The Laws of Scourge
Studio album by
Sarcófago
ReleasedAugust 1991
Recorded1991 at J.G. Studios (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
StudioJ.G. (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Genre
Length31:44
LabelCogumelo
Music for Nations
ProducerSarcófago
Sarcófago chronology
Rotting
(1989) 		The Laws of Scourge
(1991) 		Crush, Kill, Destroy
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Laws of Scourge is the second studio album by the Brazilian extreme metal band Sarcófago. It was on this album that the band's lyrical content shifted from Satanism to more realistic subject matter; "Midnight Queen" is about a prostitute, while "Screeches from the Silence" is about living life in a care-free manner. After the lo-fi black/thrash metal style of I.N.R.I., The Laws of Scourge marks a change in musical style, with the band playing clearer and more proficient death/thrash metal.[3] In addition, the album is considered one of the first technical death metal albums.[4] This was also the last full-length record to feature a human drummer, as from Hate onwards, the band would use a drum machine.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Laws of Scourge"3:29
2."Piercings"5:00
3."Midnight Queen"6:19
4."Screeches from the Silence"3:51
5."Prelude to a Suicide"3:56
6."The Black Vomit"2:26
7."Secrets of a Widow"6:43
CD version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."Little Julie"4:41
9."Crush, Kill, Destroy"5:30

Credits

Sarcófago

Additional Musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ Tomasi, Eliton (7 July 2008). "Sarcófago: pioneirismo, polêmica e death metal". Whiplash!.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Tomasi, Eliton (7 July 2008). "Sarcófago: pioneirismo, polêmica e death metal". whiplash.net Rock e Heavy Metal – Whiplash!. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  4. ^ Tomasi, Eliton (7 July 2008). "Sarcófago: pioneirismo, polêmica e death metal". Whiplash!.
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