Attomica was founded in São José dos Campos, Brazil, in 1985 by guitarist João Paulo Francis and drummer Mario Sanefuji, with vocalist Laerte Perr and brothers Pyda (guitar) and Andre Rod (bass) joining soon after. Their modest ambition was to become the fastest heavy metal band in their world, and Attomica's talents certainly improved at an amazingly fast rate, quickly evolving from the raw songs and Portuguese lyrics presented in their initial shows and 1986 demo to a far more accomplished, speed-thrash style and English-sung lyrics on their eponymous debut album in 1987. Fo...