Ill Niño
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Ill Niño is an American six-piece metal
band from New Jersey
founded in 1998. The band has sold over 3.3 million units worldwide; they have 5 studio albums and 10 music videos.
, the band held auditions for a new vocalist, but ultimately decided that the best decision was for Cristian to step up to vocals. El Niño then changed their name because it was already being used by another band and released another demo EP in 2000, signing with Roadrunner Records shortly thereafter.
Ill Niño released their debut album, Revolution Revolución
, on September 18, 2001. In support of the album's release, the band was part of the Ozzfest
and Jägermeister
tours in 2002. The album's single, "What Comes Around," also received significant airplay on MTV2
in late 2001. In early 2003, right before Ill Niño was set to record the follow-up to Revolution Revolución
, guitarist Marc Rizzo and percussionist Roger Vasquez left the band, due to personal conflicts and the desire to pursue different projects. Rizzo stayed aboard long enough to record some of the guitars for the new album, and hired percussionist Danny Couto to replace Roger Vasquez for the recording. Shortly before the release of Confession
, the band also hired Ahrue Luster, formerly of Machine Head, to fill the vacant guitar spot.
Confession, was released on September 30, 2003. The album debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
charts. The lead single, "How Can I Live," featured on the Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack
, and was subsequently their first single to break into the Billboard charts
, peaking at No. 26 on the mainstream rock charts. The album had sold more than 110,000 copies in the US within its first five months of release.
The band's third effort, One Nation Underground, was released on September 27, 2005. The album debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200 charts, and struggled to sell as well as its predecessor Confession. The band announced they had parted ways with Roadrunner Records on July 15, 2006.
Nine days later, it was announced that Ill Niño had signed new deal with the recently formed Cement Shoes Records
. Drummer Dave Chavarri
stated that their split from Roadrunner was "amicable" but felt that they weren't getting the proper attention and support from Roadrunner they had received on their past two releases. Somewhere in this time period, for reasons unknown, the band parted ways with guitarist Jardel Paisante, and replaced him with Diego Verduzco.
Roadrunner Records released The Best of Ill Niño
on September 29, 2006. The album features 13 tracks from their three Roadrunner releases. However, it was only issued in the US.
As a lead-up to their Cement Shoes debut, the band released the five-track EP
The Under Cover Sessions on November 7, 2006. Three cover version
s were recorded, which included Faith No More
's "Zombie Eaters," Nirvana
's "Territorial Pissings," and Peter Gabriel
's "Red Rain
." Two new tracks, "Arrastra" and "Reservation for Two," were also included. 1,300 copies were sold in its first week of release.
The band's fourth full-length album, Enigma
, was due for release on October 9, 2007, but was pushed back several times, eventually being released on March 11, 2008.
Ill Niño toured Europe and the Americas in support of Enigma and in January 2009 parted ways with Cement Shoes Records. During the band's downtime, several members have established production companies to support younger artists. Dave Chavarri oversees his management company, CIA Management, while producing records for signed bands Exilia, and May The Silence Fail.
Cristian Machado and Laz Pina have worked with numerous artists/bands including ARTWORK, Iratetion, K-9 Militia, Davola, and Convictos in their New Jersey production studio, Sound Wars Studios. Ahrue Luster produces artists with his Colorado-based production company, Illustrious Productions.
Meanwhile, Guitarist Diego Verduzco opened his own tattoo shop in California called Artifact Tattoo.
In March 2010, the band announced that they had inked a deal with Victory Records
, would be in the studio in April, and that the album would be produced by Dave Chavarri, Cristian Machado, Laz Pina, and Ahrue Luster. Co-Production would come from Sahaj Ticotin (RA) and Clint Lowery
of Sevendust
. On June 2, 2010, Ill Niño released a brand new track, "Scarred (My Prison)", from their Dead New World
album.
Dead New World was released on October 25, 2010. The band toured Australia in February and March, 2011 as part of the Soundwave Festival.
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
band from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
founded in 1998. The band has sold over 3.3 million units worldwide; they have 5 studio albums and 10 music videos.
History
El Niño was founded in 1998 by drummer Dave Chavarri and released a self-titled demo EP that year with Jorge Rosado on vocals and Cristian playing bass. The next year, after Rosado's return to his band MerauderMerauder
-History:The group formed in 1990, establishing itself on the eastern U.S. hardcore/metal scene through frequent touring and a few demo releases. In 1995, the band released an EP after vocalist Jorge joined, and toured with Biohazard...
, the band held auditions for a new vocalist, but ultimately decided that the best decision was for Cristian to step up to vocals. El Niño then changed their name because it was already being used by another band and released another demo EP in 2000, signing with Roadrunner Records shortly thereafter.
Ill Niño released their debut album, Revolution Revolución
Revolution Revolución
Revolution Revolución is the debut album by Ill Niño. It has sold over 375,000 copies in the United States. The majority of Ill Niño's live setlist is from this album, even today...
, on September 18, 2001. In support of the album's release, the band was part of the Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
and Jägermeister
Jägermeister
Jägermeister is a German 70-proof digestif made with 56 different herbs and spices. It is the flagship product of Mast-Jägermeister SE, headquartered in Wolfenbüttel, south of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :...
tours in 2002. The album's single, "What Comes Around," also received significant airplay on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
in late 2001. In early 2003, right before Ill Niño was set to record the follow-up to Revolution Revolución
Revolution Revolución
Revolution Revolución is the debut album by Ill Niño. It has sold over 375,000 copies in the United States. The majority of Ill Niño's live setlist is from this album, even today...
, guitarist Marc Rizzo and percussionist Roger Vasquez left the band, due to personal conflicts and the desire to pursue different projects. Rizzo stayed aboard long enough to record some of the guitars for the new album, and hired percussionist Danny Couto to replace Roger Vasquez for the recording. Shortly before the release of Confession
Confession (album)
Confession is the second album released by Ill Niño. The album debuted at #37 in the Billboard Top 200 with first week sales of 27,863. It has been their most successful album to date, selling nearly 500,000 copies in the United States. The album features several elements and influences of...
, the band also hired Ahrue Luster, formerly of Machine Head, to fill the vacant guitar spot.
Confession, was released on September 30, 2003. The album debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
charts. The lead single, "How Can I Live," featured on the Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack
Freddy vs. Jason (soundtrack)
Freddy vs. Jason is the soundtrack to the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason. It was released on August 12, 2003 on Roadrunner Records. The album features twenty tracks, including fourteen of them being previously unreleased by the band, which makes the soundtrack most notable.-Track listing:† Indicates...
, and was subsequently their first single to break into the Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
, peaking at No. 26 on the mainstream rock charts. The album had sold more than 110,000 copies in the US within its first five months of release.
The band's third effort, One Nation Underground, was released on September 27, 2005. The album debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200 charts, and struggled to sell as well as its predecessor Confession. The band announced they had parted ways with Roadrunner Records on July 15, 2006.
Nine days later, it was announced that Ill Niño had signed new deal with the recently formed Cement Shoes Records
Cement Shoes Records
Cement Shoes Records is an independent record label based in Hollywood, California. It is not known if the label is still in existence, as its website has not been updated in over a year and still makes mention of bands that have been long gone from the label such as Ill Niño and...
. Drummer Dave Chavarri
Dave Chavarri
Dave Chavarri is the founder, producer, manager, and drummer for the band Ill Niño.Chavarri was born in Lima, Peru, and moved to New Jersey at age 11. With a 25 year career in the music business, Dave is the former drummer for many bands such as Soulfly, Pro-Pain, M.O.D., Merauder and Gothic Slam...
stated that their split from Roadrunner was "amicable" but felt that they weren't getting the proper attention and support from Roadrunner they had received on their past two releases. Somewhere in this time period, for reasons unknown, the band parted ways with guitarist Jardel Paisante, and replaced him with Diego Verduzco.
Roadrunner Records released The Best of Ill Niño
The Best of Ill Niño
- Personnel :*Cristian Machado – Vocals*Jardel Martins Paisante – Guitar*Marc Rizzo – Guitar on tracks 1-7*Ahrue Luster – Guitar on tracks 8-13*Lazaro Pina – Bass*Dave Chavarri – Drums*Roger Vasquez – Percussion on tracks 1-5...
on September 29, 2006. The album features 13 tracks from their three Roadrunner releases. However, it was only issued in the US.
As a lead-up to their Cement Shoes debut, the band released the five-track EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
The Under Cover Sessions on November 7, 2006. Three cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s were recorded, which included Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
's "Zombie Eaters," Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
's "Territorial Pissings," and Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
's "Red Rain
Red Rain (song)
"Red Rain" is the first track on Peter Gabriel's 1986 solo album So. In the USA, it reached #3 on Billboard magazine's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Stewart Copeland from The Police played the hi-hat for the rain-like background sound; the rest of the drumming was handled by Jerry Marotta.The song...
." Two new tracks, "Arrastra" and "Reservation for Two," were also included. 1,300 copies were sold in its first week of release.
The band's fourth full-length album, Enigma
Enigma (Ill Niño album)
-Singles:* "The Alibi of Tyrants" – The video was filmed live at the 2007 With Full Force festival in Germany....
, was due for release on October 9, 2007, but was pushed back several times, eventually being released on March 11, 2008.
- In March of 2008, Cement Shoes Records released 'Enigma' without paying the Engineers and Editors of the album for their work. Subsequently, 'Enigma' was permanently pulled from the iTunes music store and other digital music outlets. Most of the engineers and editors that worked on the album have still not been paid and have taken legal action against Ill Niño and Cement Shoes Records.
Ill Niño toured Europe and the Americas in support of Enigma and in January 2009 parted ways with Cement Shoes Records. During the band's downtime, several members have established production companies to support younger artists. Dave Chavarri oversees his management company, CIA Management, while producing records for signed bands Exilia, and May The Silence Fail.
Cristian Machado and Laz Pina have worked with numerous artists/bands including ARTWORK, Iratetion, K-9 Militia, Davola, and Convictos in their New Jersey production studio, Sound Wars Studios. Ahrue Luster produces artists with his Colorado-based production company, Illustrious Productions.
Meanwhile, Guitarist Diego Verduzco opened his own tattoo shop in California called Artifact Tattoo.
In March 2010, the band announced that they had inked a deal with Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
, would be in the studio in April, and that the album would be produced by Dave Chavarri, Cristian Machado, Laz Pina, and Ahrue Luster. Co-Production would come from Sahaj Ticotin (RA) and Clint Lowery
Clint Lowery
Clint Lowery is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain and served as the touring guitarist for Korn through most of 2007....
of Sevendust
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group...
. On June 2, 2010, Ill Niño released a brand new track, "Scarred (My Prison)", from their Dead New World
Dead New World
- Personnel :Cristian Machado: VocalsDiego Verduzco: Rhythm GuitarAhrue Luster: Lead guitarLazaro Pina: BassDave Chavarri: DrumsDaniel Couto: Percussion...
album.
Dead New World was released on October 25, 2010. The band toured Australia in February and March, 2011 as part of the Soundwave Festival.
Members
- Cristian Machado – lead vocals (2000–Present), bass guitars (1998–2000)
- Dave ChavarriDave ChavarriDave Chavarri is the founder, producer, manager, and drummer for the band Ill Niño.Chavarri was born in Lima, Peru, and moved to New Jersey at age 11. With a 25 year career in the music business, Dave is the former drummer for many bands such as Soulfly, Pro-Pain, M.O.D., Merauder and Gothic Slam...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1998–Present) - Lazaro Pina – bass guitars (2000–Present)
- Ahrue LusterAhrue LusterAhrue Luster is the current lead guitarist for the Latin metal band Ill Niño. He is also the former guitarist for Machine Head as well as Manmade God and a Bay Area Thrash Metal act called The Horde of Torment who were originally called "Pestilence" but had to change their name because another...
– lead guitars (2003–Present) - Daniel Couto – percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
(2003–Present) - Diego Verduzco – rhythm guitars (2006–Present)
Former
- Daniel Gomez - rhythm guitars (1998–1999)
- Jorge Rosado – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(1998–2000) - Marc RizzoMarc RizzoMarc Rizzo is the lead guitarist of American metal band Soulfly and formerly of Ill Niño. He has featured on four Soulfly albums to date: Prophecy, Dark Ages, Conquer, and Omen. He has also released three solo instrumental albums; Colossal Myopia, The Ultimate Devotion, and Legionnaire...
– lead guitars (1998–2003) - Jardel Martins Paisante – rhythm guitars (1999–2006)
- Roger Vasquez – percussion (2000–2003)
- Omar Clavijo - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
/turntablesPhonographThe phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
/electronicsElectronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
(2003–2004)
Guests
- DJ Pookie – keyboards/turntables/electronics on self-titled EP
- Omar Clavijo – keyboards/turntables/electronics (For all studio recordings after self-titled)
- Max Illidge – vocals on "Have You Ever Felt?"
- Chino MorenoChino MorenoChino Moreno is an American musician. He is best known as the lead singer and contributing guitarist of Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project bands Team Sleep and Crosses....
- vocals on "Zombie Eaters" (Faith no More cover) - Mikey Doling – guitar on "Two (Vaya Con Dios)"
- Jamey JastaJamey JastaJamey Jasta is an American musician from New Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcore band Hatebreed and sludge metal band Kingdom of Sorrow...
– vocals on "Turns to Gray"
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Ind. Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
US Rock Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
NLD MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2001 | Revolution Revolución Revolution Revolución Revolution Revolución is the debut album by Ill Niño. It has sold over 375,000 copies in the United States. The majority of Ill Niño's live setlist is from this album, even today...
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| 2003 | Confession Confession (album) Confession is the second album released by Ill Niño. The album debuted at #37 in the Billboard Top 200 with first week sales of 27,863. It has been their most successful album to date, selling nearly 500,000 copies in the United States. The album features several elements and influences of... |
37 | — | — | 90 | 67 | 95 | 118 | |||||
| 2005 | One Nation Underground
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101 | — | — | 119 | 88 | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | Enigma Enigma (Ill Niño album) -Singles:* "The Alibi of Tyrants" – The video was filmed live at the 2007 With Full Force festival in Germany.... Cement Shoes Records Cement Shoes Records is an independent record label based in Hollywood, California. It is not known if the label is still in existence, as its website has not been updated in over a year and still makes mention of bands that have been long gone from the label such as Ill Niño and... (2003) |
145 | 19 | — | — | 67 | — | — | |||||
| 2010 | Dead New World Dead New World - Personnel :Cristian Machado: VocalsDiego Verduzco: Rhythm GuitarAhrue Luster: Lead guitarLazaro Pina: BassDave Chavarri: DrumsDaniel Couto: Percussion... Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels.... (DR590) |
164 | 22 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2006 | The Best of Ill Niño The Best of Ill Niño - Personnel :*Cristian Machado – Vocals*Jardel Martins Paisante – Guitar*Marc Rizzo – Guitar on tracks 1-7*Ahrue Luster – Guitar on tracks 8-13*Lazaro Pina – Bass*Dave Chavarri – Drums*Roger Vasquez – Percussion on tracks 1-5...
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Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1999 | El Niño
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| 2000 | Ill Niño Ill Niño EP -Personnel:Cristian Machado: Vocals , Bass Dave Chavarri: DrumsMarc Rizzo: GuitarJardel Paisante: GuitarRoger Vasquez: PercussionLaz Pina: Bass Jorge Rosado: vocals DJ Pookie: Electronics... |
| 2006 | The Under Cover Sessions
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Singles
| Year | Single | US Main. |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "God Save Us" | — | — | Revolution Revolución | |||
| "What Comes Around" | 28 | 81 | |||||
| 2002 | "Unreal" | — | 126 | ||||
| 2003 | "How Can I Live" | 26 | — | Confession | |||
| 2004 | "This Time's for Real" | 36 | — | ||||
| 2005 | "Cleansing" | — | — | ||||
| "What You Deserve" | 33 | — | One Nation Underground | ||||
| 2006 | "This Is War" | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | "The Alibi of Tyrants" | — | — | Enigma | |||
| 2008 | "Me Gusta la Soledad" | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | "Against the Wall" | — | — | Dead New World | |||
| "Bleed Like You" | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||
Video albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Live from the Eye of the Storm Live from the Eye of the Storm Live from the Eye of the Storm is the first DVD released by Ill Niño – and the first released through Roadrunner Records. The DVD consists of footage from a 2004 Pennsylvania show.-Track listing:# "Te Amo...I Hate You " – 4:38...
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