''Carne Humana'' (

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for "''Human Flesh''") is the first studio album by

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ian

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band

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, following their EP ''

Passos no Escuro ''Passos no Escuro'' (Portuguese for "''Footsteps in the Dark''") is an extended play by the Brazilian rock band Zero. It came out in 1985 by EMI. The EP was a massive commercial success, to the point of receiving a Gold Certification by Pro-Mús ...

''. It came out in

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. Even though it was not as commercially successful as ''Passos no Escuro'', the album spawned the

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s "Quimeras" and "A Luta e o Prazer". Despite not being released as a single, "Abuso de Poder" was also a very memorable track, being that it criticized the

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(which had ended only two years prior to the album's release). The album also includes the only song by Zero written in

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, "Game Over". A

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was made for "Quimeras"; it was recorded at the site of the Electric Power Research Center in

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.Por Trás da Vitrola: Zero - Carne Humana (1987)
Since the band would eventually break up in 1989, it would be their only studio album for a long time; however, they reunited in 1998 and released a follow-up, ''

Quinto Elemento ''Quinto Elemento'' (Portuguese for "''Fifth Element''") is the second studio album by Brazilian rock band Zero. Their first proper studio release in 20 years since '' Carne Humana'' in 1987, it was independently-released on August 30, 2007. The ba ...

'', in 2007.

Track listing

Personnel

* Guilherme Isnard – vocals * Eduardo Amarante – guitars * Malcolm Oakley – drums * Ricardo "Rick" Villas-Boas – bass * Alfred "Freddy" Haiat – keyboard * Paul Mounsey – production * Jorge Davidson – art direction * Mayrton Bahia – executive production

References

External links

''Carne Humana''
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1987 debut albums Portuguese-language albums EMI Records albums Zero (Brazilian band) albums {{Brazil-album-stub