Chinchilla is a heavy metal band from Germany.
The group was 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.