"With their own identity, Morbid Perversion revives the savagery of South American metal."
- Perversor of The Holy Order
- Aug 15
- 2 min read
Seven years after their debut album, MORBID PERVERSION commits yet another atrocity—not only against the hypocrisy and conservatism of Christendom, but also delivering a deathblow to the trends of modern, sanitized metal. With stellar production handled by the band itself, the power trio from Salvador honors the traditions of metal from the Land Without Salvation on Infamous Dogmas of Sacrifice, a relentless BLACK/DEATH METAL assault that lays waste to everything in its path over a hellish 33 minutes.
While following the path carved by their demo Morbid Skills of Evil (2012) and solidified on Rites of Lust and Blasphemy (2017)—a clear homage to the tradition and savagery of old-school Brazilian and South American metal—MORBID PERVERSION takes a bold step forward to forge its own entity, injecting heavy doses of filthy Heavy Metal and conjuring a morbid atmosphere throughout the entire release.
The enlistment of Leandro Kastiphas on bass added even more gunpowder to MORBID PERVERSION’s cannons, bringing an extra dose of lethality to the artillery led by E. Sextrash (guitars and vocals) and Lunatic (drums). One of the most creative, talented, and obscure forces in the Brazilian underground, Kastiphas also contributed chilling intros and passages on acoustic guitar and keyboards, evoking the glory days of Northeastern black metal and conjuring atmospheres long thought forgotten—echoes that can be found in classic albums from the Minas Gerais school, such as those by CALVARY DEATH and IN MEMORIAN.
Going against the grain of algorithmic logic and the “fast food” approach embraced by many contemporary bands, the deadly Bahian machine has bet on a conceptual album. “We dared to experiment and do something different from our previous releases,” explains E. Sextrash. “The tracks are interconnected, forming a narrative that, while exploring a religious order within the medieval Catholic Church, delves into peculiar doctrines.”
According to the demon responsible for the storm of riffs and vocal onslaughts, the order in question committed cynical barbarities and horrific crimes: “‘Celestial Rape,’ as the name suggests, deals with sexual and moral abuse, rapes, and punishments; ‘Chaoslust’ explores slavery, forced labor, and physical sacrifice in the name of infamous dogmas; ‘Divine Infanticide,’ in turn, speaks of infanticide and the concealment of corpses.”
“Manipulation, slavery, abuse, rape, suicide… everything was hidden,” declares E. Sextrash, leaving open the parallels that can be drawn between the narratives expressed in the album and well-known episodes from the history of one of the most rotten institutions on the planet.
Worthy of the primitive and bestial metal historically forged on the continent, Infamous Dogmas of Sacrifice is now available via Black Hearts Records. The CD edition features a matte-finish slipcase with red hot-stamp detailing, along with a 16-page booklet (with a layout distinct from the European version).
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