Os Inexistentes formed in São Paulo in 1985 with Clemente Nascimento on vocals, Lúcio Ribeiro on guitar, Felipe 'Flip' Camelo on bass, and Marcelo 'Gaúcho' Bruske on drums. Their debut album 'Nothing to Say' came out in 1987, and they developed a cult following for a sound that mixed punk with more experimental approaches.
Their song 'Aquele Dia' became particularly well-known, and they also recorded tracks like 'As Cartas' and 'Final Feliz.' The band sometimes faced resistance from conservative critics and radio stations, and they occasionally ran into censorship issues during Brazil's military regime.
They kept working for about three decades, releasing several albums that showed different sides of their music. The first record had that raw punk energy, but later ones explored other directions while maintaining their challenging, unconventional approach.
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