CPM 22 is a brazil

Brazil

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ian melodic hardcore

Melodic hardcore

Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on vocal melody. The genre is commonly defined with fast hardcore drum beats, complex guitar riffs and melodic singing with occasional screaming and shouting.-History:...

 band

Band (music)

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 from São Paulo

São Paulo

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 formed in 1995.

Band members are Fernando Estefano (Badauí, vocals), Ricardo Di Roberto (Japinha, drums), Fernando Sanches Takara (Fernando, bass) and Luciano Garcia (Luciano, guitar).

History

With influences from the Ramones

Ramones

The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...

, the Misfits, Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...

, Pennywise

Pennywise (band)

Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....

, Green Day

Green Day

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, and other old school punk and hardcore legends, CPM 22 recorded their first demo tape in 1998.

Their popularity in the Brazilian underground scene led CPM 22 to record the independent album A Alguns Quilômetros de Lugar Algum (A Few Kilometers From Nowhere).
Two years later they were included in the Brazilian MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 video-music award in the demo clip category with "Anteontem" (The Day Before Yesterday).

In 2001, they signed with Abril Music and released their first mainstream album called CPM 22 with many hits, including "Regina, Let's Go", "Tarde de Outubro" (October Afternoon) and "O Mundo Dá Voltas" (The World Turns), playing on Brazilian radios.

At the end of 2002, they released Chegou a Hora de Recomeçar (Now's The Time To Start Over). CPM 22 reached the top of their popularity in Brazil with songs including "Desconfio" (I Suspect), "Ontem" (Yesterday), "Não Sei Viver Sem Ter Você" (I Don't Know How to Live Without You), "Dias Atrás" (Days Ago), "Atordoado" (Stunned).

They are often seen on Brazilian television shows, remarkable for a band which recently played in the São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

 underground. Such popularity led to complaints from old-time fans that the band had "sold out", forgetting its roots by creating songs to be played on top 40 radios and populist Sunday TV shows like Domingão do Faustão

Domingão do Faustão

Domingão do FaustãoIt consists of a talk show that also features live music performances as well as special segments, such as the Dança dos Famosos and the more recent Dança no Gelo .-Facts:* Domingão do Faustão is one of the oldest of Globo's TV...

and Domingo Legal.

Singles

• Anteontem (Day Before Yesterday)
• Regina Let's Go
• O Mundo Dá Voltas (the World Turns)
• Tarde De Outubro (October Afternoon)
• Desconfio (I suspect)
• Dias Atrás (Days Ago)
• Não Sei Viver Sem Ter Você (I don't Know How To Live Without You)
• Atordoado (Stunned)
• Ontem (Yesterday)
• Um Minuto Para O Fim Do Mundo (One Minute To the End Of The World)
• Apostas & Certezas (Bets and Certainties)
• Irreversível (Irreversible)
• Felicidade Instantânea (Instantaneos Happiness)
• Inevitável (Inevitable)
• Além De Nós (Beyond us)
• Nossa Música (Our Music)
• Escolhas, Provas e Promessas (Choices, Proves and Promisses)
• Estranho no Espelho (Strange In The Mirror)

Discography

• A Alguns Quilômetros de Lugar Nenhum - (A Few Kilometers From Nowhere) (2000)
• CPM 22 (2001)
• Chegou a Hora de Recomeçar - (Now's Time To Start Over) (2002)
• Felicidade Instantânea - (Instantaneous Happiness) (2005)
• MTV Ao Vivo - (MTV Live) (2006)
• Cidade Cinza - (Grey City) (2007)