I.N.R.I. (album)

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I.N.R.I.

Studio album by Sarcófago

Released

August, 1987

Recorded

Gauguin, Tarso Senra and João Guimarães (J.G Studio)

Genre

Black metal
Death metal
Thrash metal

Length

45:28
28:16 (tracks: 1−9)

Label

Cogumelo Records

Producer

Sarcófago

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link

Sarcófago chronology

Christ's Death
(1987)

I.N.R.I.
(1987)

Rotting
(1989)

I.N.R.I - Demo Tape

The I.N.R.I. demo tape

I.N.R.I. was released in 1987 by Brazilian metal band Sarcófago and was considered the most polemic metal album ever released in Brazil. It is also considered a worldwide turning point in the black/death metal style. American magazines view it as one of the top ten black/death metal albums in the world.

I.N.R.I. was responsible for the band's success in the world's metal scene. A measure of this success is the enduring popularity of Sarcófago in the underground scene: they inspired a whole generation of bangers that tried to match their music and their style. Hundreds of bands have recorded their songs, and most versions come from this album. I.N.R.I. is a best seller album until today.

Originally self-released as a cassette with xerox covers. This album 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. Tracks 10-12 were taken from the Warfare Noise I split album with Chakal, Holocausto and Mutilator, while tracks 13-15 are live from a tour in Argentina. The backcover says that the album has 14 tracks, number 10 being "Recrucify / The Black Vomit", but in fact it has 15.