Infobox musical artist
Name = Saros
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Origin = San Francisco,California, US
Genre = Death metal
Thrash metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal (recent)
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Hungry Eye
Associated_acts = Weakling
Amber Asylum
URL = [http://www.sarosphere.net/]
Current_members = Leila Abdul Rauf
Ben Aguilar
Tim Scammell
Blood Eagle
Saros is a progressive black / death / doom metal band based out of San Francisco, California. The band was formed in 2004 and has released a demo (given out for free at shows) and one full length ("Five Pointed Tongue", released on Hungry Eye Records, 2006). The album features the band's distinct epic song structure, melded to fast paced melodic riffing. Saros is Leila Abdul Rauf (Guitar and Vocals - currently an active member of Amber Asylum), Ben Aguilar (Guitar), Tim Scammell (Bass) and Blood Eagle (drums - previously of the band Weakling.)
"Five Pointed Tongue" received favorable critical reaction, Metal Coven describing it as "pretty damn good",[cite web |url=http://www.metalcoven.com/review_saros_five.html |title=Saros - Five Pointed Tongue review |accessdaymonth=09 January |accessyear=2008 |author=F. Justin Ossmann |year=2007 |month=January |work= |publisher=metalcoven.com |quote= ] and Void Expression describing it as "one of the most promising debut releases of the past year". [cite web |url=http://www.voidexpression.net/reviews/saros-five_pointed_tongue.html |title=Saros - Five Pointed Tongue review |accessdaymonth=09 January |accessyear=2008 |author=|year=2007 |month=April |work= |publisher=voidexpression.net |quote= ] ]Currently the band is working on material for their second full length to be recorded in early 2008.
External links
* [http://sarosphere.net Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/saros Official MySpace]
* [http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/saros/index.html Saros Page on Hungry Eye Web Site]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=61280 Saros Page on Metal Archives]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSE/is_318/ai_n18745478 Text of Saros interview in Thrasher]
* [http://www.siczine.com/reviews/saros.htm siczine review of "Five Pointed Tongue"]
* [http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?catid=160&entry_id=1163 San Francisco Bay Guardian review of "Five Pointed Tongue"]
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