Sagrado Inferno

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Sagrado Inferno
Origin Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Genres Heavy metal, thrash metal, black metal
Years active1983-1987
2012-present
LabelsIndependent
MembersMarkin Junior
Lukas Vilela
Marcos Rodrigues
Past membersPedro Vitor
Dilsinho
Silvinho
Ronaldo
Robinho
Victor Peixoto
Fernando Righi
Rogerio
Heitor Alípio
Roberto "UFO"
Website SoundCloud.com/SagradoInferno

Sagrado Inferno is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in 1983 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It was the pioneering band of the style of heavy metal, thrash and Black metal in the mining capital influencing great bands like Chakal, Witchhammer and Sepultura. The group had shattered in 1987, returning in 2012.

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History

Early career and demo release (1983-1984)

The band Sagrado Inferno was formed in 1983 in the city of Belo Horizonte, being the first band of Heavy metal arisen in Minas Gerais with influence in bands of the 70 like Black Sabbath. Subsequently, began to arrive the discs of bands like Metallica, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Destruction, Kreator, Mercyful Fate that happened to influence of devastating form. In an interview with The MetalVox, Marcos Rodrigues had said that he did not have an influence on the Brazilian metal, although he was listening to Stress first album quite a lot but he did not think it influenced the sound of the band. [1]

In 1984 they recorded the first demo titled with the same name of the band "Sagrado Inferno" containing three tracks, "Sagrado Inferno", "Vida Macabra" and "Perseguição", and this second one is still performed today by bands like Chakal and Witchhammer. The songs were recorded under precarious conditions, they constituted a pillar of influence for many bands that would appear shortly after, heading the great and legendary movement of Metal in Belo Horizonte. One of the unique and remarkable public appearances, was conceived in Metal BH II festival in 1985, where the band played alongside Sarcófago, Sepultura, Armmagedom, Chakal and Minotauro, making a great show. [2] Also in 1985, the band suffered the loss of their original drummer, Betao-Ronca Ferro, who allegedly died from an extreme alcohol poisoning during a party with friends. [3]

The loss of the great opportunity (1986)

In 1986, because of a disagreement between guitarist Silvinho and João Eduardo de Faria Filho, owner of Cogumelo Records, the band Sagrado Inferno lost to the Sepultura (who shared the recording with Overdose) the protagonist of the first metal album produced in Minas Gerais: Século XX / Bestial devastation. [4]

Death of Silvinho and the end of the group (1987)

In 1987, about to record their first compact, an accident ends the band's career when guitarist Silvinho died as a result of an electric shock. The bass player Marcos Rodrigues in 1992 had moved to the city of Santa Bárbara and presently acted as director of a school, and the other members took their course.

The Return of the Sagrado Inferno

After 25 years inactive the only original member of the band, Marcos Rodrigues, living in another city affirmed that there were no heavy metal fans in the place, he waited for the growth of the children, soon after they set up a band called Laranja Mecânica (based on one of their songs) and recorded a demo, Marcos talked with his brother (Dilsinho old guitarist of the original formation), he approved the sound and then Marcos returned with the name Sagrado Inferno.

Members

The current members

Ex-members

Discography

Demos

EPs

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sagrado Inferno". Dgitbol. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Betão Ronca-Ferro - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  4. ↑ "Músicos ligados à aurora do heavy metal em Minas equilibram a vocação com profissões vocacionais". Diário de Pernambuco. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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