Dorsal Atlântica was a Brazil

Brazil

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ian thrash metal

Thrash metal

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 band, founded in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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, in 1981.

They were pioneers of the Brazilian thrash metal

Brazilian thrash metal

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

Sepultura

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 and Korzus

Korzus

Korzus is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1983 in São Paulo. They are one of the oldest and most important bands of the Brazilian thrash metal scene, along with bands like Sarcófago and Sepultura...

.

The band's first work appears on the split album Ultimatum with another Rio de Janeiro-based band, Metalmorphosis, in 1984. Afterwards, Dorsal Atlântica released a string of studio albums from 1984 to 1996, before breaking up in 1997.

Most their lyrics were written in Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese

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. Only some of their work contains two versions (English/Portuguese), and only one album is fully in English.

The band was always led by guitarist/vocalist Carlos 'Vândalo' Lopes. He is now playing with a psychedelic/funk band called Mustang.

Studio albums

• Ultimatum (1985)
• Antes do Fim (1986)
• Cheap Tapes from Divide & Conquer (1988)
• 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)

Compilation albums

• Ultimatum Outtakes 1982–1985 (2002)
• Pelagodiscus Atlanticus (The Old, The Rare, The New) (2002)

External links

• [ Dorsal Atlântica] at Allmusic