''I.N.R.I.'' is the debut album by the Brazilian
extreme metal
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band
Sarcófago. It was recorded in July and released in August 1987. Originally self-released as a cassette with photocopied covers, it was re-released numerous times, with three different covers: orange (classic), blue and brown skeleton. The 2002 CD re-release by
Cogumelo Records 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
Celtic Frost,
Bathory and
Slayer,
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along with Finnish
hardcore punk
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bands like
Terveet Kädet and
Rattus
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Species and description
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. The extensive use of
blast beats 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
black metal
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,
although band bassist Geraldo "Incubus" Minelli continues to consider Sarcófago, to this date, a
death metal
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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.]
Fenriz of
Darkthrone
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included a Sarcófago track ("Satanic Lust") in his ''
The Best of Old-School Black Metal'' compilation released by
Peaceville Records. Of Sarcófago's ''I.N.R.I.'', he said it was an "album" that "you buy or die."
, the deceased guitarist of
Mayhem 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
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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
Impaled Nazarene said that "nothing tops
Slayer's ''
Reign in Blood'' or Sarcófago's ''I.N.R.I.'', you know." Their version of "The Black Vomit" was included in ''Tribute to Sarcófago''.
In 2009,
IGN
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included ''I.N.R.I.'' in their "10 Great Black Metal Albums" list.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Wagner Lamounier (lyrics) and Sarcófago (music).
Re-release bonus tracks
Tracks 10-12 were taken from the ''Warfare Noise'' split album with Chakal, Holocausto and Mutilator, while tracks 13-15 are live from a tour in Argentina
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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
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Wagner "Antichrist" Lamounier − vocals
* Zéder "Butcher" Patrocinio − guitar
* Geraldo "Incubus" Minelli − bass
* Eduardo "D.D. Crazy" Patrocinio − drums, percussion
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1987 debut albums
Sarcófago albums