History of Lisbon francophile compatriots for the brutality and depredations of the French. Meanwhile, to control access to the capital, Wellington's chief engineer, Richard Fletcher, built the defensive lines known as the Lines of Torres Vedras across the peninsula on which Lisbon sits, using Portuguese workmen. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Tagus on the other, the city was reachable only by a narrow stretch of land blocked by a range of hills stretching from Sintra to Torre Vedras, which since Roman times had marked the bounds of Lisbon's territory. Conceived by Fletcher and a Portuguese major, Neves Costa,
Stand Atlantic Atlantic announced the "Sidewinder" EP the following week, with a release date set for 15 September 2017. On 23 July 2017, Stand Atlantic released the second single, 'Mess I Made', through "Hysteria Mag". On 27 July 2017, they announced they would be supporting New Found Glory on their '20 Years of Pop/Punk' tour, playing at sold out shows across Australia. The band released one more single before the release of the EP, the title track "Sidewinder" in August. Stand Atlantic were featured in the September issue of "Rock Sound" magazine. The EP peaked at #31 on the iTunes charts during