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Sarcófago

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SARCÓFAGO

The Laws Of Scourge (1991)

Cogumelo Records / Under One Flag

Brazil 🇧🇷

The Laws of Scourge is the second studio album by the Brazilian extreme metal band Sarcófago. It was on this album that the band's lyrical content shifted from Satanism to more realistic subject matter; "Midnight Queen" is about a prostitute, while "Screeches from the Silence" is about living life in a care-free manner. After the lo-fiblack/thrash metal style of I.N.R.I., The Laws of Scourge marks a change in musical style, with the band playing clearer and more proficient death/thrash metal. This was also the last full-length record to feature a human drummer, as from Hate onwards, the band would use a drum machine.

Sarcófago

Wagner Lamounier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Fábio Jhasko – lead guitar

Gerald Minelli – backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar

Lucio Oliver – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

Eugênio "Dead Zone" – keyboards

Claudio David – backing vocals (on "Midnight Queen", "Screeches from the Silence" and "Crush, Kill, Destroy")

Production

Arranged and produced by Sarcófago

Recorded and mixed by Gauguin and Sarcófago

Cover art

Kelson Frost

SEEDLINGS OF EXTREME MUSIC IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH -- WELCOME TO 1984.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on early SEPULTURA pictured here without their bass player. (L to R) guitarist Max Cavalera, original vocalist Wagner Lamounier, & drummer Igor Cavalera (who looks like he might even be ten years old here!), c. mid '80s/possibly 1984.

Source: www.picuki.com/profile/fortbraggmagazine.

Sepultura

We are uneasy about those next to us. We all mistrust one another thanks to a word that has institutionalized this social bullshit. This word is MORALITY. Morality inhibits us from talking to each other, from having sexual relations, from having the poor speak the truth. Morality impedes us from thinking, acting, and speaking. We are under the morality of the rich, who prefer the idiotic culture of television in lieu of the culture of the people and its land. Such is the morality of Christianity, which negates life in favor of suffering and an uneasy future. We do not wish to be saints, closing ourselves and accepting destiny as something unchangeable. We are warriors; we must fight for a better destiny for ourselves, our people and our country. Therefore, I urge you to raise your head and free yourself from your religion, your so-called morality,your system, the dominant ideology and all those shackles that bind you to this insignificant way of living. To the rich: your money is only good for forging your suicide and for instigating the people that you exploit. This is the reason why we want warriors instead of cowards who are afraid to go against everything which is erroneously instituted in this country. Christ is the ultimate symbol of this cowardice because he allowed himself to be murdered by the dominant class, in the very same way that the people at large do today. They allow themselves to be murdered by the ideology of the church which is nothing more, nothing less than sheer capitalism. Morality negates life! "Only those who give their lives freely in battle to liberate its people from the oppressor will be accepted in paradise." (Hindu philosophy, contrary to Christianity which recommends crouching before the bourgeoisie who keep us from thinking). Today, if you feel attacked by this manifest, I can only say that I feel sorry for you, for you are sick with morals and you do not have free thought. Because of this you self implode, kill yourself, and you carry a cross that is not yours. You feel frustrated and work like a slave for the owners of large corporations, who manipulate all the money, all media, the left and right governments and, saddest of all, they manipulate you too. For that reason, I say it again: free yourself, scream and fight! For we are choking any hope of seeing this people, this land, and this country becoming truly great!!!

Wagner “El Antichristo” Lamounier

Sarcofago- Brazil

Sarcofago was a Brazilian extreme metal band founded in 1985, and is considered one of the most highly influential metal bands of all time.

Founded in Belo Horizante by Wagner Lamounier and Geraldo Minelli, the group sought to create the most extreme music that the world had ever encountered, and drew musical inspiration from other extreme bands like Slayer and Celtic Frost, along with groups from the Finnish hardcore punk scene.

Sarcofago made their first appearance on a 1986 split album titled "Warfare Noise I," contributing the tracks "The Black Vomit," "Satanas, " and "Recrucify." At this time, the band consisted of "Antichrist," (Lamounier, vocals, ex Sepultura, ) "Butcher," (guitars,) "Incubus," (Minelli, bass) and "Leprous," (Armando Sampaio, drums.)

The groups' extreme lyrical content and Satanic imagery drew them a sizeable amount of attention, and shocked the country with their openly blasphemous lyrics.

In 1987, the band released their debut album "INRI" with drummer D.D. Crazy, who would become widely renowned for his excessive use of blast beats. This album is highly regarded as the first official representation of black metal, both in sound and imagery. Sarcofago's use of bullet belts and corpsepaint influenced many other bands, most notably in the Norwegian scene, (much to Lamounier's confusion.) Soundwise, Sarcofago is considered the epitome of first wave black metal, and is highly influential to the war metal scene.This album alone is considered highly influential on the black metal genre, and is considered a huge milestone in the evolution of extreme metal.

While the release of this album reached legendary status, Lamounier himself was displeased with it, citing inner conflict and the recording quality for his dissatisfaction.

Sarcofago briefly disbanded after the album's release, with Wagner going off to study economics. Meanwhile, Butcher and D.D. Crazy left the band, with D.D. going on to contribute drums for Sextrash's 1990 debut, "Sexual Carnage."

In 1990 Sarcofago returned to release their first EP, "Rotting," this time with session drummer "Joker" joining the lineup.

This record differed drastically from the legendary INRI album, replacing the hyper speed black metal with influences of cross over thrash.

The founding members would also undergo a change in aliases upon release, becoming "Wagner Antichrist" and "Gerald Incubus." They also abandoned the use of spikes in their stage appearances, as they were difficult to perform in. Additionally, Wagner would pick up the guitar for this record, and contributed many of the album's riffs.

While Rotted was the first Sarcofago release to boast international distribution, the band found conflict with Maze Records from the U.S., when they released a censored version of the album and placed a sticker (without agreement from the band,) that read:

"Featuring the Original Lead Singer of Sepultura."

Sarcofago sued them.

The band would release their second album, "The Laws of Scourge" in 1991. This record was another radical shift in Sarcofago's musical sound, and is considered one of the first technical death metal releases in the history of Metal. This new sound was partly influenced by the band's new members, "Jhasko" (guitars) and Lucio Oliver (drums.) The album would become Sarcofago's best selling record, and resulted in their most robust touring schedule in their entire career.

The band would release a third album in 1994 titled "Hate." This album would cause controversy over the band's use of a drum machine, though Lamounier had no respite with its use.

At this time, the band also cut their hair short in protest of the grunge music scene that was taking the world by storm. Wagner stated that they had no issues with bands like Nirvana or Pearl Jam, but that their defiance was directed towards "jumping the. Bandwagon," or trends, which they believed stripped people down of their intelligence through massification.

Sarcofago would release a compilation CD in 1996, which included rare backstage pictures and demo versions of their early song.

The band would release their fourth and final album in 1997, titled "The Worst." This record saw a considerable change in tempo compared to it's speed infused predecessor.

Around 2000, Sarcofago released another EP called "Crust," and was supposed to serve as a preview for their next album. However, the band split up before recording.

While the band had parted ways, Geraldo Incubus and Cogumelo Records would collaborate on a comeback show in celebration of Warfare Noise's 20th anniversary. The lineup for the event would feature Minelli, Jhasko, Joker, and an old time friend named Juarez "Tibanha" to cover vocals. Wagner himself did not participate due to his disinterest in performing professionally. The event took place in 2006 at Belo Horizonte, and was recorded.

The last appearance of Sarcofago would be in 2007, when they played alongside Possessed for the Black Shadows fest in Santiago, Chile.

In 2009, Sarcofago was rumored to reunite, and make appearances at well known music festivals like Wacken and perform in various cities like New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. Wagner exposed these rumors as false.

The band is still split up, having been inactive since 2007. There is one final compilation released in 2015, titled "Die... Hard."

Wagner now works as an economics professor, and has a crust punk side project titled "Commando Kaos."

Wagner Lamounier (Sarcófago)

𝔖𝔞𝔯𝔠ó𝔣𝔞𝔤𝔬

Sarcófago - Nightmare

1987. I.N.R.I.

One of the many South American heavyweights i love!! \m/ :D

The sunshine of dawn will born Rain falls at the end of the night Wetting your face, your soul Speed is your way of life

Soon you'll meet your face Reflected on the wet asphalt The red of your blood, your blood!!!! The lights end everywhere You feel your soul burning in pain Now you see the face of death Calling you for a silent kiss...

Something strange being inside of me Am I awakening to a new life? I can't stand this agony Somebody please hear my screeches From the silence

𝔖𝔞𝔯𝔠ó𝔣𝔞𝔤𝔬 -  𝔖𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔰 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔖𝔦𝔩𝔢𝔫𝔠𝔢

Sepultura, 1984