''I.N.R.I.'' is the debut album by the Brazilian

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band

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. It was recorded in July and released in August 1987. Originally self-released as a cassette with photocopied covers. This album was re-released numerous times, with three different covers: orange (classic), blue and brown skeleton. The 2002 CD re-release by

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has 15 tracks.

Musical style

Since their inception, Sarcófago's aim was to make the most aggressive music ever.Nemitz (1994), p. 58. Early musical blueprints included extreme metal stalwarts

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, Bathory and

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bands like

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and

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. The extensive use of

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s on this album by drummer Eduardo "D.D. Crazy" made him a pioneer in the metal world.Ricardo (2008), p. 55. ''I.N.R.I.s release has been considered a milestone in the evolution of

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, although band bassist Geraldo "Incubus" Minelli continues to consider Sarcófago, to this date, a

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band.

Legacy

''I.N.R.I.'' influenced black metal circles worldwide, particularly the Scandinavian portion of the so-called " second wave" of the genre. "It is sobering," claimed '' Terrorizer'' magazine, "to think of what wouldn't have happened had 'I.N.R.I.' not been released.""The First Wave", 2005, p. 42.

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included a Sarcófago track ("Satanic Lust") in his '' The Best of Old-School Black Metal'' compilation released by

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. Of Sarcófago's ''I.N.R.I.'', he said it was an "album" that "you buy or die."

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, the deceased guitarist of

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and erstwhile leader of the so-called " Inner Circle", traded correspondence with Lamounier in the early days of Norway's scene.Franzin (1997), p. 18. According to the '' Lords of Chaos'' book, Euronymous was "obsessed" with Sarcófago's early image, and wanted all black metal bands to be modelled after it. Satyricon covered Sarcófago's "I.N.R.I." on their '' Intermezzo II'' EP, also featured on the ''Tribute to Sarcófago'' album, released by Cogumelo Records in 2001. Notable black metal groups from neighbouring Finland were also affected by Sarcófago's early output. Mika Luttinen from

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said that "nothing tops

's ''

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'' or Sarcófago's ''I.N.R.I.'', you know." Their version of "The Black Vomit" was included in ''Tribute to Sarcófago''. In 2009,

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included ''I.N.R.I.'' in their "10 Great Black Metal Albums" list.

Track listing

All tracks written by

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(lyrics) and Sarcófago (music).

Re-release bonus tracks

Tracks 10-12 were taken from the ''Warfare Noise''

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with Chakal, Holocausto and Mutilator, while tracks 13-15 are live from a tour in

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. The backcover says that the album has 14 tracks, number 10 being "Recrucify / The Black Vomit", but in fact it has 15.

Personnel

* Wagner "Antichrist" Lamounier −

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* Zéder Butcher −

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* Geraldo "Incubus" Minelli −

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* Eduardo "D.D. Crazy" −

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References

Bibliography

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