Morbid Visions
Morbid Visions is the debut studio album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released on November 10, 1986, by Cogumelo Records. While later albums have a more political edge, Morbid Visions (along with the 1985 EP Bestial Devastation) is notable for Satanic themes and imagery. The band said many lyrics were fashioned after those of early extreme metal bands such as Venom and Celtic Frost (note the similarity of the album title to Morbid Tales).
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| Released | November 10, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | August 1986 | |||
| Studio | Estudio Vice Versa, Belo Horizonte | |||
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| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Label | Cogumelo (Brazil) Roadrunner Records (International) | |||
| Producer | Sepultura | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
The production quality of the album is rather poor. In the liner notes of Roadrunner's reissue of the album (which includes the tracks from Bestial Devastation), Cavalera admits that the band neglected to tune their guitars during the recording. They were only starting to learn English at this point, so they had to translate the lyrics word-for-word using a dictionary. All pre-1992 releases of Morbid Visions featured the first movement of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana ("O Fortuna") as an unnamed introduction. This composition was left off the CD re-release, probably due to copyright issues. This would mark the last appearance of the group's original lead guitarist Jairo Guedz.
The album, alongside Bestial Devastation, was re-recorded by Max and Igor Cavalera under the Cavalera Conspiracy name in 2023.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera, Jairo Guedz, and Paulo Jr., except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Morbid Visions" | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Mayhem" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Troops of Doom" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "War" | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Crucifixion" | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Show Me the Wrath" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Funeral Rites" | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Empire of the Damned" | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 33:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "The Curse" | 0:39 |
| 10. | "Bestial Devastation" | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Antichrist" (lyrics by Wagner Lamounier) | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Necromancer" | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Warriors of Death" | 4:10 |
| 14. | "Necromancer" (demo version) | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Anticop" (live 1996) | 3:02 |
Personnel
- Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Igor Cavalera – drums, percussion
- Jairo Guedz – lead guitar, backing vocals,[4] bass (uncredited)
- Paulo Jr. – bass (credited, but did not perform)
Notes
- Avelar, Idelber (2011). "Otherwise National: Locality and Power in the Art of Sepultura". In Wallach, Jeremy; Berger, Harris M.; Greene, Paul D. (eds.). Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World. Duke University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8223-4733-0.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Morbid Visions/Bestial Devastation - Sepultura". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
- "Cavalera to Re-Record Bestial Devastation and Morbid Visions After Joining Nuclear Blast". April 14, 2023.
- Morbid Visions (liner notes). Cogumelo Produções. 1986. COG002.
References
- Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). Sepultura: Toda a História. São Paulo: Ed. 34. ISBN 85-7326-156-0
- Sepultura (1986). Morbid Visions. [CD]. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Sepultura Remasters (1997).
- Sepultura (1986). Morbid Visions. [Vinyl]. Belo Horizonte, MG: Cogumelo Produções.