Dorso made its first public gig in a Ñuñoa gym in 1984, with a setlist of heavy metal covers and original songs.
By the time of the release of their first demo, Parajes de lo Desconocido (1985), Dorso was a trio led by its original frontman and two new hires, Gamal Eltit in guitars and Jaime Palma in drums.
The second album, Romance (1990) is considered by many as one of the best of the band.[3]
Romance was a moment of great pretension. We wanted to do something long and conceptual. We took advantage of the fact that we were signed with BMG at the time, which gave us very few restrictions. We wanted this album to be symphonic, yet metal.
Eltit and the newly hired drummer Eduardo Topelberg left the band citing musical disagreements after recording Romance. Two new members joined the band, ex-Nimrod Marcelo Naves in drums and guitarist Alvaro Soms. This line-up went on to record Dorso's best-selling album to date, El Espanto Surge de la Tumba (1993). The album's heavy use of Spanglish, black humor and bilingual puns, as well as Soms' distinctive riff-writing became the defining characteristics of the band's sound.
Their next album, Big Monsters Aventura was released to some success in 1995, with the eponymous song being featured on MTV's Headbangers Ball. This album featured more goregrind elements than its predecessor.
Dorso now (since 1998)edit
Following the release Disco Blood in 1998, the band went on to release two live albums followed by a short hiatus and the return of Eltit in guitars.
In 2008 the band released Espacium, and in 2012 Recolecciones Macabras del Campo Chileno, featuring for the first time some doom and black metal elements, with lyrical themes revolving around Chilean myths and legends.
Gallinazeous Death SQVAD (pronounced "Squad") (1989)
Sangre Eterna (2002)
El Huésped (2005)
Note: Both items are included as bonus tracks on Espacium (2008).
Referencesedit
^Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (9 November 2020). "30 metal bands who pioneered heavy music in Latin America". Alternative Press. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^"Metal: Chile's favorite music genre?". The Santiago Times. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ abc. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dorso news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dorso is a Chilean metal band 2 Common themes in the band s music are horror film creatures hyperbolic sexual fetishes and Chilean myths 3 DorsoOriginSantiago ChileGenresSpeed metal 1 thrash metal progressive metal extreme metal avant garde metalYears active1984 presentLabelsBMG InfernoMembersRodrigo Pera CuadraGamal EltitAlvaro SomsFran MunozWebsitedorso wbr clThe band s frontman Rodrigo Cuadra became a TV presenter in the 1990s Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1984 1988 1 2 1989 1995 1 3 Dorso now since 1998 2 Band members 2 1 Current lineup 2 2 Former members 3 Discography 3 1 Demos 3 2 Live albums 3 3 Other albums 4 ReferencesHistory editEarly years 1984 1988 edit Dorso was formed in 1984 by Rodrigo Cuadra who was 17 at the time His vision for the band was for it to be a musical synthesis of extreme metal and progressive rock drawing extensively from dark fantasy literature and gore films for inspiration Dorso made its first public gig in a Nunoa gym in 1984 with a setlist of heavy metal covers and original songs By the time of the release of their first demo Parajes de lo Desconocido 1985 Dorso was a trio led by its original frontman and two new hires Gamal Eltit in guitars and Jaime Palma in drums 1989 1995 edit Their first album Bajo una luna cambrica was released in 1989 It featured an eclectic blend of prog rock inspired thrash metal retrospectively described as progressive metal odd time signatures and traditional speed metal The second album Romance 1990 is considered by many as one of the best of the band 3 Romance was a moment of great pretension We wanted to do something long and conceptual We took advantage of the fact that we were signed with BMG at the time which gave us very few restrictions We wanted this album to be symphonic yet metal Rodrigo Pera Cuadra 3 Eltit and the newly hired drummer Eduardo Topelberg left the band citing musical disagreements after recording Romance Two new members joined the band ex Nimrod Marcelo Naves in drums and guitarist Alvaro Soms This line up went on to record Dorso s best selling album to date El Espanto Surge de la Tumba 1993 The album s heavy use of Spanglish black humor and bilingual puns as well as Soms distinctive riff writing became the defining characteristics of the band s sound Their next album Big Monsters Aventura was released to some success in 1995 with the eponymous song being featured on MTV s Headbangers Ball This album featured more goregrind elements than its predecessor Dorso now since 1998 edit Following the release Disco Blood in 1998 the band went on to release two live albums followed by a short hiatus and the return of Eltit in guitars In 2008 the band released Espacium and in 2012 Recolecciones Macabras del Campo Chileno featuring for the first time some doom and black metal elements with lyrical themes revolving around Chilean myths and legends Band members editCurrent lineup edit Rodrigo Pera Cuadra vocals and bass bass overdrive synths keyboards percussion acoustic guitar since 1984 Gamal Eltit rhythm guitar lead guitar lute percussion programming backing vocals 1984 1991 since 2001 Alvaro Soms lead guitar since 1991 Fran Munoz drums percussion since 2008 Former members edit Mauricio Castillo lead guitar 1984 Alvaro Cuadra rhythm guitar 1986 Claudio Alfaro bass 1984 Juan Francisco Cueto bass 1995 Marcelo Castillo drums percussion 1984 Gonzalo Lara drums percussion 1984 Jaime Palma drums percussion 1984 1989 Rafael Alfaro drums percussion 1989 Juan Coderch drums percussion 1989 Eduardo Topelberg drums percussion backing vocals 1989 1991 Marcelo Naves drums percussion 1991 2008 Bernardo Riquelme percussion 1984 Discography editBajo una luna Cambrica 1989 Romance 1990 El Espanto Surge de la Tumba 1993 Big Monster Aventura 1995 Disco Blood 1998 Espacium 2008 Recolecciones Macabras del Campo Chileno 2012 Gore and Roll 2019 Demos edit Parajes de lo Desconocido 1985 Guerra de Criaturas 1987 Live albums edit Lari la live 2002 Unplugged Cosmico 2005 Other albums edit Gallinazeous Death SQVAD pronounced Squad 1989 Sangre Eterna 2002 El Huesped 2005 Note Both items are included as bonus tracks on Espacium 2008 References edit Smith Engelhardt Joe 9 November 2020 30 metal bands who pioneered heavy music in Latin America Alternative Press Retrieved 20 August 2022 Metal Chile s favorite music genre The Santiago Times 22 June 2013 Retrieved 2 February 2015 a b c Entrevista a Rodrigo Pera Cuadra Archived from the original on 10 December 2011 Retrieved 25 February 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorso amp oldid 1131689569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
