Morbid Visions is the debut studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released on November 10, 1986 by Cogumelo Records. While later albums have a more political edge, Morbid Visions (along with the Bestial Devastation EP) is notable for "Satanic" themes. The band said many lyrics were fashioned after those of Venom and Celtic Frost (note the similarity of the album title to Morbid Tales).
The production of the album is rather poor. In the liner notes of Roadrunner's reissue of the album (which includes the tracks from the EP Bestial Devastation), Cavalera admits that the band neglected to tune their guitars during the sessions. They were only starting to learn English at this point, so they had to translate the lyrics word-for-word using a dictionary. The original vinyl pressings of Morbid Visions featured the first movement of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana ("O Fortuna") as an unnamed introduction. This composition was left off the CD re-release, probably because of copyright issues. This would mark the last appearance of the group's original lead guitarist Jairo T.
Oppression in your country takes you
Soon they will be able to rule you too
Onslaught from the east will come soon
Mesmerized you think it's a boon
You will be sacrificed
Clammy dungeons await
Addle in underground
Killed by your own choice
Delirium
Echants you
You are lost
In a pandemonium
Morbid way of life
Gory alliance
Asphyxiating lies has come true
Now they will be coming after you
Malady will step into your mind
You'll become a hypocondriac
Dynasty come to demise
Depauperise is here
Enchain the betrayals
The obituary's done
Delirium
Echants you
You are lost
In a pandemonium
Morbid way of life
Gory alliance