---
title: "Canis Dirus"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/canis-dirus"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "United States"
---

# Canis Dirus

**Canis Dirus** is a black metal band, from United States.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Canis Dirus |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Plymouth, United States |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CJ Yacoub](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cj-yacoub) | Drums (drum set) | 2020 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | [A Somber Wind From a Distant Shore](https://themetalnet.com/album/90675cd1-d8d2-4440-a4ab-c2a10c7c1014) | Album |
| 2012 | [Anden om Norr](https://themetalnet.com/album/ff9d40bc-3073-4d35-a343-be30249d8f07) | Album |
| 2019 | [Das Leben ist für die Lebenden, der Tod ist für alle](https://themetalnet.com/album/b3bbae65-f90f-4bc2-bc83-c88aa27db0c1) | EP |
| 2020 | [Independence to the Beast](https://themetalnet.com/album/07e1d609-f732-4513-85b0-4292899ba73b) | Album |
| 2024 | [By the Grace of Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/bf009399-2152-4c9d-8071-a0d89397a576) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Amun](https://themetalnet.com/band/amun) (shared members)
- [Escaping Aghartha](https://themetalnet.com/band/escaping-aghartha) (shared members)
- [Vulning](https://themetalnet.com/band/vulning) (shared members)
- [Ancalagon](https://themetalnet.com/band/ancalagon) (same tags)
- [Void of Reveries](https://themetalnet.com/band/void-of-reveries) (same tags)
- [Bleeding Solitude](https://themetalnet.com/band/bleeding-solitude) (same tags)
- [Marrasmaat](https://themetalnet.com/band/marrasmaat) (same tags)
- [Nargaroth](https://themetalnet.com/band/nargaroth) (same tags)
- [Procer Veneficus](https://themetalnet.com/band/procer-veneficus) (same tags)
- [Amnutseba](https://themetalnet.com/band/amnutseba) (same tags)
- [Veneration](https://themetalnet.com/band/veneration) (same tags)
- [Shandrazel](https://themetalnet.com/band/shandrazel) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://canisdirus.bandcamp.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Canis_Dirus/3540288513
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canis.dirus.5
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4583069
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/18WLgIpn1nY17irQCiZS8g

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/canis-dirus](https://themetalnet.com/band/canis-dirus). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt