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Rigor Sardonicous | |
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| Origin | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Paragon |
| Members | Joseph Fogarazzo Glenn Hampton |
| Past members | Ryan Böhlmann Gabe Madsen Steve Moran |
| Website | smilingdeath |
Rigor Sardonicous is an American doom metal band from Long Island, New York. Coined as "raw, apocalyptic doom", Rigor Sardonicous is one of the earliest American doom metal bands that are still active today among Novembers Doom and Evoken. The band members came together in 1988.[1] According to an interview,[2] the band is influenced by slow parts of death metal bands like Obituary, Winter and Autopsy.
The band's name is Latin for "Rigid and sardonic"; the vast majority of their album and song titles are in Latin. However, the lyrics are still in English. On most of their recordings, the band uses a Boss DR-660 Dr. Rhythm drum machine.
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