Sarcófago
Sarcófago wis an influential Brazilian extreme metal baund. Thay wur frontit bi Sepultura's oreeginal sangster, Wagner Lamounier, an Geraldo Minelli. Thay hae been describit as Brazil's maist controversial hivy metal baund, an hae frequently evoked polarized reactions amang the metal scene.
| Sarcófago | |
|---|---|
| Oreigin | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Genres | Extreme Metal |
| Years active | 1985–2000 |
| Labels | Cogumelo, Music for Nations, Pavement, Relapse |
| Associate acts | Sepultura, Scourge, Angel Butcher, Mutilator, Sextrash, Insulter, Holocausto, Cirrhosis, Zona Morta |
| Past members | Wagner "Antichrist" Lamounier Gerald "Incubus" Minelli Zeber "Butcher" Fabio "Jhasko" Armando "Leprous" Sampaio Eduardo "D.D. Crazy" Manoel "Joker" Lucio Olliver Juninho "Pussy Fucker" Eugênio "Dead Zone" Roberto "UFO" |
The front cover o the baund's debut album, I.N.R.I., is regardit as the single greatest influence on black metal's image, especially ower the corpse paint style mak-up. That record is an aa considered ane o the "first wave" albums that helped shape the genre. Thair third LP, The Laws of Scourge, wis ane o the first technical daith metal records tae be released.
The baund brak up in 2000, efter releasin the Crust EP. Umwhile members, minus Wagner, played throughoot Brazil in 2006 unner the moniker "Tributo ao Sarcófago". In 2009, rumors surfaced that the oreginal I.N.R.I. line-up wur reunitin for a smaw, heich-profile tour, but proved tae be false.
Members
eedit- Last kent line-up
- Wagner "Antichrist" Lamounier - vocals, guitar (1985–2000)
- Geraldo "Gerald Incubus" Minelli - bass guitar, backing vocals (1986–2000)
- Session
- Manoel "Joker" - drums, backing vocals (1989–1991)
- Eugênio "Dead Zone" - drum programming, keyboards (1994–2000)
- Umwhile
- Armando "Leprous" Sampaio - drums (1985–1986)
- Juninho "Pussy Fucker" - bass guitar (1985–1986)
- Zeber "Butcher" - guitar (1985–1987)
- Eduardo "D.D. Crazy" - drums (1986–1987)
- Fabio "Jhasko" - guitar (1991–1993)
- Lucio Olliver - drums (1991–1993)
Discography
eedit- Studio albums
- I.N.R.I (1987)
- Rotting (1989)
- The Laws of Scourge (1991)
- Hate (1994)
- The Worst (1997)
- Compilation albums
- Decade of Decay (1996)
- Demos
- Satanic Lust (1986)
- The Black Vomit (1986)
- Sepultado (1987)
- Christ's Death (1987)
- EPs
- Rotting (1989)
- Crush, Kill, Destroy (1992)
- Crust (2000)
- Split albums
- Warfare Noise (1986); wi Chakal, Holocausto an Mutilator
- Compilation appearances
- The Lost Tapes of Cogumelo (1990)
- Masters of Brutality II (1992)
- Speed Kills 6: Violence of the Slams (1992)
- Roadkill, Vol. 2 (1999)
- Cogumelo Records Compilation (2001)
- Warzone XXVI (2001)
- Fenriz Presents... The Best of Old-School Black Metal (2004)