Fahrenheit (Chilean band)

Fahrenheit
Cumbre del Rock 2007.
Background information
Origin	Santiago, Chile ( Chile)
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, rock music
Years active	since 2001
Labels	Perris Records, Sello Oveja Negra
Website	www.fhtrock.com
Members	Felipe Mira Carlos Otto Carlos Cid Ignacio Torres Andrés Torres
Past members	Diego Bombardiere Javier Bassino Chaz Thomson Juan Pablo Lewin

Fahrenheit was a hard rock band from Santiago, Chile, deeply influenced by 1980s and '70s rock legends such us Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe and Skid Row. ºFahrenheit were well known in the Latin-American rock scene for its intense on-stage performance, energetic sound and killer guitar solos.

Throughout twelve years of career, ºFahrenheit received positive reviews from the media, along with worldwide exposure through MTV and Much Music, breaking new ground in the yet unexplored Spanish rock market.

The band played in massive shows in Chile and Mexico, including opening for Evanescence, Mötley Crüe and the “Vive Latino” festival.

After releasing their debut album “Chain Reaction” through Perris Records, the band decided to develop their music in its native language and started working in their first Spanish album, “Nuevos Tiempos”, with multi-platinum producer David Prater, known for his work with Dream Theater, Firehouse and the Dirty Dancing movie OST.

ºFahrenheit was a Chilean rock band born in 2001, when guitarist Carlos Otto and bassist Juan Pablo Lewin started composing tunes deeply influenced in 80's glam rock legends such us Guns n' Roses, Mötley Crüe and Journey. Slowly the band began to make its way in a difficult underground scene in Santiago, ruled at the time by a strong "aggro metal" trend. In 2004 they record their first LP album, "Chain Reaction", which got the attention of independent US label Perris Records, distributing the album in the US, Japan and Europe.

Even though their debut album received positive reviews from the specialized media and fans of the genre, the band felt the need to evolve in their sound and concept, which at the time was being tagged as a "glam-rock revival". For the recording of their second album they managed to get in touch with producer David Prater, best known for his multi-platinum work with Dream Theater ("Images & Words" and "A change of seasons"),Firehouse ("Firehouse" and "Hold your fire") and 2 hit singles from the "Dirty Dancing" movie original soundtrack, "Hungry eyes" and "Time of my life".