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Sadus

Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Antioch, California
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1985
Genre:
Death/Thrash Metal (early); Technical Thrash Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:
Death, Environmental, Pollution, Killing posers
Current label:
Mascot Records
Years active:
1985-2015, 2017-present
The band's name is taken from the Dune novel, where Sadus is the Fremen (a group of people in the Dune universe) word for "judges". The title is used to refer to holy judges, equivalent to saints. It was suggested back in 1985 by the band's friend Rickey Lee Rogers because he liked how the word sounds and he could make it into a good logo.

Sadus never split up during the 1990s or 2000s. Darren ...
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Current
Jon Allen Drums (1985-2015, 2017-2021)
See also: ex-Futures End, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Masqued, ex-Testament, ex-AC/DZ (AC/DC tribute)
Darren Travis Guitars, Vocals (1985-2015, 2017-2021)
Past
Steve DiGiorgio Bass (1985-2015)
See also: Act of Denial, Charred Walls of the Damned, Geoda, Gone in April, Itself, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Synesis Absorption, Terra Odium, Testament, ex-Control Denied, ex-Futures End, Bassists Alliance Project, Death To All, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Memorain, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obituary (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-James Murphy, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift
Rob Moore Guitars (1985-1994)
Jon Allen Drums (1985-2015, 2017-2021)
See also: ex-Futures End, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Masqued, ex-Testament, ex-AC/DZ (AC/DC tribute)
Darren Travis Guitars, Vocals (1985-2015, 2017-2021)
Steve DiGiorgio Bass (1985-2015)
See also: Act of Denial, Charred Walls of the Damned, Geoda, Gone in April, Itself, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Synesis Absorption, Terra Odium, Testament, ex-Control Denied, ex-Futures End, Bassists Alliance Project, Death To All, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Memorain, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obituary (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-James Murphy, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift
Rob Moore Guitars (1985-1994)
Added by: Grave Modified by: ordoad
Added on: 2002-07-28 00:19:56 Last modified on: 2022-06-25 17:24:04