The metal-est metal in metaldom

If you’re a fan of late-’80s Bay Area thrash metal and Canadian legends Sacrifice, I implore you to run (not walk) to your local record store and pick up Sadus’ new album Out For Blood, recently released on the relatively obscure Mascot Records label after the band’s ridiculously long hiatus. Sadus (vocalist/guitarist Darren Travis, bassist Steve DiGiorgio, and drummer Jon Allen) have delivered perhaps the greatest metal album in the last 10 years. It’s laden with enough vitriol, violence and insane riffs to send any local metal band back to the drawing board. Attendance at Friday’s show at the Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, is mandatory. Sadus plays with Obituary, Dead to Fall, With Passion and Cyanide Era at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $22 at the door. All ages are welcome. Check out www.myspace.com/sadus for mp3s.