Over the last few months though I have been listening to Swallowed in Black more and more and finding out how much it fucking slays. And so there came an opportunity recently to add another Sadus album, and just like Swallowed, it is also a massive steamroller of an album. Sadus has never been known for their melodic sensibilities. They are much more about pummeling drums and a whirlwind of riffs. The band comes armed with terrific musicians, including Steve DiGiorgio, the greatest bassist in metal history. I could seriously listen to DiGiorgio all day long, he has a knack for catching the attention of the listener, which is something of a rare quality in a bassist. Darren Travis provides the psychotic, howling vocals and teams with Rob Moore to throw riff after riff at the listener, with no real reprieve. Most of the songs on this album are high-octane and loud as hell. Toward the middle things slow down a little bit, but the band remained as aggressive as ever, even during slow portions.
What makes this album even more surprising is the fact that it came when a great many of the other thrash metal bands were either softening their sound or trying to copy Pantera. Sadus did neither of those things on this release, though their latter day material does show an effort to remain relevant in an ever-changing metal landscape. But that was far from the case in 1992 when this album was released.
I will definitely be making an effort to check out some of the rest of Sadus's material and will be listening to the two albums I have from the band, which are apparently their better ones anyway, a lot more often. It took a long time, but I think that I am finally getting into Sadus.
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