Bestial Devastation

Bestial Devastation is an EP bi Brazilian hivy metal baund Sepultura, released in 1985 throu Cogumelo Records. It is thair first offeecial release, an oreeginally appeared alangside Overdose's Século XX as a split album. Later on, it becam the bonus tracks o Morbid Visions''' CD version.

Production values
Acause o Sepultura's collective lack o money, maist o the instruments uised on Bestial Devastation wur borraed frae friends an acquaintances.Barcinski & Gomes (1999), p. 31.

The vocals on the introductory track "The Curse" wur performit bi a friend o the baund; accordin tae Igor Cavalera:

The baund apparently foucht wi the producer durin the recordin. In an interview, Igor Cavalera said, "(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.

Owerview
Months prior tae recordin wha wad eventually acome the Bestial Devastation EP, the baund decidit tae switch thair leerics frae Portuguese tae Inglis. Nane o the baund members ken hou tae write or speak the leid, sae thay asked thair friend Lino tae translate thair leerics. Examples o Lino's crude translation skills can be seen in ane o the verses o "Antichrist":

ReceptionBestial Devastation wis released in December 1985, alangside Overdose's Século XX EP.Barcinski & Gomes (1999), p. 32. Ower the neist few month, it sauld 8,000 copies.Barcinski & Gomes (1999), p. 34. Sepultura's surprisin success wis pairtly attributit tae the first Rock in Rio, that teuk place in Rio de Janeiro on Januar 1985. This muisic festival's line-up includit Whitesnake, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne an the Scorpions, an wis responsible for Brazil's hard rock / hivy metal boom.Barcinski & Gomes (1999), p. 25.

The EP wis later reissued bi Roadrunner Records on ae CD wi Morbid Visions in 1997. The reissue includit a demo version o the sang "Necromancer" that wis the first studio recordin o the baund, an a live version o "Antichrist" frae the Chaos A.D. tour, re-written as "Anticop".

Track leetin

Credits
Max "Possessed" Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz – lead guitar
Paulo "Destructor" Jr – bass guitar
Igor "Skullcrusher" Cavalera – drums, percussion
Recordit an mixed in twa days on 8 tracks in August 1985 at J. G. Estudios, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Producit bi Sepultura
Back cover photo bi Vânia Cavalera
Remastered for the Roadrunner Records release bi 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).

Category:1985 EPs
Category:Sepultura EPs