Sadus
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Sadus is an American
thrash metal
trio from Antioch, California
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or Death
, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated chord progressions and constantly changing time signatures.
Their name was suggested by a friend of the band named Rick Rogers in 1985. It was originally taken from the novel Dune
where Sadus are judges. The Fremen title refers to holy judges, equivalent to saints. However, according to bass guitarist/vocalist Steve DiGiorgio
: "He (Rogers) liked the sound of it and he said he could make it into a cool logo. So we chose it [...] it's not supposed to have a meaning as we don't stand for anything."
United States
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thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
trio from Antioch, California
Antioch, California
Antioch is a city in Contra Costa County, California. Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, it is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland. The city's population was 102,372 at the U.S...
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History
Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as SlayerSlayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
or Death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated chord progressions and constantly changing time signatures.
Their name was suggested by a friend of the band named Rick Rogers in 1985. It was originally taken from the novel Dune
Dune (novel)
Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert, published in 1965. It won the Hugo Award in 1966, and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel...
where Sadus are judges. The Fremen title refers to holy judges, equivalent to saints. However, according to bass guitarist/vocalist Steve DiGiorgio
Steve DiGiorgio
Steve DiGiorgio is an American bassist and musician.DiGiorgio has played bass guitar in heavy metal bands such as Death, Autopsy, Control Denied, Testament, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Sebastian Bach, Charred Walls of the Damned, Obituary, and is a founding member of Sadus. He is widely renowned for...
: "He (Rogers) liked the sound of it and he said he could make it into a cool logo. So we chose it [...] it's not supposed to have a meaning as we don't stand for anything."
Current members
- Darren Travis - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Steve DiGiorgioSteve DiGiorgioSteve DiGiorgio is an American bassist and musician.DiGiorgio has played bass guitar in heavy metal bands such as Death, Autopsy, Control Denied, Testament, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Sebastian Bach, Charred Walls of the Damned, Obituary, and is a founding member of Sadus. He is widely renowned for...
- vocals, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - John Allen - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former members
- Rob Moore - guitar
- Myles KennedyMyles KennedyMyles Richard Kennedy is an American musician and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge, and as the lead vocalist in Slash's current solo project...
(touring member) - guitar - Chuck SchuldinerChuck SchuldinerCharles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...
- guitar
Studio albums
- D.T.P.D.T.P.D.T.P. is an album by the American thrash metal band Sadus. It was originally released as a demo in 1986 and later re-issued on CD by Hammerheart Records in 2003. The title means Death to Posers...
(1986) (Stands for Death to Posers) (originally released as a demo, released as a studio album with Certain Death in 2003) - Illusions (1988) (known as Chemical Exposure for the CD and cassette release)
- Swallowed in BlackSwallowed in BlackSwallowed in Black is the second full length album by Sadus released in 1990.Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with 3 bonus tracks and a videoclip-Track listing:# "Black" – 5:25# "Man Infestation" – 4:06# "Last Abide" – 2:18# "The Wake" – 4:21...
(1990) - A Vision of MiseryA Vision of MiseryVision of Misery is the third full-length album by the thrash metal band Sadus, released in 1992.Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with a bonus DVD.-Track listing:# "Through the Eyes of Greed" – 4:17# "Valley of Dry Bones" – 2:22...
(1992) - Elements of AngerElements of AngerElements of Anger is the fourth album by the American thrash metal band Sadus.This album marked the bands first release under Mascot and Taraneh Records and also the first without guitarist Rob Moore.-Track listing:# "Aggression" – 4:44...
(1997) - Out for BloodOut for Blood (Sadus album)Out for Blood is the fifth full-length album by Sadus. It was released on Mascot Records on February 27, 2006 in Europe and it was released on May 2, 2006 in USA.This album saw bassist Steve Digiorgio experimenting with vocals for the first time....
(2006)
Demos
- Certain Death (1987)
- The Wake of Severity (1989)
- Red Demo (1994)