Dorsal Atlântica is a Brazilian

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band founded in

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in 1981. They were pioneers of the

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scene, being acknowledged as an influence to many other bands including

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and

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. The band's first work appears on the split album ''Ultimatum'' with another Rio de Janeiro-based band, ''Metalmorphose'', in 1984. Afterwards, ''Dorsal Atlântica'' released a string of studio albums from 1984 to 1998, before breaking up in 2001. Most their lyrics were written in Portuguese. Some of their work contains two versions (English/Portuguese), and four albums are fully in English. Dorsal Atlântica was always led by guitarist/vocalist Carlos 'Vândalo' Lopes. From 2001 until 2008 he recorded several albums with the psychedelic/high energy rock band called Mustang and with the Brazilian groove/rock band Usina Le Blond.

Discography

Demos

* ''1st Demo'' (1982)

Studio albums

* ''Ultimatum'' (split) (1985) * ''Antes do Fim'' (1986) * ''Dividir & Conquistar'' (1988) * ''Searching for the Light'' (1990) * ''Musical Guide from Stellium'' (1992) * ''Alea Jacta Est'' (1994) * ''Straight'' (1996) * ''Antes do Fim, Depois do Fim'' (re-recording of ''Antes do Fim'' album) (2005) * ''2012'' (2012) * ''Imperium'' (2014) * ''Canudos'' (2017) * ''Pandemia''(2021)

EPs

* ''Cheap Tapes from Divide & Conquer'' (1988)

Live albums

* ''Terrorism Alive'' (1999)

Compilation albums

* ''Ultimatum Outtakes 1982–1985'' (2002) * ''Pelagodiscus Atlanticus (The Old, The Rare, The New)'' (2002) * ''Depois do Fim (After the End)'' (2014)

References

External links

* Dorsal Atlânticaat

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