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The story of ENTRANCE begins on December 1997 when Richard
Pilnik (guitars), Alan Alvarez (bass guitar), Claudio Morice (lead vocals) and Alejandro
de la Cuadra (drums) replaced their keyboard player and began working with Jaime Rosas.
Together they
decided to make a progressive rock oriented band, with one goal in mind: to compose music
further than popular structures and to explore a restrictionless style. The central idea
was to create thinking only in music, without caring on commercial common sense and having
spaces for the five members of the band.
ENTRANCE played
live for the first time on April 1998 in Santiago’s House Rock, invited by ARPROCH
(Chilean Progressive Rock Association). Since at that time there were only three finished
songs ("Mirada de Luz", "Encerrado en su Locura" and a third one the
band never recorded), ENTRANCE played mostly songs from their favorites bands: Emerson,
Lake & Palmer, Yes, Journey, Queen, Dream Theater, Genesis, Rush and Deep Purple.
In August of that year, ENTRANCE signed a contract with the independent label "Toxic
Records" and began the recording of their first work at HIT Studios on September 18th
(Chilean Independence Day). The process was long and paused and on May 1999, the
work was finally done.
On November 1999
Alejandro de la Cuadra was replaced by Alex von Chrismar, debuting with great success on
December 15th at Tomm Pub. With this new lineup ENTRANCE promotes the album performing
live in Santiago, showing a solid live performance and a big compromise.
In September,
2000, Alan Alvarez and Claudio Morice decided to leave the band to dedicate to commercial
projects. They are replaced by Jaime Scalpello (Vocals) and Rodrigo Godoy (Bass). With
this new lineup ENTRANCE acquires more strenght and commitment, all of this is
revealed in their live shows.
In March, 2001, ENTRANCE start composing new music for the second album. The recording
process begins in September. The new album contains 4 new songs and a new version of Alas
Fugaces.
Finally, in May
2002, "En la Tierra" hits the stores.
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