''Confession'' is the second album released by the American heavy metal band

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. The album debuted at #37 in the

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with first week sales of 27,863. It is their most successful album to date, selling more than 600,000 copies worldwide by 2023. It was the first album to not feature

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, who left during recording to join

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, and also the first to feature Ahrue Luster, formerly of

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Track listing

Notes: * The iTunes bonus tracks "Make Me Feel" and "Clear" are the same as "Someone or Something" and "I'll Find a Way", respectively. They seemingly retained their demo titles on iTunes for unknown reasons. * A fan-made compilation titled ''Demo Sessions'' includes three demo tracks from the album's recording sessions, "Make Me Feel" (with different lyrics), "About Them" and "Every Day". It also includes acoustic performances of "How Can I Live" and "This Time's for Real", recorded live at the AAF studios. * "Have You Ever Felt?" is featured in the game '' Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter'' for the

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. * "When It Cuts" is featured in the

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game '' Infected''. * "How Can I Live" is featured in the horror film ''

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'' and appears on the soundtrack. * "I'll Find a Way" is featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film ''The Cave'', titled "I'll Find the Way".

Personnel

Ill Niño

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– vocals * Ahrue Luster –

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*Jardel Paisante –

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*Laz Piña –

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*Omar Clavijo – keyboards, turntables, programming *Danny Couto – percussion *

Dave Chavarri Dave Chavarri is a Peruvian American musician, and is the founder, producer, manager, and drummer for the metal bands Ill Niño and Terror Universal. He is also the former drummer for Pro-Pain, M.O.D., Merauder, Lȧȧz Rockit, and Gothic Slam ...

– drums

Additional personnel

*Joe Rodriguez – additional percussion *

– additional guitar/ acoustic guitar (on tracks 2, 4, 6–8, 10–17) *Max Illidge – additional vocals (on track 9) ( 40 Below Summer, Black Market Hero) * Mikey Doling – additional guitar (on track 3) ( Snot, ex-

, ex-Abloom, currently Invitro) *

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- additional piano (on tracks 8, 12, 15, 17)

Production

- producer, engineering *

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- mixing *

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- mixing *Michael Koch - engineering *

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- digital editing, engineering *Jerry Farley - digital editing *John Bender - assistant engineering *Myriam Santos-Kayda - photography *Julian Joyce - assistant engineering *Lynde Kusnetz - Creative director *

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- mastering

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Confession 2003 albums Ill Niño albums Roadrunner Records albums Albums produced by Bob Marlette