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Sarcofago was formed after Wagner Antichrist left Sepultura. One look at these guys and you know what their music is all about. Covered from head to toe in nails, leather, ammo, spikes, long hair, inverted crucifix's and corpse paint (on a trivial note, because of Sarcofago, Dead from the infamous Mayhem decided to start wearing corspe paint live). This album came out in 1987 and had to be the most extreme of it's time, years before death classics like Left Hand Path, Altars of Madness, Deicide and Eaten Back to Life were released.

What we have here is a mix of great bands, but done better. The Satanic lyrics of Venom, but more Satanic. The harsh growls of Bathory, but more harsh. The speed of Slayer, but faster. And some of the first blast beats done properly. DD Crazy's blast beats are INSANE on this album, especially for 1987!!!

This album offers everything from fast songs (Satanic Lust, Satanas) to slow, haunting songs like Nightmare. The lyrics are pretty much broken English but you get the point (how can you not understand lyrics like "I hate you, I hate you Jesus Christ!!"?).

Anyway, if you like death, thrash, or black metal, you MUST get this. It was way ahead of it's time, and was probably the most extreme album of the 80's as far as black and death metal go.

Check out the band that Beherit, Blasphemy, Black Witchery, Mayhem, and Impiety were inspired by!