The story of SAROS begins with two Bay Area
natives meeting up with two East Coast
transplants. Armed with mutual backgrounds in
punk, affinities to metal, and an interest in
pushing boundaries, they took off with a running
start. On the strength of an unreleased demo and
the reputation of their live shows alone, they
quickly gained a word of mouth following that
drew interest from Slayer and High on Fire
members. With a point of departure that builds on
a rich tradition of Bay Area thrash, they inject
atmospheric instrumentation and a punishing
rhythm section that drive a hypnoptic beat home
with a precision that rivals their obvious
krautrock and prog influences.
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