Ankla (correctly: "Ancla" meaning

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) is an American heavy metal band from

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History

Ankla was formed in 2001 by

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guitarist

Ramón Ortiz Ramón Diógenes Ortiz (born May 23, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Anaheim Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Los Angele ...

. The band independently released a self-titled 7-track EP in 2002, produced by

Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

drummer

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. On April 8, 2006, it was announced that Ankla signed with Bieler Bros. Records. Their debut album ''Steep Trails'' was produced by Bob Marlette, and was released on July 25, 2006.Blabbermouth
"SoundScan Report"
, Posted August 2, 2006. In 2007, Ankla played the second stage at Ozzfest. In 2008, the band's line up changed, replacing former singer Ikaro Stafford with Eddie Macias, who had previously worked with Ramón Ortíz in the early stages of

Music style

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described Ankla's style of music as a mixture of "

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

and

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

".IGN
"Ankla - Steep Trails"
, Posted January 10, 2007.

Members

* Ramón Ortíz - guitars (2001–present) * Oscar Santiago - percussion (2005–present), drums (2011-present)

Former

* Ikaro Stafford Santana - vocals (2001–2007) * Danny Estrada - drums (2001-2002) * Anthony Jiménez - percussion (2001-2004) * Edgar González - bass (2001–2006) *

Aaron Rossi Aaron John Rossi (born December 6, 1980) is an American drummer, most notable for his performance with industrial metal band Ministry and heavy metal band Prong. He was nominated for a Grammy at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010. Discography ...

- drums (2002–2006) *Rik Barba - bass (2009 - 2011) * Tony Castaneda - bass (2006-2009) * Pepe Clarke Magaña - drums (2006-2010) * Eddie Macias - vocals (2008-2010) * Nick Moreno - vocals (2011) * Jason MacGuire (Evil J) - bass (2011) * Dantai Lopez - percussion (2011)

Discography

* ''Ankla'' (2002) * ''Steep Trails'' (2006) * ''Persistence'' (2010)

References

External links

Ankla
on Myspace * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankla Heavy metal musical groups from California Bieler Bros. Records artists Musical groups from Los Angeles