''Morbid Visions'' is the debut studio album by Brazilian metal band

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, released on November 10, 1986, by

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. While later albums have a more political edge, ''Morbid Visions'' (along with the 1985 EP ''

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'') is notable for Satanic themes and imagery. The band said many lyrics were fashioned after those of early extreme metal bands such as

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(note the similarity of the album title to ''

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''). The production quality of the album is rather poor. In the liner notes of

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's reissue of the album (which includes the tracks from ''Bestial Devastation''), Cavalera admits that the band neglected to tune their guitars during the recording. They were only starting to learn English at this point, so they had to translate the lyrics word-for-word using a dictionary. All pre-1992 releases of ''Morbid Visions'' featured the first movement of

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's ''

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'' ("

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") as an unnamed introduction. This composition was left off the CD re-release, probably due to copyright issues. This would mark the last appearance of the group's original lead guitarist Jairo Guedz.

Track listing

Personnel

Max Cavalera Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera (; born August 4, 1969) is a Brazilian musician. He co-founded the heavy metal band Sepultura in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera, and was the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist until his departure i ...

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Igor Cavalera Igor Graziano Cavalera (born 4 September 1970) is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Sepultura, which he co-founded with his brother Max in 1984. Max left the band in 1996, and Cavalera himself wo ...

– drums, percussion *

Jairo Guedz Jairo Guedes Braga (born 25 November 1968), known professionally as Jairo Guedz, is a Brazilian guitarist and bassist, currently playing guitar for The Troops of Doom and The Southern Blacklist, and bass in a Metallica tribute band called Metal ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals, bass (uncredited) *

Paulo Jr. Paulo Xisto Pinto Júnior (born 30 April 1969) is a Brazilian musician best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Sepultura. He joined Sepultura after Roberto Raffan left the band in 1984, becoming Sepultura's second bassist. Although no o ...

– bass (credited, but did not perform)

Notes

References

* Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). ''Sepultura: Toda a História.'' São Paulo: Ed. 34. * Sepultura (1986). ''Morbid Visions''. D New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Sepultura Remasters (1997). * Sepultura (1986). ''Morbid Visions''. inyl Belo Horizonte, MG: Cogumelo Produções. {{Authority control 1986 debut albums Sepultura albums Black metal albums by Brazilian artists