Sanguisugabogg is an American death metal band formed in Columbus, Ohio in 2017, part of the old-school death metal revival alongside 200 Stab Wounds and Undeath. Tortured Whole (2021) put them on the map — guttural, down-tuned, and gloriously gross — and Homicidal Ecstasy (2023) landed on Century Media. Dig into Sanguisugabogg vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Sanguisugabogg formed in Columbus, Ohio in 2017. The band's name (often difficult-to-pronounce) is derived from the Latin sanguisuga (leech) plus 'bogg' (a reference to the band's slow tempo aesthetic). They have been associated with the contemporary Ohio death metal scene and the contemporary old-school death metal revival alongside contemporaries like 200 Stab Wounds, Undeath, and Frozen Soul. Their 2021 debut Tortured Whole brought them critical attention. They moved from Maggot Stomp Records to Century Media Records for their 2023 follow-up Homicidal Ecstasy.
Sanguisugabogg's sound combines death metal, slam death metal, old-school death metal, brutal death metal, and grindcore with Swank's distinctive vocal delivery (use of guttural growled vocals), virtuosic dual guitar arrangements (down-tuned, slow-tempo approach), and lyrical content addressing graphic horror, violence, and extreme themes drawing on classic 1990s death metal traditions.
Maggot Stomp Records and Century Media Records pressings of the Sanguisugabogg catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions, with collector demand in death metal communities.
Listeners new to Sanguisugabogg typically start with Tortured Whole (2021) or Homicidal Ecstasy (2023).
