Argus (US band)

Argus are a doom/heavy metal band from Pennsylvania. Their sound is characterised by a twin guitar attack mixed with doom-tinged riffs and powerful vocals curtsey of former Penance vocalist Brian "Butch" Balich.

Argus went through several line-up changes before releasing any recordings. The band was formed by Erik Johnson (vocals, guitars) with Kevin Latchaw (drums), Mike Wisniewski (guitars) and Viele (bass guitar). After some time Viele was replaced by Andy Ramage and Jason Mucio joined the band as a guitarist, replacing Erik who moved solely to vocals.

Brian "Butch" Balich met the band at Erik's "farewell" gig. He become the band's new vocalist and they recorded their first demo in 2007, through John Brenner's Bland Hand Records.

The same line-up recorded the band's debut full-length album which was released in 2009. After the album Mike Wisniewski left the band, to be replaced by founding member Erik Johnson, who returned to Argus as a guitar player.

In 2011, after a record label change to Cruz del Sur Music, Argus released their second album, Boldly Stride The Doomed.

The band currently consists of Butch Balich (vocals), Jason Mucio (guitar), Erik Johnson (guitar), Andy Ramage (bass) and Kevin Latchaw (drums).