Darren Travis
| Sadus | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Antioch, California, United States |
| Genres | Death metal, thrash metal |
| Years active | 1984-2015 |
| Labels | Roadrunner, Mascot/Taraneh |
| Associated acts | Death, Testament, Futures End |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Darren Travis Steve Di Giorgio Jon Allen |
| Past members | Rob Moore |
Sadus was an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California known for the unique, borderline death/black metal growling of vocalist Darren Travis, and speeding up thrash metal to levels previously unheard of with the help of bassist Steve Di Giorgio whose bass lines truly pushed the limits of the genre.
Sadus came together as a quartet in 1984 consisting of vocalist Darren Travis, guitarist Rob Moore, bassist Steve Di Giorgio and drummer Jon Allen. Two years later the band would release their 1986 D.T.P. (Death To Posers) demotape. These sessions led directly to the inclusion of two tracks on the 1987 Raging Death compilation album. Quick to capitalize on this achievement Sadus stuck their hands in their pockets to self finance the debut album pulling in Metal Church guitarist John Marshall as producer. The pace of progress was quickened as a deal with label Roadrunner Records was secured resulting in a further album Swallowed in Black and touring with the likes of Sepultura and Obituary.
Sadus was put on ice for 1991 as Di Giorgio opted to assist Death for their Human. With this added exposure Roadrunner re-released the Illusions debut retitled Chemical Exposure as Sadus regrouped for a summer American tour opening for Morbid Angel. Although a further album for Roadrunner, 1992's A Vision of Misery, resulted in a European headline tour, Sadus found itself labelless upon their return. Further setbacks occurred when Di Giorgio was enticed back to Death for the Individual Thought Patterns album and a subsequent year-long bout of touring. Di Giorgio was to return for club shows with Sadus but before any momentum could be gained Moore bailed out.
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