I.N.R.I.

Evolution occurs in a broken line and not in some kind of continuity. That's what inspired and inventive bands like D.R.I., Possessed, Darkthrone etc have showed us in these past decades of Metal.

Sarcofago does the same, as this is (in my humble opinion) the first album that could be classified as Second Generation Black Metal. Yes, I know that if you listen to this and then to Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger (or even more longshot: Satyricon's Nemesis Divina) you may not find the number of similarities you want to classify INRI in this genre. However what I have to say is that this is the same thing. It was just spawned by INRI and then it (naturally) evolved. The sound changed a bit. And that's why it looks different.

The lyrics are a mixture of Hate, Disgust and Satanism (whether it's real or not) but one thing is for sure: There's pure energy in these lyrics and a HUGE amount of rejection for a lot of shitty things of this world, which sounds positive to my ears. It is also really funny to hear the words "Demons suck your pussy, and fuck till delight, she is no more virgin, because she was fucked by Satan" and behind that chaotic Black Metal riffing (and blastbeat). Or "Oh lady start to suck me, cause I'm ready, I'm ready to fuck"... And, it is not funny haha like watching idiots on TV. I really enjoy Wagner's furious attack.

Oh and did I say Blastbeats? DD Crazy is a fucking maniac. These blastbeats are unbelievable for 1987. Surely what inspired classics like Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky and Mayhem's De Mysteriis dom Sathanas.

You want to know what I like most about this album? This is the point where the extremity of the 80's meets the 90's. Where that tendency for raw and simplistic (punk influenced) music of the 80's meets that insane chaotic, dark and mysterious (should I say melodic?) riffing of 90's black metal (Just listen to the title track INRI). Add to that the stripped-down fuck-you-all aesthetic and you have Sarcofago - INRI... Hail to Wagner Antichrist Lamounier and Sarcofago. Excellent album for Thrash/Black/Death Fans

P.S. If you believe Mayhem's Deathcrush was ahead of its time and ignited the Second Wave of Black Metal, Wagner Lamounier might be able (with INRI) to explain to you HOW FUCKIN WRONG YOU ARE!