Chinchilla (band)

Chinchilla
Origin	Germany
Genres	Power metal
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Metal Blade
Website	http://www.chinchilla.rocks.de
Members	Udo Gerstenmeyer Thomas Laasch Christian Schwinn Roberto Palacios
Past members	Martin Obermeyer Marc Peters Steffen Theurer Marc Steck Josch Häberle Arthur Diessner Ralf Stoney

Chinchilla is a heavy metal band from Germany. The group was originally founded by guitarist Udo Gerstenmeyer in 1988, and released an EP entitled No Mercy in 1990.^[1] This incarnation of the band broke up just after the release of the album, but Gerstenmeyer reformed the band in 1994 and recorded a second EP. A full-length did not appear until 1998, after which the group signed to Metal Blade Records, for whom they would release several albums. Several line-up changes have occurred over the life of the band.

Discography

• No Mercy EP (1990)
• Who Is Who EP (1994)
• Horrorscope (1998)
• Madness (Metal Blade, 2001)
• 2000 Years at the War (Metal Blade, 2002)
• The Last Millennium (Metal Blade, 2002)
• Madtropolis (Metal Blade, 2003)
• Take No Prisoners (Armageddon Records, 2004)

Members

Current members

• Udo Gerstenmeyer : Guitar, Keyboard
• Thomas Laasch : Vocals (2000 – present)
• Christian Schwinn : Drums (2003 – present)
• Roberto Palacios : Bass (2004 – present)

Former Members

• Martin Obermeyer : Vocals (? – 1998)
• Marc Peters : Bass (? – 2002)
• Steffen Theurer : Drums (? – 2002)
• Marc Steck : Keyboard (2002)
• Josch Häberle : Bass (2003)
• Arthur Diessner : Keyboards (2003)
• Ralf Stoney : Guitar (2007–2008)

References

1. Biography, Allmusic.com