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New Jersey USA-based act Ill Niño is a bilingual hybrid that has
discovered an innovative blend between Hispanic flavors and Metal styles;
the band was formed in late 1999 by vocalist Cristian Machado, guitarists
Marc Rizzo and Jardel Paisante, bassist Lazaro Pina, drummer Dave Chavarri
and percussionist Roger Vasquez.
The six-piece group quickly recorded a self-titled 7-song indie-EP that
showcased an incendiary mix of aggressive Rock and unconventional power
Latin-Metal with alternate English and Spanish language lyrics.
The record caught the attention of Roadrunner Records who signed them
and released their debut full-length disc, "Revolution Revolución",
in July 2001; the sextet toured throughout America and Europe with the
likes of P.O.D., Drowning
Pool and Static-X; eventually the
album went on to sell nearly 350,000 units worldwide spawning a couple
of minor hit singles in "What Comes Around" and "Unreal".
During pre-production for the band's sophomore release, both Vasquez and
Rizzo left the group, the latter to join Max Cavalera's Soulfly,
they were replaced by guitarist Ahrue Luster and percussionist Danny Couto;
in September 2003 "Confession" was completed and crashed into
the top 40 of The Billboard Top 200 chart, its first single "How
Can I Live" peaked at #26 on The Mainstream Rock chart; the second
single, "This Time's For Real", was another Active Rock top
40 hit.
In September 2005 Ill Niño returned with "One Nation Underground",
which reached the #101 position on The Billboard 200 Albums chart; it
contained the Mainstream Rock top 40 hit "What You Deserve".
Ill Niño's first release on Cement Shoes Records, "The Undercover
Sessions" EP, came out in November 2006; the set was just a taste
of what's to come from the group on their highly anticipated fourth full-length
studio album, "Enigma", due on July 17; it includes the new
single "Alibi Of Tyrants".
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