The Laws of Scourge

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. The album also marks a change in musical style, with the band playing clearer, more proficient and thrash-influenced death metal as opposed to the lo-fi black/death metal present on I.N.R.I.. This was also the last full-length record to feature a human drummer, as from Hate onwards, the band would use a drum machine.

The Laws of Scourge
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust, 1991
RecordedAugust, 1991 at J.G. Studios (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
StudioJ.G. (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
GenreTechnical death metal[1]
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]

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

  • Eugênio "Dead Zone" - keyboards
  • Claudio David - backing vocals (on "Midnight Queen", "Screeches From The Silence" and "Crush, Kill, Destroy")

Production

  • Arranged and produced by Sarcofago
  • Recorded and mixed by Gauguin and Sarcofago

References

  1. 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 14 January 2009.
  2. Allmusic review
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