Sadus

Country of origin:: United States
Location:: Antioch, California
Status:: Split-up
Formed in:: 1985

Genre:: Death/Thrash Metal (early); Technical Thrash Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:: Death, Environmental, Pollution, Killing posers
Last label:: Mascot Records

Years active:: 1985-2015, 2017-2021

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 ...

Complete lineup
Last known lineup
Past members

Last known
Jon Allen	Drums (1985-2015, 2017-2021)
See also: 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, Futures End, Geoda, Gone in April, Itself, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Synesis Absorption, Terra Odium, Testament, ex-Control Denied, Bassists Alliance Project, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obituary (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-James Murphy, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift
Rob Moore	Guitars (1985-1994)

Jon Allen	Drums (1985-2015, 2017-2021)
See also: 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, Futures End, Geoda, Gone in April, Itself, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Synesis Absorption, Terra Odium, Testament, ex-Control Denied, Bassists Alliance Project, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obituary (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-James Murphy, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift
Rob Moore	Guitars (1985-1994)

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