Editing Sadus (section)

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{{short description|American thrash metal band}}
{{distinguish|Sadu (disambiguation){{!}}Sadu}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Sadus
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| background        = group_or_band
| years_active      = 1985–2015, 2017–present
| origin            = [[Antioch, California]], U.S.
| genre             = [[Thrash metal]], [[technical thrash metal]], [[death metal]]
| label             = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]], Mascot/[[Taraneh Records|Taraneh]], [[Nuclear Blast]]
| associated_acts   = [[Death (metal band)|Death]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Futures End]]
| website           = 
| current_members   = [[Darren Travis]]
| past_members      = [[Steve Di Giorgio]]<br />Rob Moore<br/>Jon Allen
}}

'''Sadus''' is an American [[thrash metal]] band from [[Antioch, California]], active from 1985{{ref label|formeddate|A|}} to 2015, and reunited in 2017.<ref name="ug">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/sadus_is_back.html|title=Sadus Is Back|publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]]|date=November 6, 2017|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> Originally a quartet, the band's sound fuses thrash metal with [[death metal]], featuring highly technical musicianship. They are known for the unique death growl of vocalist Darren Travis, and bassist [[Steve Di Giorgio]]. During their career, Sadus has released six studio albums, one compilation album and four demos, and has undergone a few lineup changes, with guitarist Darren Travis as the only constant member of the band.

Greg Prato of ''[[AllMusic]]'' conferred the title of "East Bay metal legends" on Sadus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sadus Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} All... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sadus-mn0000828595 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>