''Morbid Visions'' is the debut studio album by Brazilian
heavy metal band
Sepultura
Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash met ...
, released on November 10, 1986, by
Cogumelo Records. While later albums have a more 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
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and
Celtic Frost
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(note the similarity of the album title to ''
Morbid Tales'').
The production quality of the album is rather poor. In the liner notes of
Roadrunner'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
Carl Orff
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's ''
Carmina Burana'' ("
O Fortuna") 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.
The album, alongside ''Bestial Devastation'', was re-recorded by Max and Igor Cavalera under the
Cavalera Conspiracy name in 2023.
Track listing
Personnel
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Max Cavalera
Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera (; born 4 August 1969) is a Brazilian musician. He co-founded the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Sepultura in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera, and was the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist unti ...
– 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 1997, and Igor himself would ...
– drums, percussion
*
Jairo Guedz – lead guitar, backing vocals, bass (uncredited)
*
Paulo Jr. – bass (credited, but did not perform)
Notes
References
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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.
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1986 debut albums
Sepultura albums
Black metal albums by Brazilian artists