Sangus/Pedicabo Mundi/forzaMorte/2015 EP Review

  Rhode  Island's  Sangus  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  continuing  the  raw  mixture  of  black  metal,  thrash  and  crust  that  was  established  on  previous  recordings  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  ep  "Pedicabo  Mundi"  which  was  released  by  forzaMorte.

  Dark  sound  effects  and  spoken  word  parts  start  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  raw  war  metal  direction  that  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  the  vocals  use  a  good  mixture  of  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  and  growls  and  the  solos  and  leads  the  band  uses  are  very  chaotic  sounding  in  true  war  metal  style.

  Element s of  thrash  and  crust  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  as  the  ep  progresses  a  small  amount  of  melody and  the  last  track  closes  with  melodic  yet  ritualistic  sounding  chants.

  Sangus  creates  another  recording  that  takes  the  rawest  and  heaviest  elements  of  war,  black  metal,  thrash  and  crust  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  some  very  brutal  sounding  music,  the  production  sound s very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent,  misanthropic  and  satanic  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Sangus and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  war,  black  metal,  thrash  and  crust,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Blood  Legions"  and  "Ave  il  Luce".  8  out  of  10. 

http://sangus.bandcamp.com/album/pedicabo-mundi

Sangus/Saevita/Eternal Death/ForzaMorte/2014 EP Review

  Sangus  are  a  band  from  Rhode  Island  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  raw  mixture  of  black  metal,  crust  and  thrash  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  ep  "Saevita"  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Eternal  Death  and  ForzaMorte.

  Rain  sounds  start  off  the  ep  before  adding  in  screams  and  a  raw  old  school  black  metal  sound  that  uses  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  a  mixture  of  thrash  and  crust  influences  and  the  solos  and  leads  bring  a  lot  of  chaos  into  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  music  also  has  the  heaviness  of  war  and  bestial  black  metal.

  There  are  slow  moments  on  the  recording  while  the  faster  material  dominates  the  recording  and  at  times  you  can  also  hear  some  deep  growls  in  the  background  and  the  band  also  brings  in  the  energy  of  punk  rock  at  times  along  wit h some  old  school  melodic  guitar  leads  which  go  into  a  more  chaotic  direction  as  the  ep  progresses  and  on  of  the  tracks  brings  in  some  spoken  word  samples  before  returning  to  a  raw  and  brutal  musical  direction,  on  the  last  track  you  can  hear  some  elements  of  harsh  noise.

  Sangus  take  the  fastest,  rawest  and  most  brutal  elements  of  black,  war,  thrash  metal  and  crust  to  create  their  sound  and  this  ep  in  my  opinion  is  a  lot  more  chaotic  in  sound  than  the  one  I  reviewed  a  year  back,  the  production  has  a  very  raw  and  heavy  sound  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  hateful  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Sangus  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black,  war,  thrash  metal  and  crust,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Saevita"  and  "Live  To  Kill".  8/5  out  of  10.

http://sangus.bandcamp.com/album/saevitia

  

Sangus Legionaris Interview

1. For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

The band is a 5-piece.  We play black thrash death dtakt metal.  Musically we are primarily influenced by Impaled Nazarene, Shitlickers, Sarcófago, and Kuro.  Conceptually we are influenced by San Caino, Nefastos, Roman Tradition, European Mysticism, Occult Militarism

2.How would you describe the musical sound that is present on the demo?.

The demo is a fair introduction to the band.  It captures the variety of our sound but was recorded very early in the project.  It was tracked by only 3 of the 5 current members.  The band now is much more brutal, more aggressive, more violent. More developed in every regard.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?


Lyrically, we address topics such as misanthropy, Luciferian Gnosticism, San Caino. We play music with vehement detestation of humanity and for the triumphant glorification of Lord Lucifer.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name Sangus Legionaris?


Sangus Legio is vernacular Roman Latin for "Blood Legions".  This is what we call the band and the family of our loved ones and the faithfully like-minded throughout this world.
We refer to the band alone as Sangus.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?


One of our most recent gigs was a fantastic show with brother band CHURCHBURN.  Our stage performance is very high energy. Very aggressive. That is the sound of Sangus. And so we must all be high energy output to create together what Sangus is.  Sangus live delivers relentless aggression with supreme confidence.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?


We will be performing in New York City and Philadelphia this winter.  We would like to tour extensively around the world.

7.The demo came out on FORZAMORTE, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

The label is the self-branding of projects related to a small circle of musicians in the city of Providence.  It is mainly operated by Vovk of Sangus.  There are plans of many more releases in the coming 18 months.  Forzamorte.com will release on the winter solstice.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal, crust and thrash?


We have received great feedback to our music from every live performance as well as international audiences who have heard the demo.  We have received correspondence from England, Brazil, Greece, France, Chile, Russia, Netherlands, and Mexico.  We would like to share our music with anyone around the world with similar interests to us.

9.What is going on with the other musical projects these days?


Members of Sangus are also active in other bands. These bands are the following:

I-Destroyer (speed thrash)
HXN (black metal)
Rampant Decay (grindcore)
Churchburn (doom metal)
Nachzehrer (black thrash)
Saint Jude (d-beat)

10.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?


We are preparing material to be recorded at Godcity Salem in February of 2014.  We will be recording for a 12" album to be released through Forzamorte.  The sound of the band has moved in a direction of accelerated ferocity. Very aggressive guitar riffs. Thundering bass lines. Violent drumming. More blast beats and very fast DTakt. These two rhythms are the ethos of Sangus.  Still, listeners will here more dynamics in the songs coming from the groomed musicianship between the 5 players now in the band.

11.What are some bands or musical styles that have influence dyour music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

As Sangus, we are influenced by thrash, black metal, dtakt, crust. The members of the band also enjoy listening to many other styles and genres of music. This naturally influences personal individual musical perspectives of each member of Sangus.  When we work as Sangus it is focused on the aforementioned styles.

12.How would you describe your views on Satanism, Luciferian and Occultism?

These terms mean different things to different people. We do not wish to attempt to define them to the world.  We do not expect agreement to our own interpretations.  It is such, however, that Sangus Legio has very clearly defined views on these 3 topics. We are resolved thus:  Satan is our God; The darkness beyond creation. Lucifer is our Lord; The fire of enlightenment.  We practice the Occult; the traditions of those come before us who have held close to the lineage of our kind.

13.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Outside of music, members of Sangus enjoy many other activities:  European history studies, theosophy study, culinary arts, martial arts, and religious practices.

14.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
 Thank you for your interest and support of Sangus Legio.  Your writing is a great contribution to underground black metal.  Please do stay in touch.
To the world:  Beware the Troops of Satan.

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Sangus Legionaris/Vengeful Brutality/FORZAMORTE/2013 EP Review

  Sangus  Legionaris  are  a  band  from  Rhode  Island  and  New  York  that plays  black metal  with   elements  of  thrash  and  crust  and  this  is a  review  of their  2013  ep  "Vengeful  Brutality"  which  was  released  by  FORZAMORTE.

  "Bone  Collector"  begins  with  some  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  and  drums  before  the  primitive  black/thrash  guitar  riffs  start  kicking  in  along  with  some  grim  sounding  screams  and  crust  influenced  guitar  riffing  and  after  awhile t he  music  slows  down  for  awhile  and  adds in  a  brief  use  of  70's  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  before  getting more  brutal  along  with  some  blast  beats.

  "Gaspipe"  begins  with  some  drums  and  heavy guitar  riffs  before  getting  more  fast  and  primitive  along  with  some  black  metal  screams  and  blast  beats  which  also  lead  up  to  some  melodic  sounding  guitar  leads  as  well  as  switching  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  after  awhile  the  crust  and  punk elements  come  in  along  with  a  brief  use  of  deep  grind  growls.

  "Si  Brucera"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  adding  in  some  blast  beats,  faster  riffing,  guitar  leads,  screams  and  growls  which  leads  up  to  the  music  going  into a  more  heavier  and  primitive  direction  and  towards  the  end the  music  for  a  little  bit  before  gettting  fast  again  along  with  some  blast  beats.

  Song lyrics  cover  violent  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Sangus  Legio  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  black  metal,  crust  and  thrash  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Gaspipe".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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