Sarcófago Rotting BRAZIL 1989 Cogumelo LP Vinyl Sepultura Sarcofago 1st press

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ARTIST: Sarcófago
TITLE: Rotting
LABEL: Cogumelo Produções ‎– COG. 24, Cogumelo Produções ‎– COG.024
RECORD GRADING: G+ (has wear)
SLEEVE GRADING: VG (incl printed inner w/ splits)
NOTES: Super fkn rare. Brazilian metal at its finest and most EXTREME!!!!! ____
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Sarcófago - Rotting
Rotting is an iconic EP (Extended Play) by the influential Brazilian extreme metal band Sarcófago, released in 1989. This release followed their groundbreaking debut album I.N.R.I. and further solidified their reputation as pioneers of the burgeoning black metal and death metal genres. Rotting is characterized by its raw, chaotic, and uncompromising sound, pushing the boundaries of extreme music with its aggressive instrumentation and nihilistic lyrical themes. It's considered a crucial release in the development of both Brazilian and global extreme metal scenes.
The musical style on Rotting is a ferocious blend of blistering guitar riffs, relentless blast beats, and guttural, snarling vocals. It showcases Sarcófago's signature sound: an unpolished, lo-fi aesthetic that, rather than detracting from the music, adds to its visceral impact and sense of primal aggression. The EP often features a heavy use of tremolo picking, distorted bass lines, and powerful, often chaotic drumming, creating a dense wall of sound. Lyrically, Rotting delves into themes of anti-Christianity, blasphemy, decay, and death, typical of the nascent black metal movement and reflective of the band's provocative image.
Despite its brevity (typically featuring only a few tracks), Rotting had a significant impact on the underground metal scene. It contributed to the sound and imagery that would become hallmarks of first-wave black metal and early death metal, particularly influencing bands in Scandinavia and across the globe. Its raw production and uncompromising delivery made it a cult classic, celebrated by fans who sought music that pushed the limits of speed, brutality, and lyrical controversy. Rotting is revered as a seminal work for its contribution to the extreme metal lexicon, demonstrating Sarcófago's pivotal role in shaping the genre's dark and aggressive foundations.
Given Sarcófago's Rotting's place in the early black metal and death metal scenes, particularly its raw, lo-fi, and aggressive sound, here are 50 similar bands, primarily focusing on early extreme metal, first-wave black metal, and raw death metal, with a strong emphasis on groups that either influenced Sarcófago or were their contemporaries in forging these genres.
Early Extreme Metal Pioneers / First Wave Black Metal / Raw Death Metal:
Bathory: (Sweden) Crucial first-wave black metal.
Venom: (UK) Often credited with coining "black metal," highly influential.
Hellhammer / Celtic Frost: (Switzerland) Primitive, influential extreme metal.
Possessed: (USA) Early death metal pioneers.
Death: (USA) Key early death metal band (especially early albums).
Morbid Angel: (USA) Influential early death metal.
Sepultura: (Brazil) Sarcófago's countrymen and contemporaries in early extreme metal.
Vader: (Poland) Early death metal/thrash from Eastern Europe.
Sodom: (Germany) Thrash metal, but with strong early black/death tendencies.
Kreator: (Germany) Thrash metal, but very aggressive and influential on death/black.
Destruction: (Germany) Thrash metal, similar raw aggression.
Darkthrone: (Norway) Especially their early death metal (e.g., Soulside Journey) and then black metal works.
Mayhem: (Norway) Core of Norwegian black metal.
Burzum: (Norway) Early, influential black metal.
Emperor: (Norway) Symphonic black metal pioneers.
Grave: (Sweden) Early Swedish death metal.
Dismember: (Sweden) Swedish death metal with a distinctive sound.
Entombed: (Sweden) Seminal Swedish death metal (especially early works).
Unleashed: (Sweden) Early Swedish death metal.
Obituary: (USA) Iconic early death metal from Florida.
Cannibal Corpse: (USA) Brutal early death metal.
Deicide: (USA) Blasphemous death metal.
Napalm Death: (UK) Grindcore pioneers, influenced death metal.
Terrorizer: (USA) Grindcore/death metal.
Repulsion: (USA) Proto-grindcore/death metal.
Blasphemy: (Canada) War metal, extremely raw and abrasive.
Beherit: (Finland) Raw, cult black/death metal.
Archgoat: (Finland) Bestial black/death metal.
Incantation: (USA) Brutal, cavernous death metal.
Autopsy: (USA) Doom-laden death metal.
Master: (USA) Early death metal/thrash.
Grotesque: (Sweden) Early, influential Swedish death metal.
Morbid: (Sweden) Early Swedish death metal, featuring Dead (later of Mayhem).
Necrovore: (USA) Influential, raw death/thrash.
Bestial Warlust: (Australia) War metal.
Anal Cunt: (USA) Extreme grindcore, though different subgenre, shares raw intensity.
Impaled Nazarene: (Finland) Black/thrash.
Marduk: (Sweden) Fast, aggressive black metal.
Gorgoroth: (Norway) Raw, uncompromising black metal.
Immortal: (Norway) Black metal, often with distinct riffing.
Von: (USA) Highly influential, primitive black metal.
Blasphemous Rumours (UK): (Early 80s demo era extreme metal, very obscure but fitting)
Tormentor: (Hungary) Cult black metal band.
Mercyful Fate: (Denmark) Influential heavy/black metal with King Diamond's vocals.
Deströyer 666: (Australia) Black/thrash metal.
Goatlord: (USA) Cult doom/death metal.
Abhorrence: (Finland) Early death metal.
Revenge: (Canada) Bestial war metal.
Proclamation: (Spain) Extreme bestial death metal.
Goat Semen: (Peru) Bestial black/death metal.