Sadus

Sadus
Origin	Antioch, California, United States
Genres	Thrash metal[1][2] Death metal[2]
Years active	1984-present
Labels	Roadrunner, Mascot/Taraneh
Associated acts	Death, Alter Bridge, Testament, Futures End
Website	stevedigiorgio.com/sadus/
Members
Darren Travis Steve DiGiorgio Jon Allen
Past members
Rob Moore Myles Kennedy (touring)

Sadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.

History

Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer 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.^[3] 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."^[4]

Members

Current members

• Darren Travis - vocals, guitar
• Steve DiGiorgio - vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
• John Allen - drums

Former members

• Rob Moore - guitar
• Myles Kennedy (touring member) - guitar
• Chuck Schuldiner - guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• D.T.P. (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 Black (1990)
• A Vision of Misery (1992)
• Elements of Anger (1997)
• Out for Blood (2006)

Compilations

• Chronicles of Chaos (1997)

Demos

• Certain Death (1987)
• The Wake of Severity (1989)
• Red Demo (1994)

References

1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Sadus biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p14152. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Sharpe-Young, garry. "Sadus biography". MusicMight. http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/antioch/sadus. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
3. ^ "de beste bron van informatie over dune world. Deze website is te koop!". duneworld.org. http://www.duneworld.org/books/terms3.html. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
4. ^ "Ultimate Metal Forum - View Single Post - the name of sadus". Ultimatemetal.com. 2002-03-23. http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=273033&postcount=3. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 

External links

• Official website