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Jeff Sheets: Bass guitar | Ron Lerma: Vocals | Tom Dustin: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) | Grover Ballmer: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) | Will Schmehr: Keyboards | Blackie Sanchez: Drums

Genre: Metal | Hardcore

Sound description: Gothic heavy-metal.

RIYL: Cage, White Zombie, Cradle of Filth

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• Sator Square website

• MySpace · Jan. 4, 2008

• LastFM page

Synoposis

Inception: Spring Valley, 2003

Influences: Queensryche, Cage, Psychotic Waltz, White Wizard, Call of Thousands, Cradle of Filth, Concrete Blonde, White Zombie, Dark Tranquility, My Chemical Romance, Coercion, Brujeria, Bush, Brutality, Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, Counting Crows, Coroner, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Billy Idol, Sinister, Angel Dust, Venom, Atrocity, Rob Halford, Circle of Dead Children

Background:

Sator Square is is a a dark heavy metal band with a thrash-Sabbath edge. The band incorporates an eerie atmosphere of theatrical metal, using the sound of heavy guitars with piano/synth tones floating on a foundation of solid visceral beats, to create the sound that is unique to Sator Square.

The band includes drummer Blackie Sanchez (Benedictum, R.D.K., G-13); guitarist Tom Dustin (Prophecy); singer Ron Lerma (Piece of Mind, Teabag); guitarist Grover Ballmer; keyboardist Will Schmehr; and bassist Jeff Sheets.

Discography