Lollipop Magazine

Music Style Aural dominance, insistent, seductive vocals over uninhibited techno-industrial beats

Musical Influences Kraftwerk, Madonna, ethnic music

Similar Artists Clone Marilyn Manson with sexier Spice Girls

Artist History Women of Sodom have an underground international cult following.They have headlined shows in NYC, Chicago, Ohio, New Orleans (on BourbonStreet during Mardi Gras), Boston and all along the east coast of the US.They have opened for Lords of Acid, Gwar, Chem Lab, God Lives Underwater,My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Electric Hellfire Club, Psychotica, and many others.Their lead singer had a cameo appearance on an MTV sitcom and played BettyPage in the Amazing Crown's (another band from Boston) video which was inrotation on MTV. Women of Sodom's video for "Boots" was in rotation onMUCH Music in Canada. The band was a winner in The Boston Phoenix's BestMusic Poll in the category of "Most Deviant Act". Women of Sodom were in the top 40 on mp3.com twice when they first added their songs in early 1999. The band is currently ona temporary hiatus from playing live shows to pursue other artisticendeavors.

Group Members *Ilsa von Bulow: lead vocals, lyrics, live action, vibrator guitar, andco-production of music*Xavier Dietrich II: music, sounds, guitar, bass, tampon buying*Anneka de Rocqueforte: vocals, conga, some music. ****** The other women: Bunny Peculiar (live action, vocals), Jane Bondage (guitar, live action),Zina (live action), *Ingrid (vocals, live action, violin), *Zemya (liveaction, vocals), Sahar (bellydancer), Felicia St. Cyr (vocals), Glen Wurz (photo perv),Katrina (live action) and all of the enema nurses garnered at the beginningof each show. The slaves:Lex Goodbody (cage drums, the human drum), Pee Man (slave), Damien (slave),James (slave).*performs on the "Boots" album

Instruments Csound, Macintosh IIci, Digital Performer, Bass, Guitar, Oberheim Matrix

Albums The

Press Reviews Interviews: Alternative Press, Boston Magazine (cover story), Skin TwoOnline (cover story), Improper Bostonian (cover story), EntertainmentWeekly (cover story), The Boston Phoenix (cover story), Dirty (backcoverstory), 1 in 10 (cover story), The Noise (cover story), Instant, Magnet,and many, many other magazines and fanzines.Reviews: Magnet, Skin Two, Outburn, Option, CMJ Monthly, Tail Spins, AlarmClock, Instant, Lollipop, The Noise, and many, many other magazines andfanzines.See the WOS website for some of the above.

Additional Info Note: Photos on this page by Michael Harkavy. Note: None of the songs here have sampled other artists music.

Location New York, NY - USA

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