Wagner Moura Lamounier (born 30 April 1969) is a Brazilian musician who achieved fame for having been the original vocalist of Brazilian

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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 ...

, and for having created and led the first-wave black/thrash metal band Sarcófago from 1985 until it disbanded in 2000.

Life and career

Lamounier sang briefly with

during the early part of the band's career, contributing the lyrics to the song "Antichrist" (a reference to his own moniker) featured on the band's first release '' Bestial Devastation''. He then moved to his own band (Sarcófago) which, while less commercially successful than Sepultura, is widely hailed as a major influence on the most extreme spectrum of metal music, being revered by

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, thrash and

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fans. Lamounier left the music industry when Sarcófago split in 2000, and he is currently a professor of economic science and applied statistic at

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Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...

. In 2012, he formed the

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band The Evil, with their debut album being released in 2017. Lamounier earned a PhD in Economics from the

Federal University of Viçosa The Federal University of Viçosa (, UFV) is a Federal University with the main campus located in the city of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The university began as the Higher College of Agriculture and Veterinary Science created in 1922 ...

and a Bachelor's degree in Economic Sciences from the Federal University of Uberlândia. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wagner-Lamounier-2/3]

References

1969 births Living people English-language singers from Brazil Brazilian heavy metal guitarists Brazilian male guitarists Brazilian heavy metal singers Brazilian economists Brazilian people of French descent People from Belo Horizonte Sepultura members Black metal singers Black metal musicians Death metal musicians Rhythm guitarists {{Brazil-musician-stub