Talk:Sarcófago

About Sarcófago

Some interesting links: [1] [2] [3] [4]. Musicaindustrial (talk) 16:57, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

• Interview with Brazilian Black/Death Metal band Unearthly, revealing their Sarcófago influence: [5].
• Part II of the Novo Metal interview with Manu "Joker": [6].
• Headhunter D.C. admitting their Sarcófago influence: [7].
• Mystifier admitting their Sarcófago influence: [8].
• Blasphemy ".........................................": [9].
• Dan Lilker: [10], Nifelheim [11].
• Brazilian heavy metal documentary featuring Sarcófago & Cogumelo Records: [12].
• Wagner criticizing the "Sarcófago Tribute" [13].

Musicaindustrial (talk) 10:23, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Query

I'm unsure about the claim that The Laws of Scourge is one of the earliest technical death metal albums... is the source a reliable one? I can't tell. It's certainly predated by several other albums, and I wouldn't want there to be a unreliable source for an important claim to notability in the lead if the article's a Good Article Nominee. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 14:37, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

I'd say yes. There are two sources for the "technical death metal" - one is the source currently being used [14] and another one is a Sarcófago interview on Brazil's biggest metal magazine, Rock Brigade.

The first source is a bio written by Eliton Tomasi, editor-in-chief of the Valhalla, one of Brazil's finest metal magazines. It had been acquired recently by Rock Hard, but is now defunct [15]. This bio is archived on the Whiplash site [16], which is roughly equivalent to a Brazilian Blabbermouth.

In the second source, Sarcófago are asked by Fernando Souza Filho - Rock Brigade's editor-in-chief - if they were steering their sound towards thrash, because their music was now more sophisticated and executed with greater dexterity. Rougly translated, Lamounier and Minelli replied:

Lamounier: "I wouldn't say that our sound has tended toward thrash, what we try to do today is what folks overseas call technical death metal, and lots of people confuse it with thrash. Bands have a natural tendency to make more sophisticated compositions".

Minelli: "We want to show that death metal has it's musical values, so that's why we keep constantly evolving".

Now, I know that Wikipedia doesn't consider bands themselves as a reliable source, genre-wise. Thats why I didn't include this second source.

And yes, I am a skeptic regarding Metal Observer's reliability. When the staff of this site considers Ministry's synthpop debut With Sympathy "punk rock" (synthpop is the polar opposite of punk) and Sepultura's Roots as "death metal", well...

And about The Laws of Scourge being thrash - how many thrash songs have you heard lately that make a nearly constant use of blast beats and death growls? Exactly. Furthermore, that album is packed with those speed-picked, cromatic single-note riffs that are a trademark of death metal. Anyway, I have The Laws of Scourge in mp3 format. I'll upload it here soon so you can judge if The Laws of Scourge is really a thrash record...

Cheers. Musicaindustrial (talk) 21:45, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Re medieval painting bit... I can't read Portuguese. Does the source state which painting it is based on? Would be interesting to include that info if we know. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 21:11, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

No, the source doesn't say, unfortunately... Musicaindustrial (talk) 21:45, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

You can download The Laws of Scourge here: [17]. Musicaindustrial (talk) 21:59, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Hey Musica, thanks for catching that one typo. I'll look at a couple of other sections for proofreading purposes. Oh, I'm downloading that EP and will give you my expert opinion, haha. Listen, I think I'm a bit doubtful also about that claim and the authorities therefore. Besides that, I have two suggestions. The lead needs improving, especially a final, concluding sentence--ending with a note on the third album is not cohesive. You needs something more general. The other thing, the references don't look so good, esp. since the article combines a bibliography with citations in the note. I don't know what to tell you--if I were working on this article, I'd do them all as references in notes with ref templates, or do all of them in a bibliography/works cited list. Good luck, Drmies (talk) 02:52, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Greetings, Drmies... I've read your comments. Here are my doubts:

• About the sources: according to Wikipedia, why wouldn't these sources be that reliable? I know that this version of Wikipedia prioritizes sources in english, so that's a definite factor... That's one of the side-effects of being a Brazilian "cult" band - not much is written about you in foreign magazines.

• Regarding the lead: what do you suggest? Maybe add another paragraph to it, dwelling on the subject of their conflicts with Ratos de Porão and Sepultura or the "Sarcófago Tribute" reunion tour?

• Could you tell me more about the format you suggested for the references section? Sorry, I didn't quite understand what you wrote.

• And yes, it is good thing you're downloading the album. If you're willing to, we can discuss at length whether or not The Laws of Scourge could be considered "thrash".

Best regards, Musicaindustrial (talk) 11:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC)