SkalyVan is an Alternative Metal band, formed in 2018.

From the beginning the group was formed by guitarist Rodrigo Arlegui (Rod) in 2016 and as time went by Rod integrated Juan Sandoval as drummer to the musical project. From the beginning it was nothing more than a hobby project focused on entertainment.

In 2017 the duo of musicians decided to start working their demos in a slightly more serious way, likewise it was decided to give the group the name "Draxtex". At the end of the year the drummer Juan Sandoval decided to rename the group as "SkalyVan". By chance both members agreed to start looking for a vocalist and it was the drummer who started contacting possible candidates. It wasn't long before he suddenly contacted the first and only vocalist Ismael Maldonado through a group that shared the same musical taste.

Initially the drummer Juan rejected Ismael's entry, being so the guitarist began to insist on the integration of the same, since he considered that this one had the...