Morbid Visions

Morbid Visions
Studio album by Sepultura
Released	November 10, 1986
Recorded	August 1986
Studio	Estudio Vice Versa (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Genre	Thrash metal [1] death metal [1] black metal [2]
Length	33:30
Label	Cogumelo (Brazil) Roadrunner Records (International)
Producer	Sepultura
Sepultura chronology
Bestial Devastation (1985) Morbid Visions (1986) Schizophrenia (1987)

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AllMusic	[3]

Morbid Visions is the debut studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released on November 10, 1986, by Cogumelo Records. While later albums have a 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.

The production quality of the album is poor. In the liner notes of Roadrunner's reissue (which includes the tracks from Bestial Devastation), Cavalera admits the band neglected to tune their guitars. They were starting to learn English, so they had to translate the lyrics word-for-word with 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.^{[ citation needed ]} This would be the last appearance of original lead guitarist Jairo Guedz.

The album, alongside Bestial Devastation, was re-recorded by Max and Igor Cavalera as Cavalera Conspiracy in 2023. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Max Cavalera, Igor Cavalera, Jairo Guedz, and Paulo Jr., except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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

Bestial Devastation 1991 reissue / 1997 remaster

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, ^[5] bass (uncredited)
• Paulo Jr. – bass (credited, but did not perform) ^{[6] [7]}

Notes

1. "Cavalera - Morbid Visions". GRIMM Gent. July 27, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
2. 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.
3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Morbid Visions/Bestial Devastation - Sepultura". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
4. "Cavalera to Re-Record Bestial Devastation and Morbid Visions After Joining Nuclear Blast". April 14, 2023.
5. Morbid Visions (liner notes). Cogumelo Produções. 1986. COG002.
6. Reardon, Tom (December 3, 2010). "MAX CAVALERA Says PAULO JR. Didn't Play Bass On Any Early SEPULTURA Recordings". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
7. "SEPULTURA Bassist: Reunion With MAX CAVALERA Would Have To Happen 'Naturally'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

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.