Bestial Devastation

Infobox Album | Name = Bestial Devastation
Type = EP
Artist = Sepultura


Released = December 1, 1985
Recorded = August 1985 at J.G. Estudios, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Genre = Death metal
Length = 15:37 (min/sec)
Label = Cogumelo, Roadrunner
Producer = Sepultura
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mvem975jkrrt link] | Last album =
This album = "Bestial Devastation"
(1985)
Next album = "Morbid Visions"
(1986)

"Bestial Devastation" is an EP by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 1985 through Cogumelo records. It is their first official release, and originally appeared alongside Overdose's "Século XX" as a split album. Later on, it became the bonus tracks of "Morbid Visions"'s CD version.

Overview

Months prior to recording what would eventually become the "Bestial Devastation" EP, the band decided to switch their lyrics from portuguese to english. None of the band members knew how to write or speak the language, so they asked for friend Lino to translate their lyrics. Examples of Lino's crude translation skills can be seen on one of verses of "Antichrist":

"Bestial Devastation" was released in December 1985, alongside Overdose's "Século XX" EP. [Barcinski & Gomes (1999), page 32.] Over the next few months it sold 8,000 copies. [Barcinski & Gomes (1999), page 34.] Sepultura's surprising success was partly atributted to the first "Rock in Rio", which took place in Rio de Janeiro on January 1985. This music festival's line-up included Whitesnake, Iron Maiden, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne and the Scorpions, and was responsible for Brazil's hard rock / heavy metal music boom. [Barcinski & Gomes (1999), page 25.]

Production Values

Because of Sepultura's collective lack of money, most of the instruments used on "Bestial Devastation" were borrowed from friends and acquaintances. [Barcinski & Gomes (1999), page 31.]

The vocals on the introductory track "The Curse" were performed by a friend of the band; according to Igor Cavalera:

The band apparently fought with the producer during the recording. Igor commented: "(H)e wanted to clean everything up in the mix and we finally had to play him some records by Venom to show him that bands sounded this way." [As above.]

The EP was later reissued by Roadrunner Records on one CD with "Morbid Visions" in 1997. The reissue a demo version of the song "Necromancer" that was the first studio recording of the band, and a live version of "Antichrist" from the "Chaos A.D." tour, re-written as "Anticop".

Track listing

*All tracks written by Max Cavalera, Jairo Guedz, and Paulo Jr.
# "The Curse" – 0:39
# "Bestial Devastation" – 3:08
# "Antichrist" – 3:47
# "Necromancer" – 3:53
# "Warriors of Death" – 4:10

Credits

*Paulo Jr. – Bass
*Igor Cavalera – Drums
*Max Cavalera – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
*Jairo Guedz – Lead Guitar

*Recorded and mixed in two days on 8 tracks in August 1985 at J. G. Estudios, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
*Produced by Sepultura
*Back Cover Photo by Vânia Cavalera
*Remastered for the Roadrunner Records release by Michael Sarsfield at Frankford/Wayne, New York, USA

Notes

References

* Barcinski, André & Gomes, Silvio (1999). "Sepultura: Toda a História." São Paulo: Ed. 34. ISBN 85-7326156-0
* Sepultura (1986). "Morbid Visions". [CD] . New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. The Sepultura Remasters (1997).