Chinchilla is a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band from Germany

Germany

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. The group was originally founded by guitarist Udo Gerstenmeyer in 1988, and released an EP entitled No Mercy in 1990. 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)

Current members

• Udo Gerstenmeyer : Guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , Keyboard
  Electronic keyboard
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• Thomas Laasch : Vocals (2000 – present)
• Christian Schwinn : Drums
  Drum kit
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   (2003 – present)
• Roberto Palacios : Bass
  Bass guitar
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  (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)