Chinchilla recorded in 1994 with ex-Letter X singer Martin Obermeier the 5-song-Mini-CD "Who Is Who?". Excellent reviews from the national press attested the fact that CHINCHILLA was a band to watch out for.
In the end of 1996 the band went into the studio again to record the second album "Horrorscope". The album got released in Japan through Virgin Music in May 1997, but it took the band until the end of 1998 to release the album in Europe through Point Music. Meanwhile Martin Obermeier left the band and CHINCHILLA had to look out for a new frontman. It took the band only a few rehearsals to find Thomas Laasch, a man with a great voice and a perfect live performance. With the best line-up the band ever had CHINCHILLA played many, many live-shows, mostly in Germany, and got excellent feedback from the fans and the press as well.
In the end of January 2000 the band played it´s first European tour as a support for Vanden Plas. CHINCHILLA had the chance to play Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and France. Finally the band got the recognition they deserved and they already had for a couple of years in Japan and Germany. It was no surprise that the five boys got invited to play bigger festivals like the Biker Union 2000 in Schleiz and the Bang Your Head in Germany. CHINCHILLA is an experienced live band that already shared stages with Scorpions, Krokus, Saxon, Uriah Heep, Running Wild, Primal Fear, Doro, Pink Cream 69, Vanden Plas, Edguy, U.D.O., Rage, ect... In May 2000 CHINCHILLA signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records and about the same time they finished the recordings for their new longplayer "Madness". Again they produced with Achim Köhler and the result is superb. The press reactions were excellent, especially in Germany they reached highest ratings and very good sales figures. Besides loads of headliner shows CHINCHILLA also supported Paul Di Anno for a few shows. The highlight of the year was the show at the "Wacken Open Air", the feedback from fans and press was overwhelming and the show a big success for the band.
After that show CHINCHILLA completed the songwriting for the new album "The Last Millennium?" and entered the House Of Music Studios once again to record with Ingmar Schenzel this time. The mix was done by Achim Köhler, responsible for the works of bands like Primal Fear and Brainstorm. CHINCHILLA will start promoting their new album already in February 2002 when they will be out on tour as the support band for Demon. Check out the melodic Power Metal of CHINCHILLA and get convinced by their heavy live shows!
Source: http://www.chinchilla.rocks.de/
